#Lesson Presentation Geocentric Versus Heliocentric, Summaries of History

Download #Lesson Presentation Geocentric Versus Heliocentric and more Summaries History in PDF only on Docsity! Success Criteria Learning Objectives • We are learning about how the planets move in our solar system. • We are learning to identify scientific evidence which does or does not provide evidence for an idea or argument. I will be successful if: • I can explain how the planets orbit the Sun. • I can distinguish between the heliocentric and geocentric ideas of planetary movement. • I can explain theories of planetary movement in the solar system using evidence. Geocentric Versus Heliocentric From ancient times many people believed that the solar system was Geocentric. This means they believed that the Earth was the centre of the solar system and all the other planets and Sun orbited it. Slowly over time ideas changed to what we now believe, which is the Heliocentric Model. This means that the Sun is the centre of the solar system and it is orbited by the other planets. Solar System Story Map – Ancients 1 Early Humans – circa 12000 BC Ancient Egyptians – circa 5000 BC Solar System Story Map – Ancients 2 Ancient Indians – 1400 BC Ancient Babylonian/Sumerians – 700 BC Solar System Story Map – Changing Europe Copernicus – circa AD 1530 Tycho Brahe – circa AD 1587 Galileo – AD 1615 Solar System Story Map – Heliocentric Model Kepler – AD 1617-1621 Newton – AD 1687 Present Day Heliocentric vs Geocentric • Read through the planetary models descriptions sheet to discover more about the different heliocentric and geocentric theories of key philosophers and scientists throughout history.