Alabama Social Studies SS24.8.17

SS24.8.17 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• SS24.8.17a

  Explain the significance of the development of the scientific method and its implications for new discoveries and ideas.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students explain how Copernicus's sun-centered model and Galileo's telescope observations challenged the Earth-centered view. They describe why these ideas raised questions about church teaching and how scientists used evidence to test old explanations.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can describe Copernicus's model and explain how Galileo's observations of Venus supported it. They can explain why the findings caused debate and how observation and repeated tests helped scientists develop new ideas.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think Copernicus used a telescope or Galileo invented one. They may assume every religious leader rejected the new ideas. Some think the scientific method means making a guess without testing it.

04

How to Assess It

Exit ticket: How did Copernicus's model and Galileo's telescope evidence challenge accepted views, including church teaching? Name one way scientists could test those claims.

1. 01

   Use a lamp and foam ball to model the Sun and Venus; view from an Earth marker and sketch Venus's phases.

2. 02

   Show pairs a sketch of Jupiter's moons and ask, 'How could this evidence change views of Earth and religious authority?'

3. 03

   Give pairs claim, observation, and conclusion cards about Venus's phases; have them arrange the cards and reject one unsupported claim.

4. 04

   Compare two printed weather forecasts with a classroom thermometer reading; ask students how the measurement could change a trusted prediction.

• SS24.8.9b

  Summarize major scientific and technological advancements in the Renaissance, including the printing press, and evaluate their effects on society.

• SS24.8.10

  Analyze the factors that contributed to the Reformation and explain how it affected the religious and political unity of Europe.

• SS24.6.2a

  Summarize how the Crusades, Reformation, and Renaissance influenced European exploration and describe how individuals contributed to these movements.

• SS24.8.8

  Analyze the social, political, and economic changes leading up to the Renaissance and Reformation in later medieval Europe and surrounding regions.