Monday, October 14, 2013

Heliocentric VS. Geocentric

Vocabulary

Astronomy(天文学)- Study of the sun and planets in the universe.
Heliocentric model(日心的)- Sun in the center.
Geocentric model(地心的)- Earth in the center.
Ptolemy(托勒密)- Person who believe in geocentric model.
Copernicus(哥白尼)- Person who believe in heliocentric model.
Galileo(伽利略)- Person who support the theory of heliocentric. 

Summary

     Astronomy is a study of the sun and planet in the universe.Ptolemy believes that the sun and stars are revolting around the earth.People believe in geocentric model until a man call Copernicus appear. He had an idea about earth and other planet are revolting around the sun. Later a man call Galileo use his telescope to observe the universe and supported the theory of heliocentric.

Video




Critical Thinking Question
                 (How is earth affect by revolution)

   Earth revolution affect the earth in many ways one example is seasons. Earth have different seasons because one half of the orbit is longer than other half so the earth get different amount of sunlight at different place so there are different seasons on earth.

Reflection

What did you enjoy most about this project and why?
I enjoy making the video because making this video is fun.

What was most challenging for you during this project and why?
Write a essay because writing essay is hard for me.

What new skill did you learn from doing this project?
I learn how to paraphrase.

Is there anything that you could have done to improve any of your work?Explain.
Find more details to support my essay I think there is not enough details.