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Inventors Ladder · Middle school · Grade 5–9

Ancient and Medieval Inventors

Archimedes and his lever, Hero of Alexandria and his steam toy, and Ibn al-Haytham, who tested ideas about light in a dark room.

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3 topics in 2 units. Leads to Renaissance and the Printing Press and From Scratch. Not sure this is the right course? Find your rung.

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Unit 1 Greek Inventors

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Archimedes of Syracuse and Hero of Alexandria: levers, floating bodies, steam and clever machines.

  1. Archimedes: The Lever and the Crown
  2. Hero of Alexandria: Steam, Air and Automatic Machines

Unit 2 Light and Experiment

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Ibn al-Haytham in Cairo, who tested ideas about light and sight in a darkened room.

  1. Ibn al-Haytham: Light, Sight and the Dark Room