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Inventors Ladder · Middle school · Grade 6–10

The Scientific Revolution

Galileo's telescope and rolling balls, and Newton's prism, reflecting telescope and laws of motion.

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2 topics in 1 units. Builds on Renaissance and the Printing Press. Leads to The Age of Electricity and Modern Explainers. Not sure this is the right course? Find your rung.

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Unit 1 Testing Nature with Numbers

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Galileo's telescope and inclined plane; Newton's prism, telescope and laws of motion.

  1. Galileo: The Telescope and the Rolling Ball
  2. Newton: Prisms, a New Telescope and the Laws of Motion