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Digital illustration of Galileo holding a compass with a planetary backdrop that includes Earth and the sun and planets above.

During the 300-year Renaissance, a new kind of investigator offered innovative answers to questions about the workings of nature. Dramatic readings, historical reenactments, and interviews with historians and scientists examine the lives and often controversial ideas of scientists Paracelsus, Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton. Demonstrates how the Renaissance uncovered new ways to look at the world and so changed its shape.

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Runtime: 57 minutes

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25 minutes
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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Grade Level: 3 - 6
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Grade Level: 4 - 8
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Episode 3
24 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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21 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
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Ancient Discoveries
Season 3 / Ep 5
45 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
ASL
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9 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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Ancient History
Episode 4
29 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Ancient History
Episode 8
28 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Ancient History
Episode 9
29 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12

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    Shalisse C. (Oswego, IL)
    December 19th, 2018 at 09:14 AM

    Great video. It gets into many of they details necessary at the high school level.