{"id":1598,"date":"2013-05-02T19:05:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-03T00:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/?page_id=1598"},"modified":"2025-07-22T09:12:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T13:12:20","slug":"science-in-ancient-greece","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/science\/science-in-ancient-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"Science In Ancient Greece (Level 2 Year 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Level 2 Science – Year 1<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

This year’s science study is based around the science of Ancient Greece, focusing on topics studied by Greek scientists. The main scientific themes covered are optics (light), the solar system, magnetism*, and simple machines. Alongside these your child will be reading about the history of science in Ancient Greece, including biographies of Eratosthenes and Archimedes.<\/p>\n

*Magnetism is not covered in the history of science reading, but was certainly known to the Greeks.<\/em><\/p>\n

Time requirement:<\/b> Two weekly lessons of approximately 30 minutes. One lesson will be for reading and narration; the other will be for a hands-on activity or experiment.<\/span><\/p>\n

SOLAR SYSTEM AND LIGHT<\/b>
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Key Texts:<\/b>
\n<\/span>Science in Ancient Greece<\/b><\/a> (Kathlyn Gay)<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/i>Our Solar System<\/b><\/a> (Seymour Simon)<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/i>Home Science Adventures: Light<\/b><\/p>\n

MEASUREMENT, MAGNETISM, ARCHIMEDES, AND ERATOSTHENES<\/b>
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Key Texts:<\/b>
\n<\/b>Science in Ancient Greece<\/b><\/a> (Kathlyn Gay)<\/span>
\n<\/b>Archimedes and the Door of Science<\/b><\/a> (Jeanne Bendick)<\/span>
\n<\/span>The Librarian Who Measured the Earth<\/b><\/a> (Kathryn Lasky)<\/span>
\n<\/span>Home Science Adventures: Magnetism<\/b><\/p>\n

SIMPLE MACHINE AND ARCHIMEDES<\/b>
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Key Texts:<\/b>
\n<\/b>Archimedes and the Door of Science<\/b><\/a> (Jeanne Bendick)<\/span>
\n<\/span>Simple Machines: Starting With Science<\/b><\/a> (Adrienne Mason and Deborah Hodge)<\/span><\/p>\n

SUPPLEMENTAL TEXT<\/b><\/p>\n

Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding: A Science Curriculum for K-8 and Older Beginning Science Learners<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>by Bernard J. Nebel, Ph.D.
\nThis book offers further activities and guidance for educators in developing scientific inquiry regarding these concepts with students. If followed closely, the activities can take the place of the scheduled activity kits. An inexpensive non-printable PDF is available <\/i>on the official website.<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

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TERM 1: Solar System and Light<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n
Key Texts:<\/b>
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