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Give your middle school student this dynamic, high-interest science and history course highlighting valuable innovations and scientific discoveries impacting both history and today.
Total classes: 12
Prerequisite: None, but Middle School Medieval History recommended (Fall 2020)
Suggested grade level: 6th to 8th
Suggested credit: One full semester Medieval or World History
Description
Medicine, Invention, and Technology in the Middle Ages is a fresh look at medieval history through the lens of science. Too often the medieval period is depicted as one of ignorance, superstition, and technological backwardness. This class will acquaint students with many valuable scientific advances of the Middle Ages and demonstrate that the medieval era was actually a time of dynamic discovery and innovation.
Outline
Class 1: Science in the late Roman world
Class 2: Plowing and Horses
Class 3: The Waterwheel
Class 4: Military Engineering
Class 5: Miscellaneous Medieval Inventions
Class 6: Astronomy and Astrology
Class 7: Alchemy and Chemistry
Class 8: The Mechanical Clock
Class 9: Gothic Architecture
Class 10: Medieval Biology
Class 11: Medieval Medicine
Class 12: The Scientific Community
Materials and Homework
Course Materials: All course materials will be provided by the instructor.
Homework: Homework will consist in readings and automated online quizzes. The estimated homework commitment per week is 2 hours.
