Showing posts with label Medieval Science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Medieval Science. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Medieval Science...

Over the next few days, I need to put together a Powerpoint presentation on Medieval Science.  I've gotten a lot of good ideas from my buds online, and it looks like we're going with:

Biology -- no knowledge of germs, typical life expectancy, "Humours," and the Church's stand against human dissection.

Chemistry -- alchemy and ink-making.

Engineering -- arch (yes, I know this is Roman, but we'll be taking it to Cathedrals along with flying buttresses) and corbelled bridges.

Need to make an interesting presentation, then the kids will go to centers and experiment.  I haven't used Powerpoint all year, as all my "good stuff" has gone directly to the Smartboard.  I've been really spoiled, here!  Now it'll be like taking a step backwards going to a Powerpoint presentation.  Alas, we'll be setting up in Science classroom without a Smartboard, so I don't have a choice...

On Wednesday, Bill will be coming over to finish up our Thirty Years War game.  Looking forward to that.

Otherwise, just gotta get through this hot, hot day, as I'm pretty beat.  Wish I had the time and energy to write more, but I don't, so this entry will need to be short.