Adventures in Time and Place

Adventures in Time and Place
Grade 6: World
Infographic #7: Spread of the Renaissance
Page 340

1. Meet some founders of modern science. Go to Renaissance Scientists.
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/main/scientists.html

Click the name of a Renaissance scientist and read the page.
Click the Back arrow.
Continue in the same way until you have read about all four scientists.

Online Activity: Scientific Visionaries
The Renaissance scientists discussed on the Web site came from different backgrounds and worked in different fields. Despite their differences, they each changed old ways of thinking. Match three of the scientists with facts about their lives and accomplishments.
Click and drag the statements to the correct box. When you finish, click Check. Try again until you get them all right!

2. You've read about scientific discoveries during the Renaissance. Now find out about Renaissance architecture, painting, and music. Go to Rennaissance: Symmetry, Size, and Shape.
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance/symmetry_sub.html

Read about architecture, painting, and music.
What changes did the Renaissance bring?

Offline Activity: The Art of the Renaissance
Open your textbook to pages 340-341 and look at the picture of the Tempietto. Use the Web site information to write an essay explaining how this temple illustrates characteristics of Renaissance architecture. Then look at El Greco’s painting, A View of Toledo, and Caterina Van Hemessen’s self-portrait. Choose one painting and write an essay explaining how it illustrates characteristics of Renaissance painting.