Renaissance Inventors

Z. Klepeis Alicia

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Why was the Renaissance such an important period of time in Western history? Who were the innovators who thought of the inventions we still use today?In The Renaissance Inventors with History Projects for Kids, readers 10 through 15 explore the period of European history from the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries while focusing on the biographies of five inventors from that time and the creations they brought to the world. The lives of Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo Galilei, Leon Battista Alberti, Johannes Gutenberg, and Gerardus Mercator are brought to life as kids discover the challenges these men faced and the discoveries they made using their critical and creative thinking skills combined with their passion for science and engineering.Imagine a world without inventors and scientists. How would people understand the environment around them? What new technologies would improve people's lives? During the Renaissance, inventors and other creative thinkers designed and constructed many new things, including a more accurate map that showed the spherical Earth on a flat paper, a printing press that brought books beyond just the realm of the rich, and a machine that measured the speed of the wind. In The Renaissance Inventors, readers learn about what it is to be an inventor, both now and in the past. They also discover how brainstorming and tinkering with everyday materials can lead to the development of great problem-solving skills, not to mention the creation of new inventions.With 10 hands-on projects that use the engineer design process, kids create their own versions of many amazing inventions from the Renaissance. Activities such as making a parachute and creating a globe from an orange let middle schoolers stretch their inventive wings and learn what it's like to be an inventor. Fun facts, primary source illustrations, fun STEAM activities, and links to online resources all spark an interest in the Renaissance. Even without a time machine, learners can experience the Renaissance!The Renaissance Inventors is one of a set of four books in the Renaissance for Kids series. Books in the Renaissance for Kids series invite readers ages 10 to 15 to learn about the inventors, artists, explorers, philosophers, scientists, and politicians who lived in Europe and around the world during the Renaissance and who made contributions to the wealth of human knowledge and experience that have lasted far into the future. Primary sources, color photography, relevant quotes, and hands-on STEAM activities that promote the scientific method or engineering design process keep even the most curious kids satisfied! Titles in this series include The Renaissance Thinkers: With History Projects for Kids; The Renaissance Inventors: With History Projects for Kids; The Renaissance Artists: With History Projects for Kids; and The Renaissance Explorers: With History Projects for Kids.

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• Publié par: Nomad Press
• Date de parution: 16 octobre 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781619307124
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 106 Mo

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THE RENAISSANCE FOR KIDS

With HISTORY PROJECTS for Kids

T h e Re n a i s s a n c e

Alicia Z. Klepeis

With HISTORY PROJECTS for Kids

T h e Re n a i s s a n c e

Alicia Z. Klepeis

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TA B L E O F Contents

Introduction Invention During the Renaissance

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Chapter 1 11 Johannes Gutenberg The Written Word for Everyone

Chapter 2 27 Leon Battista Alberti Writing, Painting, Architecture, and Science

Chapter 343 Leonardo da Vinci A Renaissance Man with Ideas on Everything

Chapter 461 Gerardus Mercator Mapping the World

Chapter 581 Galileo Galilei Astronomy, Math, andall the Tools We Need

Glossary ................................98 Resources............................ 103 Index.................................... 105

Homo Volans An îllustratîon by Faust Vrancîc showîng an early parachute of hîs own desîgn, based on the work of Leonardo da Vîncî

I N T R O D U C T I O N

I N V E N T I O N D U R I N G T H E Renaissance

B The Vitruvian Manby Leonardo da Vîncî îs a study of the proportîons of the human body. It was drawn around 1490.

Imagîne settîng up a secret workshop where you try to create an înventîon unknown to humankînd. Or stayîng up ate to ook at the stars and panets to fîgure out how the unîverse works. Or desîgnîng vehîces hundreds of years before they are actuay buît. These were just some of the thîngs that înventors dîd durîng the Renaîssance.

FAST FACTS

WHAT: THE RENAISSANCE, A HISTORICAL ERA MARKED BY DRAMATIC CHANGE WHEN:1300 S —1600 S WHERE: ITALY AND NORTHERN EUROPE

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Renaîssance Inventîon 1300s–1600s

1455 The Gutenberg Bîbe îs prînted în Maînz, Germany.

“In [Nature’s] inventions nothing is lacking, and nothing is superfluous.”

T H E R E N A I S S A N C E I N V E N T O R S

LEONARDO DA VINCI

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During this time, there was also a great renewal of interest in studying ancient Greece and Rome. Many Renaissance leaders had been born in Italy’s citystates. These people often found inspiration in the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome.

What was the Renaissance really about? The wordrenaissancemeans “rebirth.” The word is used to refer to the rebirth or renewal of interest in learning—about art, architecture, science, literature, and other fields of study.

The Renaissanceis one of history’s most important periods. It took place between the 1300s and the 1600s. The Renaissance began in Florence, Italy, during the fourteenth century and spread north to places as far away as England.

1340s–50s The bubonîc pague kîs tens of mîîons of peope across Europe, one-thîrd of îts popuatîon.

1452 Artîst and înventor Leonardo da Vîncî îs born.

1508–12 Itaîan artîst Mîcheangeo paînts the ceîîng of the Sîstîne Chape.

1510–14 Poîsh astronomer Nîcoaus Copernîcus puts forth hîs heîocentrîc theory, that the sun—not the earth—îs the center of the unîverse.

I N V E N T I O N D U R I N G T H E R E N A I S S A N C E

1517 Martîn Luther protests agaînst the Cathoîc Church, startîng the movement known as the Reformatîon.

1522 The irst cîrcumnavîgatîon of the gobe, begun by Ferdînand Magean’s leet, îs competed by Juan Sebastîan Ecano.

1570 The word’s irst atas îs pubîshed by Femîsh cartographer Abraham Orteîus.

B You can stî vîsît these ancîent Roman ruîns today.

From Hard Times to New Discoveries The Renaissance came after the Middle Ages, which had been a tough time for ordinary people. Peasants worked in the fields from sunrise to sunset and had no time or freedom to pursue their interests. They did not own their land and, despite working hard, were very poor.

1608 The teescope îs învented by Hans Lîppershey.

1610 Gaîeo Gaîeî dîscovers the four moons of Jupîter.

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