★ Inquiry DBQ Series · #12
Galileo on Trial DBQ
Why did new science threaten old authority?
Why did a telescope and a few moons of Jupiter put Galileo on trial? Students trace the clash between new evidence and old authority from 1543 to 1633.
Grade 7World Civilizations 600–1600Google Slides3 class periods
License: one teacher and their own students.
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What's included
- Teacher presentation (14 slides) with speaker notes
- Full DBQ packet (26 pages): hook, background essay, documents with analysis questions, sourcing organizer, bucketing and outline, writing task, 4-point rubric, teacher guide with answer key and sample essay
- Scaffolded version (14 pages): shorter excerpts, vocabulary support and sentence starters, with its own answer key
The documents
- Copernicus hesitates to publish
- Two models of the universe
- Galileo’s Letter to the Grand Duchess
- The Inquisition’s sentence (1633)
- Galileo’s recantation
- Sidereus Nuncius: moons of Jupiter
Good to know
- Class time
- 3 periods of 45–50 minutes
- Pages
- 54 total
- Format
- Editable Google Slides
- Answer key
- Included
Standards: KAS Grade 7: 7.H.CE.1, 7.H.CO.1, 7.I.Q, 7.I.UE, 7.I.CC