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  #1 chandlerbeaman on 10 Oct 12

   

  Great Works Assignment: Almagest
  
  
  Objectives:
  * Students will investigate the great work and analyze information in order to find answers to the crossword clues.
  * Students will create a their own unique crossword puzzle using the words and clues given.
  
  
  Clues:
  * Almagest focuses on _______ main points of cosmology (4 letters)
  * Original language work written in (5 letters)
  * City that author lived in (10 letters)
  * Author of Almagest (7 letters)
  * Sections of Almagest are actually called _______ (5 letters)
  * Field of science that benefited most from this work (9 letters)
  * Original name of Almagest (19 letters)
  * Amount of sections within the Almagest (9 letters)
  * Country that author lived in (5 letters)
  * Book 1 is about _________ (12 letters)
  * Book 3 is about ________ (3 letters)
  * Book 4 and 5 are about _________ (4 letters)
  * Book 6 is about _________ (8 letters)
  * Book 7 and 8 are about ________ (5 letters)
  * Books 9-13 are about ________ (7 letters)
  
  
  Procedure:
  For this Great Works assignment students will take the clues provided and find the appropriate words for each blank using Internet sources. Once students have found the correct terms for each clue, they will create their own crossword puzzle fitting the words together. This repeated work with the words and clues will help students learn and remember facts about the historical work.
  
  
  Grading:
  5 points Correctly identified terms with an effective crossword puzzle and a clear understanding of the work.
  4 points One error in identified terms with an otherwise effective crossword puzzle and a clear understanding of the work.
  3 points At least two errors with a partially completed crossword puzzle and partial understanding of the work.
  2 points At least five errors with a partially completed crossword and poor understanding of the work.
  1 point Five or more errors with an uncompleted crossword and barely any or no understanding of the work.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Across
  3. Almagest focuses on FIVE main points of cosmology (4 letters)
  5. Original language work written in GREEK (5 letters)
  7. City that author lived in ALEXANDRIA (10 letters)
  10. Author of Almagest PTOLEMY (7 letters)
  11. Sections of Almagest are actually called BOOKS (5 letters)
  12. Field of science that benefited most from this work ASTRONOMY (9 letters)
  13. Book 6 is about _________ ECLIPSES (8 letters)
  15. Book 7 and 8 are about ________ STARS (5 letters)
  
  Down
  1. Original name of Almagest MATHEMATIKE SYNTAXIS (19 letters)
  2. Amount of sections within the Almagest THIRTEEN (9 letters)
  4. Books 9-13 are about ________ PLANETS (7 letters)
  6. Book 1 is about _________ TRIGONOMETRY (12 letters)
  8. Country that author lived in EGYPT (5 letters)
  9. Book 4 and 5 are about _________ MOON (4 letters)
  14. Book 3 is about ________ SUN (3 letters)

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Great Works Assignment: Almagest <br /> <br /> <br /> Objectives: <br /> * Students will investigate the great work and analyze information in order to find answers to the crossword clues. <br /> * Students will create a their own unique crossword puzzle using the words and clues given. <br /> <br /> <br /> Clues: <br /> * Almagest focuses on _______ main points of cosmology (4 letters) <br /> * Original language work written in (5 letters) <br /> * City that author lived in (10 letters) <br /> * Author of Almagest (7 letters) <br /> * Sections of Almagest are actually called _______ (5 letters) <br /> * Field of science that benefited most from this work (9 letters) <br /> * Original name of Almagest (19 letters) <br /> * Amount of sections within the Almagest (9 letters) <br /> * Country that author lived in (5 letters) <br /> * Book 1 is about _________ (12 letters) <br /> * Book 3 is about ________ (3 letters) <br /> * Book 4 and 5 are about _________ (4 letters) <br /> * Book 6 is about _________ (8 letters) <br /> * Book 7 and 8 are about ________ (5 letters) <br /> * Books 9-13 are about ________ (7 letters) <br /> <br /> <br /> Procedure: <br /> For this Great Works assignment students will take the clues provided and find the appropriate words for each blank using Internet sources. Once students have found the correct terms for each clue, they will create their own crossword puzzle fitting the words together. This repeated work with the words and clues will help students learn and remember facts about the historical work. <br /> <br /> <br /> Grading: <br /> 5 points Correctly identified terms with an effective crossword puzzle and a clear understanding of the work. <br /> 4 points One error in identified terms with an otherwise effective crossword puzzle and a clear understanding of the work. <br /> 3 points At least two errors with a partially completed crossword puzzle and partial understanding of the work. <br /> 2 points At least five errors with a partially completed crossword and poor understanding of the work. <br /> 1 point Five or more errors with an uncompleted crossword and barely any or no understanding of the work. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Across <br /> 3. Almagest focuses on FIVE main points of cosmology (4 letters) <br /> 5. Original language work written in GREEK (5 letters) <br /> 7. City that author lived in ALEXANDRIA (10 letters) <br /> 10. Author of Almagest PTOLEMY (7 letters) <br /> 11. Sections of Almagest are actually called BOOKS (5 letters) <br /> 12. Field of science that benefited most from this work ASTRONOMY (9 letters) <br /> 13. Book 6 is about _________ ECLIPSES (8 letters) <br /> 15. Book 7 and 8 are about ________ STARS (5 letters) <br /> <br /> Down <br /> 1. Original name of Almagest MATHEMATIKE SYNTAXIS (19 letters) <br /> 2. Amount of sections within the Almagest THIRTEEN (9 letters) <br /> 4. Books 9-13 are about ________ PLANETS (7 letters) <br /> 6. Book 1 is about _________ TRIGONOMETRY (12 letters) <br /> 8. Country that author lived in EGYPT (5 letters) <br /> 9. Book 4 and 5 are about _________ MOON (4 letters) <br /> 14. Book 3 is about ________ SUN (3 letters)</div>

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