American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Galileo Galilei O Logy Card
Turn over this interactive OLogy card to investigate the life and career of Galileo Galilei.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Galileo Galilei
This site from the University of St. Andrews contains biographical information about Galileo's life and studies.
BBC
Bbc: History: Galileo Galilei
A great account of Galileo's life, including his various experiments which were used to disprove opinions at the time.
NASA
Nasa Star Child: Star Child
StarChild from NASA defines and describes the Solar System in a simple and easy-to-understand manner. The website is broken down into two versions for the student, grade school and junior high.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Physical Science: Gravity Gets You Down
In this lesson, students make predictions about falling objects of different sizes and masses to learn about gravity and air resistance. Includes audio vocabulary list and extension activities.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Galileo Biography
A detailed report of Galileo's biography by the University of St. Andrews. Bibliography information is given, as well as other websites with additional information.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Famous Scientists Who Believed in God
It is sometimes assumed that scientists do not believe in God but these famous scientists actually did. Read details about their lives and beliefs, and some quotes attributed to them.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Galileo: His Place in Science
Einstein called Galileo the "father of modern physics." This media-rich essay from the NOVA Web site looks at Galileo's quest to understand the mathematics of motion.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Galileo Galilei
A biography of Galileo Galilei. In this article, learn about his life and scientific discoveries.
Utah STEM Foundation
Utah Stem Action Center: Together We Can Rule the Galaxy
In this lesson, learners will learn about Galileo Galilei and space.
Ohio State University
Osu History Teaching Institute: The Trial of Galileo
Young scholars will become familiar with the Trial of Galileo Galilei, will understand who Galileo was, and how the controversy around his ideas about the solar system reflected the conflict of ideas in a time of change.
Rice University
Galileo Project: Historical Overview of the Inquisition
This article defines an inquisition, which is a legal proceeding of the Catholic Church and not restricted to a particular institution such as the Spanish Inquisition.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: Galileo Galilei
A brief account of Galileo's life by Wolfram Research Inc. Includes a list of references that were used, and one image of Galileo Galilei.
University of California
University of California Berkeley: Galileo Galilei
This site from the University of California, Berkeley contains information about the life of Galileo Galilei along with detailed information about his work.
Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa
Red Escolar: El Codigo De Galileo
Decipher Galileo's code and read about his biography. Instructions are also given on how to construct a magnifying glass.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Galileo
"First to use a telescope to overserve the starts and planets," Galileo Galilei secretly published his work, which contradicted the Catholic Church's teachings. Use this site to learn about how Galileo's independence and courage made him...
Robin Chew
Italian Astronomer and Physicist
This site contains information about Galileo and his areas of study.
The History Cat
The History Cat: Galileo on Trial
An explanation of the rationale behind the trial of Galileo by the Roman Catholic Inquisition for his scientific theories of heliocentrism. He was convicted of heresy and placed under house arrest, eventually confessing to his alleged...
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Galileo Galilei
Brief biographical sketch of Galileo Galilei, famous scientist and astronomer whose discoveries include the Tower of Pisa Experiment and the Galilean Telescope.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Telescope
Illustrated discussion of the invention of the telescope with details on Galileo's telescope, the reflecting telescope, and the space telescope.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Galileo Galilei
Students can investigate Galileo Galilei's biography on this site. Learn more about the scientist who improved the telescope and made many discoveries and experiments.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Galileo Galilei Biography
Discover interesting fun facts about the life of Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer, mathematician, and physicist.
Curated OER
Sky Server: Old Time Astronomy
This site from SkyServer provides information where students are introduced to Galileo and are transported back in time to learn what "Old Time Astronomy," was all about.