The Fascinating Life of Tycho Brahe

The Fascinating Life of Tycho Brahe

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics, Science, History

7th - 12th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.11-12.5, RI.11-12.8, RI.6.5

+7

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Created by

Aiden Montgomery

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5
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CCSS.RI.11-12.8
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CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
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CCSS.RI.8.5
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CCSS.RI.9-10.5
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CCSS.RI.8.7
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CCSS.RI.9-10.7
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CCSS.RL.11-12.8
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CCSS.RL.7.7
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Tycho Brahe, a 16th-century Danish noble, defied the stereotype of a boring scientist. Kidnapped by his uncle, he shifted from law to astronomy after witnessing a solar eclipse. Known for his accurate celestial observations, Tycho's life was marked by a duel that cost him part of his nose, leading to a prosthetic. His discovery of a new star earned him fame, and he built the Uraniborg observatory on a Danish island. After a fallout with the Danish king, he moved to Prague, working with Johannes Kepler. Tycho's death from a bladder infection remains mysterious, with high mercury levels found in his remains.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event at the age of thirteen sparked Tycho Brahe's interest in astronomy?

A meteor shower

A comet sighting

A solar eclipse

A lunar eclipse

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What unusual incident happened to Tycho Brahe during his time in Germany?

He was knighted by the King

He discovered a new planet

He lost part of his nose in a duel

He invented the telescope

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Tycho Brahe use to replace the part of his nose he lost?

A wooden prosthetic

A gold and silver prosthetic

A leather patch

A glass prosthetic

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the observatory built for Tycho Brahe on his personal island?

Cosmopolis

Stellarium

Astronomicon

Uraniborg

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Tycho Brahe discover in the constellation Cassiopeia?

A new galaxy

A new planet

A new comet

A new star

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one of the features of Tycho Brahe's observatory, Uraniborg?

A telescope

A papermill and printing press

A planetarium

A library of ancient texts

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What unusual employment did Tycho Brahe have at his castle?

A famous artist as a painter

A clairvoyant dwarf as a court jester

A skilled musician as a composer

A renowned chef as a cook

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