Scientific Discoveries Timeline
Explore the history of scientific discoveries and inventions with this Grade 6 worksheet.
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Scientific Discoveries Timeline
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of important scientific discoveries and their timelines.
1. Which scientist is credited with developing the theory of gravity?
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Marie Curie
2. The invention of the in the 17th century greatly advanced the field of biology.
telescope
printing press
microscope
steam engine
3. The discovery of by Alexander Fleming revolutionized medicine.
4. Charles Darwin proposed the theory of through natural selection.
5. The first successful flight of an airplane was achieved by the .
6. The Earth is the center of the universe, according to the heliocentric model.
True
False
7. The first human landed on the Moon in the 1960s.
True
False
Match the scientist with their major discovery or contribution.
8. Marie Curie
a. Theory of Relativity
9. Albert Einstein
b. Discovery of Penicillin
10. Alexander Fleming
c. Radioactivity
11. Briefly explain why timelines are important in understanding scientific progress.
12. Look at the image above. What is the main topic of this scientific timeline?