1. Scientific Revolution Bellwork:
Read “The Power of Big Ideas”
On a sheet of paper tell me your reaction to the article. Did you like it? Why or why not. Do you agree or disagree with most of the items listed as “big ideas”? Are there “big ideas” that should be included in the article that are not?

2. Scientific Revolution—a movement in the 1600s in which new technology and innovative approaches to seeking knowledge led to a breakthrough in European thought. (Everything was questioned; nothing was assumed)

3. Scientific Revolution

4. Logic
During the Scientific Revolution, logic (reasoning) were utilize as tools to find truth; Logic—using the mind and science to determine answers
How did people come up with answers before Scientific Revolution?
Magical Thought (witch did it)
Religious Thought (god did it)
Scientific Thought (using logic)

5. Scientific Method Question/Theory—Observation of something in nature
Form Hypothesis—come up with a question about observation
Experimentation—conduct tests to determine answers to hypothesis
Analysis—analyze & interpret data to see if hypothesis is true

6. Reasons for Scientific Revolution
Renaissance—emphasis on order, perfection, its OK to question traditional beliefs, humans can accomplish anything
Reformation—Catholic Church did not always support scientific thought; new religions weakened Church authority
Overseas Exploration—caused scientific research on new plants & animals brought back

7. Nicolaus Copernicus

8. Nicolaus Copernicus Founder of modern astronomy
Introduced heliocentric hypothesis: earth is 1 of many heavenly bodies that spin on their axes & revolve around the sun
Revolutionized Europe’s concept of the universe
Influenced: Galileo, Kepler, & Newton

9. Johannes Kepler

10. Johannes Kepler
Astronomer and mathematician who mathematically proved Copernicus’ theory about planetary movements
Planets move in ellipses & do not always travel at same speed around the sun

11. Galileo Galilei

12. Galileo Galilei
Considered one of most influential scientists in history
Law of Inertia, invented telescope, astronomy observations
Perfection of scientific method--emphasis on careful, quantitative measurements

13. Rene Descartes

14. Rene Descartes
Philosopher & Mathematician who believed truth is found only in logic
Searched for knowledge in everything—went through entire life questioning the existence of everything (except that he was alive) & did not trust anything to be true until he proved it (“I think, therefore I am”)

15. Isaac Newton

16. Isaac Newton
The greatest and most influential scientist of the era
Major contributions to understanding of motion, light, heat
Discovered theory of gravity
Created calculus

17. William Harvey

18. William Harvey
English doctor and teacher--first to correctly describe and prove that blood circulates through the body & pumped by the heart
Provided important understanding of how body works

19. Andreas Vesalius

20. Andreas Vesalius
Brought innovation to study of human anatomy for first time in more than 1,500 years
Scientific knowledge is found by observing nature (not reading books)
Recorded first collection of scientific observation since ancient times
Marked beginning of modern science

22. EXIT TICKET
What piece of information stands out to you and seems really important? Explain why?
What piece of information are you still not understanding?

23. I AM POEM ACTIVITY
You will create a poem about a particular scientist.
The following lines should be included:
I AM
I THINK
I FEEL
I SEE
I CREATE
I TOUCH
I HEAR
I WISH
I BELIEVE

24. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Using the areas marked RANK on your Scientific Revolution graphic organizer, rank in order from 1-4; as to what you believe to be the most important change during the Scientific Revolution.
Be able to argue your choice!

25. Let’s Create a Scientific Revolution Web Diagram!

26. Scientific Revolution Bonus Game!

27. Andreas Vesalius A

28. Isaac Newton B

29. Copernicus C

30. Johannes Kepler D

31. Galileo E

32. Ptolemy F