The Scientific Revolution – pages 570-575
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Class Set
Find a blank sheet of notebook paper in your spiral and label it “The Scientific Revolution”
Then divide the rest of your paper following the example below.
Write in the names of people in the areas as shown
In each area, draw a picture representing their great discovery or achievement. Pictures must be in color.
Below the picture, write 2 complete sentences with at least one concrete detail in each:
a. Describe the achievement
b. Interesting fact about that achievement
Nicolaus Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
Used Math to prove Copernicus right
Couldn’t prove why the planets stay in orbit
instead of flying off into space
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
Catholic Church vs. Galileo
Scientific Method
1. Write a sentence discussing why the church
branded Galileo’s findings as “dangerous”.
2. Write another sentence describing what the
churched did after Galileo published his works in
1632
3. Write another sentence describing what Galileo
did when he was 70 years old.
1. List, in order, the 4 steps included in the Scientific
Method
2. Which step do you think is the most important
step in the method? Explain why you think it is the
most important.