People of the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment
Honeycutt—Library Activity
In this assignment you will be required to investigate the lives
of important people of the
Scientific Revolution and
Enlightenment. You will use
the list of important
names below to complete the
PowerPoint
assignment.
10 Important Figures of the
Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment
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Andreas Vesalius
Galileo
Robert Boyle
William Harvey
Francis Bacon
Voltaire
Baron de Montesquieu
Johannes Kepler
Nicholas Copernicus
Isaac Newton
People of the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment
Honeycutt—Library Activity
Part 1—PowerPoint
Create a PowerPoint with 12 slides. The first slide will be an introductory
slide that includes the title of the assignment and your name. To see an
example click here.
The next 10 slides must have information about the 10 people listed on the
home page. The following must be included:
Home Page
- Name of the person
- Birth and death year
- Birthplace
- Picture of the person
- A paragraph about the person’s
accomplishments
To see an example click here.
To gather the information for each slide go to Britannica Online—High
School Edition at the Alabama Virtual Library.
Type the name of the person in the search box and click go.
You can get all the information you need from the Britannica Online site.
You will need to get pictures by doing a Google or Yahoo image search.
The final slide (you might have to use more than one slide) will be for
citations. You must cite Britannica Online and each picture used. A URL
(web address) will be sufficient.