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Name____________ Ms. Reyes/Ms.

Rust Mini-Lesson One: Scientific Revolution Introduction AIM: What factors led to the Scientific Revolution? DO NOW: Complete the following chart based on your prior knowledge.

Date:_______ Global 10

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1. The Earth is flat 2. The Earth is the center of the universe 3. the Earth is closest to the Sun during the summer 4. The Sun is the center of the universe 5. The moon rotates and revolves around the Earth 6. The Suns gravity keeps all the planets in their orbits 7. The moon is falling constantly toward the Earth 8. If you dropped a blowing ball and a tennis ball, the bowling ball would hit the ground first 9. A pencil looks yellow because it reflects all other colors

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Introduction: As we have just reviewed, the period between 1300 and 1600 was a time of great change in Europe. The Renaissance, a rebirth of learning and the arts, inspired a spirit of curiosity in many fields. Scholars began to question ideas that had been accepted for hundreds of years. Meanwhile, the religious movement known as the Reformation prompted followers to challenge accepted ways of thinking about God and salvation. While the Reformation was taking place, another revolution in Europe had begun, one that would permanently change the way people viewed the physical world. Imagine! You are a university student during the late 1600s, and it seems that the world as you know if has turned upside down. An English scientist named Isaac Newton has just theorized that the universe is not a dark mystery but a system whose parts work together in ways that can be expressed mathematically. This is just the latest in a series of arguments that have challenged old ways of thinking in fields from astronomy to medicine. Many of these ideas promise to open the way for improving society. And yet they are such radical ideas that many people refuse to accept them Why might people have difficulty accepting new ideas or new ways of thinking?

What are the risks of embracing a different idea? What are some risks of always refusing to do so?

Can you think of some new ideas today that are difficult to accept? Give an example and explain why these new ideas might be difficult for some people to accept and the result of this.

OBJECTIVE ACTIVITIES: In your textbook, turn to page 623. Read the section titled The Roots of Modern Science.
Option One: Take notes using the following graphic organizer. Make sure to include as much information as possible in the boxes, while still keeping your work brief and to-the-point.

Option Two: Scientific Revolution Flip Book Task: You will create a fact flip book about Causes of the Scientific Revolution. Directions: Use your notes as research for this task. Label the top flap of the flip book The Scientific Revolution . Include TWO illustrations on this top flap. Also, include your name and period here as well.

CLOSURE: How did the following help pave the way for the Scientific Revolution? The Renaissance Age of European Exploration

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