3.5 Science and technology

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3.5 Science and technology

Planning 

- What you will learn

- Lesson

- Galileo Galilei

- Get to work(PO)

What you will learn,

• how scientists started working differently in the 17th century
• how science was applied practically 
• how the agricultural land was expanded in the Netherlands 

Galileo Galilei: ‘the sun is the centre of the universe, not the Earth!’

Galileo Galilei

Zoals de kerk dacht

Zoals Galileï dacht

  Dialogo

 Galileo himself does not find his theory to be in conflict with the teachings of the Church, which he also adheres to. On the contrary, it demonstrates how ingenious God's creation truly is.

Old way of thinking

• Everything in the Bible is true.
• Research is unnecessary if the answer already written in acient books/texts.

New way of thinking ( 17th century)

• Not everything in the Bible is the literal truth.
• Keep researching so you can discover new things and gain more knowledge.

Scientific revolution

People began to think more deeply about the world around them, during the seventeenth century.

Most important change: observe / perceive / experiment.

Which is not the way of thinking during the 17th century?

1. Logical reasoning
2. Testing (in a laboratory)
3. Systematic observation
4. Study acient texts

The scientific revolution

Isaac Newton

He discovered the Law of nature;

Gravity 

Laws of nature= descriptions of

regular natural phenomena.

Royal Society, 

Académie des sciences

Goverments discovered the importance of the new sciences. Both the English and Frensh kings formed royal academies for sciences.

Goverments discovered the importance of the new sciences. Both the English and Frensh kings formed royal academies for sciences 

Sciences in the Netherlands 

• Christaan ​​Huygens discovered mathematical formulas about pendulum movements.
• Van Leeuwenhoek invented the first microscope.

 Christaan Huygens ontdekte wiskundige formules over slingerbewegingen.

Result= all kinds of new technology

Used by Jan Adriaanszoon Leeghwater for draining the Beemster

Use the map. Which area had the most territory gained in the 17th century?

1. Noord Holland
2. Flevoland
3. Zuid Holland
4. Zeeland

What you will learn,

• how scientists started working differently in the 17th century
• how science was applied practically 
• how the agricultural land was expanded in the Netherlands 

Work on your PO

What: Work on your PO

How: with your partner

Time: during the rest of the lesson

Help: use your textbook, laptop or ask the teacher 

Good luck!