6.4 The Scientific Revolution - TEACH-

• History
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Can you put the ten Ages in the correct order?

Jagers en Boeren

Regenten en Vorsten

Grieken en Romeinen

Monniken en Ridders

Steden en Staten

Ontdekkers en Hervormers

Pruiken en Revoluties

Burgers en Stoommachines

Wereldoorlogen

Televisie en Computers

Jagers en Boeren

Regenten en Vorsten

Grieken en Romeinen

Monniken en Ridders

Steden en Staten

Ontdekkers en Hervormers

Pruiken en Revoluties

Burgers en Stoommachines

Wereldoorlogen

Televisie en Computers

6. The Time of Regents and Monarchs

6.4  Scientific Revolution

After this lesson you:

1. know several names of 17th century scientists.
2.  have written down what the scientific method is.
3. have made a graphic overview of the development of scientific thinking.

What triggered all these scientists' actions in the first place?

1. ask questions & read books
2. ask questions & draw conclusions
3. ask questions & forget about them
4. ask questions & make observations

Which two main reasons for the Scientific Revolution were mentioned in the video?

1. Antiquity & Renaissance
2. Exploration & Absolutism
3. Renaissance & Exploration
4. Dutch Revolt & Reformation

Who did what?

newton

Galilei

Copernicus

Kepler

Word Duty

WORD DUTY

Science: knowledge about the natural world based on facts learned through observation and experiments.

Revolution: a dramatic change in the way people live.

Scientific Revolution: a period of big changes in different fields of science; new scientific ideas 

gradually replaced classical-religious ideas 

Empirical thinking: research based on observing and experimenting 

Rationalism: research based on reasoning and logic.

Heliocentrism: current worldview in which the earth revolves around the sun (helios = sun).

Geocentrism: Biblical world view in which men believe the Earth is the centre of the universe (geo = earth)

6.4 The Scientific Revolution

The Scientific Method:

This is a method to conduct scientific research 

that is still being used today.

The 6 steps that make up the Scientific Method are:

Put the steps of the scientific method in the correct order

The scientific method:

Draw a conclusion

Analyze data

Make observations

Ask a question

Conduct experiment

Form hypothesis

Lesson 6.4 overview

Stick this overview in your notebook and fill in the following terms: empirical thinking,  sharing results, reasoning and logic, rationalism, humanists, Scientific Method, everything is work of God, observing and experimenting, scientific laws

Middle Ages

Renaissance

17th century

Schematic Overview development scientific thinking

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empirical thinking

sharing results

reasoning and logic

rationalism

humanists

Scientific Method

everything is work of God

observing and experimenting

scientific laws

congratulations

congratulations