6.4 The Scientific Revolution - TEACH-

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6. The Time of Regents and Monarchs

6.4  Scientific Revolution

After this lesson you:

1. know several names of 18th century scientists.
2.  have written down what the scientific method is.
3. have made a graphic overview of the development of scientific thinking.

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

We will watch a short video about:

The Scientific Method:

This is a method to conduct scientific research 

that is still being used today.

Task: Write down the 6 steps that make up the Scientific Method.

(copy the yellow text in your notebook)

Close your notebook!

Put the steps of the scientific method in the correct order

Draw a conclusion

Analyze data

Make observations

Ask a question

Conduct experiment

Form hypothesis

Homework

Work on your homework.

Everything you do in class, you don't need to do at home.....

lesson 6.4:

read the lesson.

fill in the schematic overview in your notebook

fill in the summary (+ upload screenshot)

Lesson 6.4 overview

Copy 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

=

empirical thinking

sharing results

reasoning and logic

rationalism

humanists

Scientific Method

everything is work of God

observing and experimenting

scientific laws

congratulations

congratulations