Background Between about 1500 and 1700 scientists or

Background: Between about 1500 and 1700, scientists, or “natural philosophers” as they were called, developed a new worldview that became the basis of modern scientific study. Planetary motion, the composition and movement of matter on earth, the biological systems of plants and animals all were the focus of study during this period. Scientists began to envision a complex universe which could best be understood through experimentation and mathematics. These curious investigators of nature organized into the scientific disciplines (physics, chemistry, biology, etc. ) we know today during this period known by historians as the “scientific revolution”. Label a piece of binder paper: Assignment #3: Scientific Revolution Documents and Film Notes

Scientific Revolution documents You and your group of four will receive a set of 5 documents. Pass out one document person and give one person two documents (one should be the one with the picture). 1. Read your document and answer the question on your binder paper. 2. When all are done reading and writing, go around the circle and explain your document. 3. Together with your group, come up with a summary of what you learned from the documents (2 -3 sentences)

ASSIGCOSMOS EPISODE– When Knowledge Conquered Fear (11 -30) Big Picture Question: How was the Scientific Revolution a significant change in the way people viewed their world? Commentary that connects Key ideas, people, discoveries to the Big Picture Question

Intro to CEA paragraphs Claim: The Scientific Revolution was an important intellectual revolution that changed the way people saw their world. Evidence: Facts that would support this claim. . (1 -2) Analysis: Explains the facts and connect them to the claim. BLENDED EVIDENCE Write a CEA paragraph with information from the documents, film and even your HW LABEL C, E , A