Roots of the Scientific Revolution
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Bell Ringer 2/17/2016 You have taken science classes, read science books, and seen videos related to science, but do you know what the word “science” means? The word “science” comes from a Latin word which means knowledge, or understanding. For centuries people around the world have gained knowledge of the natural world. In the 16th and 17th centuries a new way of gaining knowledge of the natural world developed. This period is now known as the Scientific Revolution. The Scientific Revolution did not just fall out of the air; rather it was the result of scientific study made by scientists from numerous places over hundreds of years. *In your own words, what was the Scientific Revolution? *Where did the Scientific Revolution come from?
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Bell Ringer 2/17/2016You have taken science classes, read science books, and seen videos related to science, but do you know what the word “science” means? The word “science” comes from a Latin word which means knowledge, or understanding. For centuries people around the world have gained knowledge of the natural world. In the 16th and 17th centuries a new way of gaining knowledge of the natural world developed. This period is now known as the Scientific Revolution. The Scientific Revolution did not just fall out of the air; rather it was the result of scientific study made by scientists from numerous places over hundreds of years.*In your own words, what was the Scientific Revolution?*Where did the Scientific Revolution come from?
Objective
• I can evaluate how the scientific revolution affected society.
• 7.60 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources explaining the significance of new scientific theories, the accomplishments of leading figures including Sir Frances Bacon, Nicolaus Copernicus, Rene Descartes, Galileo Galilee, Johannes Kepler, and Sir Isaac Newton, and new inventions, including the telescope, microscope, thermometer, and barometer.
Roots• The word root can mean many things. • One of the meanings of root is "the source,
beginning, or origin of a thing." • What are some roots in your life? Explain how
those things have helped to make you the person you are today.
Roots of the revolution • Greeks- Greek thinkers, such as Ptolemy- wrote
about astronomy, geography, and logic• Muslims- translated the Greek thoughts into
Arabic and added their own ideas on how things worked– Arabic writings were later translated into Latin so
Europeans could understand • Humanists – encouraged study of the natural
world
How Deep Do These Roots Go?!?!
TABLETOP TWITTER – these are your 4 topics– Greek– Muslim– Jewish & Christian– Renaissance
• Remember, you must write a ONE SENTENCE TWEET about the topic.
• Include one HASTAG #roots #scientificrevolution• NEW – ask one question about the topic for the
person after you
