Scientific Revolution Lesson Plans

Students investigate the concept of the Scientific Revolution and conduct research in order to search out the events of the time. They use the information in order to make connections with the past and present to see how science has changed during the ages.

Students explore the scientific revolution. In this scientific revolution lesson, students complete activities regarding Ptolemy, Copernicus, and the Church.

Young scholars study the scientific accomplishments of Nicholas Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler, and Isaac Newton. In groups, they research one of the scientists and make a visual model or presentation that shows the scientist's ideas of the universe.

Students explore 6 boxes of stuff about famous people in history including Martin Luther King Jr., Peter the Great, Henry VIII, and more. In this history lesson plan, students then discuss their boxes with the rest of the class.

Students engage in a discussion of the Enlightenment and its impact in the realm of art and technology. They conduct research with the help of the internet and other resources. Students read the information and perform analysis of it.

Students determine the difference between a geocentric universe and a heliocentric universe.

Students list differences in the diagrams of a geocentric universe and a heliocentric universe. They students describe the religious impact of this change on man's conception of the universe and man's place within it. Students describe the impact of the Copernican view on cosmology of the late sixteenth and seventeenth century.

Students analyze the impact of key historical figures on the composition of the world today. They brainstorm a list of hey historical figures who have shaped the world over the past 6000 years. Working in groups, students participate in a matching game to complete the biography of their historical figure and introduce that figure to the class.

Young scholars recognize the need for rules and authority in society. They examine how influences of intellectual and religious thought impact the political systems of the United States.

Students engage in a study of the sixteenth century in an interest to provide context for discovery through having class discussion. They research and gather information with the help of the internet and other resources. This is done to prepare for a formal assessment.