Do Now: If you had been in Galileo’s shoes, would you have recanted (taken back) what you knew to be true? Why or why not?

Aim #9: How was thinking revolutionized during the Scientific Revolution?

A. English scientist who creates the complete set of laws of motion = the creation of Physics.

B. Brought together the ideas of the scientists who came before him (Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo).

I. Isaac Newton

C. Newton’s findings

a. Laws of Motion: Objects are always in motion

b. Law of Gravity: Causes objects to fall to Earth & planets to revolve around the sun

c. Laws of inertia

1. An object will remain in the same place until a force causes it to move

2. A moving object will continue to move until a force causes it to stop.

I. Isaac Newton

Why do you think Newton’s accomplishments are considered so important in history?

D. Why is Newton’s work important?

a. Showed that there are universal laws in nature that humans can figure out.

b. These laws make the universe measurable and predictable. The world is like a machine → No longer a mystery!

I. Isaac Newton

Whose accomplishments do you think are more significant: Isaac Newton or Christopher Columbus? Why?

A. Presents a procedure for investigating why things happen, for gaining new knowledge and correcting previous knowledge.

II. Scientific Method Developed

B. Developed by European scientists

1. Francis Bacon (English lawyer) – Scientists should use empiricism (observe the world, gather data, and draw conclusions).

2. Rene Descartes (French mathematician) – Use your own logic and reason to understand the natural world (“I think, therefore I am”).

II. Scientific Method Developed

Data (Bacon)

+Reason (Descartes)

} Scientific Method!

How is the scientific method different from religious thinking?

  Ultimately, do you believe religion and

science can ever go together? Does a person have to choose one over the other? Explain.

Concluding Questions