Science is the ability to observe the worldand reach conclusions about how it

works.

The scientific mind is different fromthe religious mind.

A scientist looks to prove his ideasabout the world. Faith alone is not

enough.

This new way ofthinking began

during the Renaissance andcontinued throughthe seventeenthand eighteenth

centuries.The ScientificRevolution changed the

world.

The telescopewas one ofmany newtools that helped

scientists provetheir ideas about

the world.

Scientists believed that the earth revolvedaround the sun even though church officials disagreed. Scientists proved

that the heliocentric model was correct.

The famous Italian scientist, GalileoGalilei, wrote a book supporting the heliocentric model. Church officials

put him on trial and found him guilty ofheresy.

But even a powerful Church could notstop this new way of thinking and

looking at the world.

Scientists like SirIsaac Newton

raised hopes thatthe entire universe

acted accordingto fixed and

fundamental laws.His discovery of

gravity encouragedother scientists touncover the lawsof the universe.

If the universe was like a mechanicalclock, it could be studied and observed.

Scientists could figure out how itworked.

No longer content to turn to religionfor answers, scientists wanted to

know why events happened. Why did it rain? How did plants grow?

Why were leaves green?

And as they looked, they changed our lives. They discovered cures

for diseases. They improved our lives.

It wasn’t easy for early scientists. Theyfaced great resistance from powerful

people. But the curiosity of thescientist could not be stopped.

So, today, when you work in yourscience lab, remember this:

The Scientific Revolution greatlyimproved our lives. Sciencechanged the way we see the

world.

The Scientific Revolution

Definescience.

How doesthe Scientific

Methoddifferfrom Faith?

Howdid the

ScientificRevolution

changeWorld

History?