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Science Was Called "Natural Philosophy Before The Scientific Revolution

The document discusses the Scientific Revolution, which involved a transformation from Aristotelian thought about nature to modern science. It provides a quiz with multiple choice questions about key figures and developments during this period, such as Copernicus formulating the heliocentric model, Vesalius conducting human dissections, and Harvey discovering blood circulation. The document also outlines group activities for students to research topics related to the Scientific Revolution, including the contributions of Copernicus, Darwin, Freud, and the history of early science in various regions.

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Science Was Called "Natural Philosophy Before The Scientific Revolution

The document discusses the Scientific Revolution, which involved a transformation from Aristotelian thought about nature to modern science. It provides a quiz with multiple choice questions about key figures and developments during this period, such as Copernicus formulating the heliocentric model, Vesalius conducting human dissections, and Harvey discovering blood circulation. The document also outlines group activities for students to research topics related to the Scientific Revolution, including the contributions of Copernicus, Darwin, Freud, and the history of early science in various regions.

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Ge-7 STS

QUIZ: #! Set A
The Scientific Revolution is a term commonly referring to the
transformation of thought about nature through which the Aristotelian
tradition was replaced by so-called "modern" science.
Fill-in the blank with correct word/s
1. Science was called “natural philosophy before the scientific
revolution
2. Andreas Vesalius’ text “On the fabric of the Human Body’
3. Formulated the Earth –center theory __ Aristotle__
4. Geocentric theory:
Earth was an unmoving object located at the center of the
universe- the sun and planets moved around the Earth
5. -John Donne, “Anatomy of the World”
6. William Harvey - Showed heart acted as a pump to circulate
blood throughout body
7. Aristotle - Developed geocentric model.
8. Johannes Kepler - Planets move around the Sun in elliptical
orbits NOT circles
9. Claudius Ptolemy - Expanded Aristotle’s geocentric theory.
10.Nicolaus Copernicus - Earth is no different than any other
planet
11.Galileo - Gathered observational data that supported the
Heliocentric Model
12.Sir Isaac Newton – Explained gravity (what goes up must come
down)
13.Andreas Vesalius - First to dissect human bodies (even though
a disapproved practice)
14.Francis Bacon Developed Scientific Method
15.Rene Descartes Developed analytical geometry
Group activity:
Tasks:
Given hand-outs
Each group should read and understand the
content and prepare a group presentations of
each of the following topics:

Gr.1---Scientific Revolution
 Define Scientific revolution
 Discuss Science as an idea
 Science as an intellectual activity
 Science as a body of knowledge
 Science as a personal and social activity

Gr.2---Some intellectuals and their


revolutionary ideas
 Nicolaus Copernicus
 Explain the contribution of Copernicus in the
Philosophy of Science
 What is thought experiment?
 Do you think thought experiment is still useful
in Science in the present time?
 Do you think the church should intervene in
the science activities? explain
Gr.3—Charle’s Darwin
 Discuss Darwin’s contribution to Modern
Science
 How can Darwin’s evolutionary theory
influence the following fields in modern
times?
 Economy
 Agriculture
 Political Science
 Religion
Gr.4—Sigmund Freud
 By looking for other sources and literatures,
what are the controversies or questions on
Freud’s ideas?
 How can you describe Freudian ideas as a
scientists?
 If Freud is still alive, what do you think are the
major changes he would make to his theory?
Cradles of Early Science
 Review the history and development of
Science
 Make a timeline highlighting the major
discoveries and development in Science
Gr.5 –in Mesoamerica
Gr.6 –in India
Gr.7 –in China
Gr.8 --in Middle-East countries
Gr.9 –in Africa

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