Science Was Called "Natural Philosophy Before The Scientific Revolution
Science Was Called "Natural Philosophy Before The Scientific Revolution
Science Was Called "Natural Philosophy Before The Scientific Revolution
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