lesson 4 reading and writing

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Science Challenges the Church

Before the 1500s, church leaders argued that God made people on earth the center of theuniverse. Popes have interpreted this as meaning God had made the earth the center of

the universe. The sun, planets, stars, and moon all revolved (went around) the earth. This

became known as the Geocentric Theory.

For a long time, questioning the Church would never occur.

The Pope was Gods messenger. Questioning him would be

questioning God. Instead, people just listened to Churchofficials and priests, never questioning them, never asking

them for proof. In 1543, a scientist named Nicolas

Copernicus came up with a new theory called theHeliocentric Theory. In this theory, Copernicus stated thathe believed the sun was the center of the universe, and the sun

never moved from its spot. Instead, earth and the other planets

orbited (went around) the sun. Most people rejected

Copernicuss theory, as he lacked proof and couldnt possibly

be smarter than the Pope.

About a hundred years later, Galileo Galilee invented the telescope. The telescope was a

device used to view objects that were far away. Using the telescope, Galileo observed the

sky for many nights. After conducting research for many years, Galileo learned that after

365 days, the earth must have rotated around the earth once. This theory was based onstudying the four seasons, temperature change over the course of the year, and how the

amount of light in a day changed. Fearing the church would loose power; church officials

had Galileoput on trial forblasphemy (lies). Galileo would be sentenced to house arrest.
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Another scientist by the name ofReneDescartes devised a method to conduct

experiments. This was called the Scientific

Method. First, people would have a question

they would like to be solved. Next, they

would form a hypothesis (guess) about whatthe outcome of the experiment might be.

Next, you would conduct an experiment to

test yourhypothesis, as well as collect data.After the experiment, you would form a

conclusion and write down your final

observations. If other scientists followed the

same procedure as you did, and came up withthe same results, then the conclusion must be

accurate. If results differed, the question had not yet been solved. All beliefs and

scientific laws should be based on experiments, observations, and science.

Isaac Newton was a mathematical scientist. He used mathematical formulas to prove the

existence of gravity. Gravity, he said, kept the planets rotating in a circular fashionaround the sun. He also explained how gravity caused objects to fall from higher areas.

The Science Revolution had weakened the church. People werestarting to question the church. People began to forget about ideas

in the Bible, such as the story of creation, and began to believe in

the power of science. People began to look for answers to their

problems, creating experiments in order to look for solutionsinstead of praying. People began being interested in astronomy(space). At the end of the day, people began to believe every

question had an answer, and everything could be explainedthrough science, experimentation, and observation.


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Part 1 Complete the following chart:

Thinkers of the Scientific Revolution

Scientist Contributions / Theories /

Accomplishments


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Part 2 Answer the following question in a response of at least SEVEN SENETENCES.

1) What is a revolution? Why do we call the science revolution a revolution? What

changes are coming about in the world (Good and Bad)?

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