Scientific Revolution screenplay project

Scientific Revolution Screenplay Project For this project, you will be writing a screenplay about the conflicts that key Scientific Revolution scholars had with the Catholic Church when presenting their new discoveries. Each team member will play the role of a significant Scientific Revolution scholar. The script will focus on dialogue between the scholars and Church officials.

Scientific Revolution Screenplay Project The project has 2 parts: Write the screenplay script with your team. Act out the script in front of a live audience. **Note: If your team does not have a Resource Manager, team members must make references to their “friend” Galileo, his discoveries, and the Church’s reaction to him.

Every actor will research the following questions: What is your new discovery? What is your viewpoint or purpose in regards to sharing this discovery? Why is it important, from your point of view? Why does the Church disapprove of your discovery? What type of conflict is consequently occurring between you and the Church? How do you respond to the Church? What is your reaction to the Church’s disapproval of your discovery? What is the final outcome in regards to your discovery (and possibly the conflict with the Church)?

Team Captain: Sir Isaac Newton Discovery: Gravity applies to all objects in the universe

Newton Research Links http://www.physics4kids.com/files/motion_laws.html http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/scientists/isaacnewton.html http://www.ducksters.com/biography/scientists/isaac_newton.php http://mrnussbaum.com/pioneers/isaac_newton/ Also recommended: Prezi on Summit from playlist #2 Reading: Scientists & Inventions on Summit from playlist #2

Newton v. The Church Links https://prezi.com/df5p5wenxkjv/newton-vs-church/ https://www.christiantoday.com/article/are.science.and.religion.in.conflict.isaac.newton.didnt.think.so/105915.htm https://answersingenesis.org/creation-scientists/profiles/sir-isaac-newton/

Facilitator: Johannes Kepler Discovery: Laws of Planetary Motion

Kepler Research Links http://oneminuteastronomer.com/8626/keplers-laws/ http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/circles/Lesson-4/Kepler-s-Three-Laws http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/scientists/johanneskepler.html https://www.famousscientists.org/johannes-kepler/ Also recommended: Prezi on Summit from playlist #2 Reading: Scientists & Inventions on Summit from playlist #2

Kepler v. the Church Links https://prezi.com/omz8shkxnhg-/johannes-kepler/ https://prezi.com/mo6o1tp9dvkb/johannes-kepler/ http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/excommunicated_for_scientific_beliefs (scroll to paragraph 7) http://www.icr.org/article/science-man-god-johann-kepler/

Ambassador: Nicolaus Copernicus Discovery: Heliocentrism

Copernicus Research Links http://mrnussbaum.com/pioneers/nicolaus_copernicus/ http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/scientists/nicolauscopernicus.html http://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Heliocentrism http://www.softschools.com/facts/biography/nicolaus_copernicus_facts/891/ Also recommended: Prezi on Summit from playlist #2 Reading: Scientists & Inventions on Summit from playlist #2

Copernicus v. the Church Links https://prezi.com/iwmeveyuhfh0/nicolaus-copernicus/ http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2013/0219/Copernicus-and-the-Church-What-the-history-books-don-t-say http://www.biography.com/people/nicolaus-copernicus-9256984

Resource Manager: Galileo Galilei Discoveries: Jupiter’s moons & gravity acts on objects of different masses the same

Galileo Research Links Gravity acts on objects of different masses the same http://www.activewild.com/gravity-for-kids/ http://layers-of-learning.com/galileo-gravity-experiment/ Discovery of Jupiter’s moons http://www.coolkidfacts.com/galileo-facts-for-kids/ http://lasp.colorado.edu/education/outerplanets/moons_galilean.php#galilean Also recommended: All resources in playlist #2 on Summit

Galileo v. the Church Links https://prezi.com/47j9rkr3wf9q/galileo-vs-catholic-church/ http://www.lee.k12.nc.us/cms/lib03/NC01001912/Centricity/Domain/1464/Galileo.pdf