1. Homework
Study for the Final on June 8 and June 9 (review packet available on the website, practice multiple choice questions available on Castle Learning).
Current events presentation will be starting tomorrow and will finish up on Friday.
Optional outlines for essays due Monday (one point extra credit for each outline).

2. “I think, therefore, I am”
Aim #11: How was thinking “revolutionized” during the Scientific Revolution?
Do Now: What does this quote mean?
“I think, therefore, I am”

3. I. Isaac Newton
English scientist who creates the complete set of laws of motion = the creation of Physics.
Brought together the ideas of the scientists who came before him (Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo).

4. I. Isaac Newton a. Laws of Motion: Objects are always in motion
C. Newton’s findings
a. Laws of Motion: Objects are always in motion
b. Law of Gravity: Causes objects to fall to Earth & planets to revolve around the sun
c. Laws of inertia
1. An object will remain in the same place until a force causes it to move
2. A moving object will continue to move until a force causes it to stop.

5. I. Isaac Newton
D. Why is Newton’s work important? a. Showed that there are universal laws in nature that humans can figure out. b. These laws make the universe measurable and predictable. The world is like a machine → No longer a mystery!

6. Critical Thinking Question
Who made the more significant contributions to global history: Isaac Newton or Christopher Columbus? Why?

7. II. Scientific Method Developed
A. Presents a procedure for investigating why things happen, for acquiring new knowledge and correcting previous knowledge.

8. II. Scientific Method Developed
B. Developed by European scientists 1. Francis Bacon (English lawyer) – Scientists should use empiricism (observe the world, gather data, and draw conclusions). 2. Rene Descartes (French mathematician) – Use your own logic and reason to understand the natural world (“I think, therefore I am”).
Data (Bacon) +
Reason (Descartes) }
Scientific
Method!

9. Concluding Question
Ultimately, do you believe religion and science can ever go together? Does a person have to choose one over the other? Explain.