1. 1550-1650

2. Scholars/scientists questioned accepted ideas about nature, earth and the universe New ideas based on LOGIC, REASON and DATA OLD SCINECE Religion Observation NEW SCIENCE Math Logic Reason data

3. RENAISSANCE INFLUENCE Education of the Classics Secularism Criticisms of the Catholic Church EXPLORATION INFLUENCE Drive to better understand tides, weather, winds, currents, Foreign technology-astrolabe

4. Scientific Method Hypothesis Observation Experiment Data/analysis Conclusion

5. Advancements in Medicine—vaccinations Scientific Instruments Microscope Telescope Law of Gravity

6. 2 nd C. AD- Ptolemy recorded the earth was the center of the universe-GEOCENTRIC THEORY

7. 1548-Nicholas Copernicus challenges Ptolemy’s geocentric theory and proves the HELIOCENTRIC THEORY-sun-centered universe

8. JOHANNES KEPLER-1600’s- takes the Heliocentric Theory and perfects it with the Laws of Planetary Motion  One law states that the planets orbit the sun in elliptical orbits not circular orbits

10. MATHEMATICIAN AND CO-INVENTOR OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD “I think therefore I am.”