1. Martin Luther Video Make a T-chart, (Know, new). Focus on important ideas. while watching the video you need to write 10 things on each side. Part 1: http://video.pbs.org/video/1379546586 http://video.pbs.org/video/1379546586 Part 2: http://video.pbs.org/video/1379563195/ http://video.pbs.org/video/1379563195/

2. SPEC-G Activity Part I: What is SPEC-G? Write down what each letter of the acronym represents and one example. (The example can be anything) S = P = E = C = G =

3. Part II: Read the information below. Next to each statement please place an S, P, E, C, or G (can be more than one sometimes) which best represents the statement. 1. Johannes Kepler was able to publish Copernicus’ writings because he lived in Northern Europe. 2. With the invention of the printing press, more people became literate as books became cheaper. 3. The Reformation caused religious wars all over Europe. 4. The ideas of the Renaissance such as art technique spread from Italy to northern Europe. 5. The selling of indulgences created a large treasury for the Vatican. 6. Galileo was attacked because his ideas contradicted those of the Catholic Church. 7. The people of Medieval times were tied to their land by feudalism. 8. Native Americans died by the millions from European diseases once the explorers landed in the new world. 9. Corn and potatoes were new items that were introduced to Europe from the Americas.

4. Critical Thinking Next: use the map on page 432 to help you explain how each Scientist’s homeland might have affected what he was able to accomplish. Nicolaus Copernicus Tycho Brahe Johannes Kepler Isaac Newton Galileo Galilei Francis Bacon Rene Descartes

5. Recap/Questions for thought Who were some of the key individuals of the SR and what were their accomplishments? What were some key inventions/discoveries of the time? Why has it been named the Scientific Revolution? Challenge: Who was being challenged, and what was the reaction (predictably so) to this challenge?