Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment Graphic Organizer GroupProjectThis assignment meets the following Course Learning Outcomes and ModuleObjectives:Course Learning Outcomes:1. Identify significant historical periods, events, individuals, and ideas sincethe seventeenth century.2. Analyze changes over time since the seventeenth century.3. Interpret primary and secondary sources since the seventeenth century.Module Objectives:1. Identify and describe the causes, effects and major contributions madeby philosophers during the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment.Brief Project Description: Create a detailed graphic organizer(s) on the ScientificRevolution and the Enlightenment featuring 5 influential figures from theScientific Revolution and 5 Enlightenment philosophers for a total of 10 influentialfigures.A graphic organizer is a visual and graphic display that depicts the relationshipsbetween facts, terms, and or ideas. See the graphic organizer rubric for specificgrading criteria. Please note: This is not a PPT presentation. It must be in the formof a Graphic Organizer.Instructions:First, in your groups (2) or alone, read Chapter 14 “A New World of Reason andReform.” Be sure to identify the causes and effects of the Scientific Revolution andthe causes and effects of the Enlightenment as you read the text. Next, select 5influential figures from the Scientific Revolution and 5 Enlightenmentphilosophers whom you wish to further research from the list below.Influential Figures from the Scientific Revolution1. Nicolaus Copernicus2. Johannes Kepler3. Galileo Galilei
4. Isaac Newton5. Andreas Vesalius6. William Harvey7. Anton van Leeuwenhoek8. Robert Boyle9. Francis Bacon10.Rene DescartesEnlightenment Philosophers1. Voltaire2. Baron de Montesquieu3. Denis Diderot4. Adam Smith5. Mary Wollstonecraft6. Mary Astell7. Jean-Jacques Rousseau8. John Locke9. Immanuel Kant10.Cesare Beccaria11.Gotthold Lessing12.Moses Mendelssohn.Second, use the internet to research the 10 individuals you chose. Locate animage of the person. Then, identify the major contributions they made to theScientific Revolution and/or to the Enlightenment. Include a famous quote madeby each person and any notable books they wrote along with a brief descriptionof the book and/or its significance.Third, use the information from your eBook and the Internet to create yourgraphic organizer(s). You may wish to create two graphic organizers; onefeaturing the causes and effects of the Scientific Revolution that includes the 5individuals you chose from that section and another graphic organizer whichfeatures the causes and effects of the Enlightenment and showcases the 5philosophers you chose from this section,Your graphic organizer(s) should encompass the causes and effects of both theScientific Revolution and the Enlightenment and incorporate five prominentfigures from each period.Review of Graphic Organizer Requirements:1. A detailed explanation of at least 3 reasons why the Scientific Revolutionbegan and its effects.Detailed information on 5 influential figures from the ScientificRevolution which includes:*an image of the person,*their major contributions,*a famous quote attributed to them and if needed an explanation ofthe quote,*any notable books they wrote with a brief description of the bookand/or its significance.
2. A detailed explanation of at least 3 reasons why the Enlightenment beganand its effects.Detailed information on 5 Enlightenment philosophers which includes:*an image of the person,*their major contributions,*a famous quote attributed to them and if needed an explanation ofthe quote,*any notable books they wrote with a brief description of the bookand/or its significance.3. A video of you presenting and explaining your graphic organizers. Avariety of free video software is available online. For example, Canva(described below) includes an option to present and record yourpresentation
