Scientific Revolution Assignment Menu

Objectives:

 Students will identify the key people and inventions of the Scientific Revolution
 Students will use digital resources to conduct research and organize that information on
the people and inventions of the scientific Revolution
 Students will create a digital artifact from the information on the people or inventions of
the Scientific Revolution
Directions:

 Choose ONE activity in each category: Appetizers, Side Dish, Entrees, and Deserts
o Appetizer activity is due: __________
o Side dish activity is due: ___________
o Entrée activity is due: ____________
o Dessert activity is due: ____________

Menu Assignments
Appetizer
1 Go to the Quizlet link to complete this task. Review the flashcards until you feel that
you understand the information. Then complete the Learning activity until you have
reached mastery. Then complete the Writing activities attached to the assignment
with at least an 80%.
2 Watch the Crash Course video on the Scientific Revolution and complete the guided
notes worksheet for the video. Turn in the worksheet to be graded before moving
on to the entrée assignment.
3 Read Chapter 10 sections 5 in your world history textbook and complete the
activities and questions on pages 374-378.
Side Dish
1 Go to the Quizlet link to complete this task. Review the flashcards until you feel that
you understand the information. Then complete the Learning activity until you have
reached mastery. Then complete the Writing activities attached to the assignment
with at least an 80%.
2 Watch the Crash Course video on the Renaissance and complete the guided notes
worksheet for the video. Turn in the worksheet to be graded before moving on to
the entrée assignment.
3 Reach Chapter 10 Section 1 & 2 in your world history textbook and complete the
activities and questions on pages 350-361.
Entree
 1 Choose 8 important people total, 4 people from the Renaissance and 4 people from
the Scientific Revolution. Use the Biography Graphic organizer to conduct research
on those people from the resource websites below.
2 Choose 8 important inventions that happened during the Renaissance and Scientific
Revolution. Use the inventions graphic organizer to conduct research on those
inventions from the resource websites below.
3 Choose 8 important people or inventions and conduct research using the below
resource websites below. You can use the note taking graphic organizer or take
Cornell notes to take your notes.
Desert
1 Create an interactive digital timeline of the people or inventions from the Scientific
Revolution and Renaissance from the research you completed during the Entrée
activity. You need to include at least 8 people or inventions in your timeline and
have an image with your information for each. You can use online resources of
Sutori or timetoast to create your digital timeline.
2 Create 8 trading cards on the important people or inventions of the Scientific
Revolution and Renaissance. For the front of each card, you need to have an image
and the name of the person or invention. On the back of each card you need to
have the importance of the person or invention and explain how they have
influenced the world. You can use a website like Canva to create your trading cards.
3 Create a movie or animated cartoon interviewing 8 important people of the
Scientific Revolution and Renaissance. You need make sure that you cover why they
are important and how they have influenced history. You can use resources like
Creaza, Movavi, or Kizoa to make your movie.

Resources:
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-worldhistory/chapter/the-scientific-revolution/
https://sites.google.com/a/sandi.net/scientific-revolution/science-and-religion
https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/modsbook09.asp
http://users.clas.ufl.edu/ufhatch/pages/03-Sci-Rev/SCI-REV-Home/05-SR-PAGES-MAJOR.htm
http://galileo.rice.edu/science.html
https://www.famousscientists.org/timeline-scientific-revolution/
https://www.sweetsearch.com/
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/italy/articles/inventions-of-the-renaissance/
https://www.lifepersona.com/20-inventions-of-the-renaissance-that-changed-the-world
http://www.learner.org/interactives/renaissance/
https://www.mrdowling.com/704renaissance.html
http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/high-renaissance.html
http://www.inventionware.com/renaissance-inventions/

Scientific Revolution and Renaissance Project

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Content/Facts Facts were accurate Facts were accurate Facts were accurate Facts were often
for all inventions or for almost all people for most (~75%) of inaccurate for people
people reported in or inventions the people or or inventions
your project. reported in your inventions reported reported in your
project in your project. project

Dates An accurate, An accurate, An accurate date Dates are inaccurate

complete date has complete date has has been included and/or missing for
been included for been included for for almost every several person or
each person or almost every person person or invention. invention.
invention or invention

Graphics All graphics are All graphics are Some graphics are Several graphics are
effective and effective, but there effective and their not effective.
balanced with text appear to be too few use is balanced with
use. or too many. text use.

Resources The project The project The project The timeline

contained at least 8 contained at least 6- contained at least 5 contained fewer than
people or inventions 7 people or people or inventions 5 people or
related to the topic inventions related to related to the topic inventions.
being studied. the topic being being studied.
studied.

Software The student knows The student knows The student knows The student does not
Learning how to use the how to use the how to use some appear to know how
software and can software and can parts of the software to use the software
accurately and accurately and and can accurately without assistance.
clearly answer clearly answer many and clearly answer a
almost any question questions related to few questions
related to how to how to perform related to how to
perform certain certain functions. perform certain
functions. functions.