Explain how inductive reasoning, the Scientific Method, and Physical Law are the foundation of the Scientific Revolution, and give specific examples, and discuss a lesson of history and how it relates to the Scientific Revolution and how it applies to the world today.
The _____BLANKS________________ for II, III, and IV are for your topic sentence for that section. Remember that when you write your draft, you will work directly from your outline, and you will have five paragraphs, so each roman numeral below is a different paragraph.
Outline and Draft 1
I. Introduction
A. Lead-in: (Hook: quote, fact, statistic, anecdote)
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B. Historical Context (how did people see the world before, and what led up to the Scientific Revolution)
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C. Thesis: Your topic (subject), view (argument: why should we care about what you are saying)
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II. Inductive Reasoning/Empiricism:___________________(A and B would be two main ideas defining inductive reasoning, and 1,2 is your explanation of each of those two main ideas)
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III. Scientific Method:_____________________
A. Definition (two key elements of the scientific method)
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B. Example (must be specific and just use one example)
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C. Importance/Significance that the scientific method has to the Scientific Revolution
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IV. Physical Law:_________________________
A. Definition (include two key elements of physical law)
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B. Example (must be specific and just discuss one example)
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C. Importance/Significance that physical law has to the Scientific Revolution
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V. Apply a Lesson of History to the Scientific Revolution and its impact on us today:___________________
A. Lesson of History (choose one of the three; 1,2 are your explanation of the lesson in its historical context)
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B. Impact/application of the lesson today: needs to be specific; how can we apply it to something happening in our country or world today?)
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