The Scientific Revolution

Explore the key figures, ideas, and impact of the Scientific Revolution in this engaging worksheet for 6th graders.

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The Scientific Revolution

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Some questions may require you to recall information about the Scientific Revolution.

1. Which of these individuals is often called the "Father of Modern Science" for his work in astronomy and physics?

Isaac Newton

Galileo Galilei

Nicolaus Copernicus

Johannes Kepler

2. What new invention greatly helped astronomers observe the night sky during the Scientific Revolution?

Microscope

Printing Press

Telescope

Compass

3. The idea that the Sun is the center of the universe, rather than the Earth, is called the model.

4. Isaac Newton developed the laws of and .

5. Before the Scientific Revolution, most people believed the Earth was flat.

True

False

6. The Scientific Revolution encouraged people to use observation and experimentation to understand the world.

True

False

7. Briefly explain why Galileo Galilei faced trouble with the Church for his scientific findings.

8. How did the Scientific Revolution change the way people thought about knowledge and the natural world?