Blended Unit Planning Document

Unit or Topic Title:

The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment, 1550-1790

Unit or Topic Standards or

Goals

5.3.5 Europe through the 18th Century – Analyze the major political, religious, cultural and economic transformations in Europe by analyzing how the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment contributed to transformations in European society.

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Learning ObjectivesWhat will students be able to do?

Current Teaching DesignList every activity that you currently complete in your traditional classroom situation to teach this unit.

Classroom ActivitiesBased on what you have learned so far, what instruction, activities and assessment will you continue to complete in the classroom? Place an X in this column next to that item.

Online ActivitiesBased on what you have learned so far, what instruction, activities and assessment will you now move to the online environment? Place an X in this column next to that item.

TO-DOWhat items must you complete in order to finish the creation of this unit. If any of the items to the right must be modified for online delivery list it here. For example, create a short podcast, find a YouTube video, write a discussion question, re-write directions for an activity so it can take place online.

Explain the Scientific Revolution and its impact.

Explain the differences between traditional Christianity and the New Science on views of God, the natural world, and the human world.

Discuss the Enlightenment, how it drew upon the Scientific Revolution, its use of the principle of autonomous human reason, its impact on society, and its major debates.

Explain how the Enlightenment shaped Europeans’ sense of identity and that of non-European peoples.

Introduce chapter with “Learning Objectives: Questions to Consider”

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Direct instruction on the state of Astronomy and the new view developing in the 16th century.

X Create screencast for students who may need to go over the material again.

Movie - NOVA: Galileo’s Battle for the Heavens

X Students will complete a question sheet as they watch

the movie

Make this available to students so they can rewatch portions if necessary.

Discussion on “The Lost Art of Letter-Writing”

X Online discussion in Canvas (LMS) that covers the whole

week. This discussion connects to the movie we are watching, which is based on the letters

Galileo and his daughter wrote to each other during his later life.

Direct instruction on New Models of Scientific Knowledge and Why the Change Occurred.

X Create screencast for students who may need to go over the material again.

Introduction to debates between Science and Religion

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Students create a comic strip that depicts the relationship between religion and the scientists of the time.

X This could be either an individual assignment or a group project. It would be more difficult

as a group project because of the nature of the design

Create a Pixton page that introduces the tool, gives students a tutorial in using it, and explains the activity.

program.Discussion on “Religion as a Hot-Button Topic”

X Online discussion in Canvas (LMS) that covers the whole week and asks students to

consider why religion seems to be such a volatile issue

throughout history.Introduce the Enlightenment X X Find a video with a short

introduction to the Enlightenment OR create a video introduction.

Introduce research project on the Enlightenment philosophes.

X Create a OneNote page or screencast that introduces the project.

Students complete research project in groups.

X Students will learn about Padlet and then use it to compile

their information and create a presentation.

Create an example Padlet page for students to use as an example. Include a tutorial video on using Padlet.

Discussion on “Politics and the Enlightenment”

X Online discussion in Canvas (LMS) that covers the whole

week.Direct instruction on Society and the Enlightenment.

X

Direct instruction on Enlightenment Debates.

X Create screencast for students who may need to go over the material again.

Classroom Assessment Group presentation assessment, Chapter test

Online Assessment Discussion board assessment (checking for understanding and participation), Comic strips, Padlet pages, Online activity (see screenshot below) and quiz on MindTap.

Differentiation: Screencasts so students can go over the material from class again, additional readings on MindTap for those students who need an extra challenge.

Links to view my media objects:

Pixton: Introductory activity: https://pixton.com/s/413467 Science and Religion activity: https://pixton.com/s/413468

Padlet: Introductory Padlet: https://padlet.com/scole18/5dx2jzqgzl5k -From there, click on the links to see the rest of the object. All of the sample group pages are password protected (since that’s how I will do it in the groups), but it’s simple. The last name and the number 1. So, Locke1, Montesquieu1, etc. There isn’t anything on those pages though. In the group setting, I would create those Padlets and then give the password to only the members of that group. When they are finished, we will change the privacy settings so the whole class can access it.

Screenshot of MindTap activity:MindTap is one of the supplemental resources for our textbook. We are an international school so this textbook is from Cengage Learning, a company

based in the UK.