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Scientific revolution

Scientific revolution

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History

9th - 12th Grade

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Jonathan Wilfrido Illicachi Yaguachi

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9 Slides • 4 Questions

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By Jonathan Wilfrido Illicachi Yaguachi

📜 Florence, 1610 — A sealed envelope arrives at your doorstep. Inside, a handwritten letter reads:

“You are invited to join a secret gathering of minds determined to uncover the truth about the universe."

Signed, G. Galilei.

A Mysterious Letter

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Multiple Choice

Do you accept the invitation?

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Accept

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Decline

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​You’ve chosen curiosity and courage.

The secrets of the universe await in Florence!

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​Meet Galileo Galilei!

Invention: A Telescope That Changed the Universe

Biogrphy:

  • Born in Pisa, Italy in 1564

  • Improved the telescope and observed Jupiter’s moons

  • Championed the idea that Earth revolves around the Sun

    Got into a bit of trouble with the Church for it

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📜 You arrive at a dimly lit study in Florence. Books, scrolls, and strange instruments fill the room. A tall man with a white beard looks up from his telescope.

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Ah, traveler… You’ve seen what lies beyond the heavens. The stars do not move for us — we move among them. I means the Earth is not the center of all things.

But such ideas defy powerful voices (the Church, the scholars, the tradition of ages). I was silenced, judged… locked away, not for what I did, but for what I knew.

So I warn you: to follow this path is to stand against the tide. The truth is beautiful — but it is not always safe.

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If you're to complete your mission, you must learn who else dared to question the universe...


Ready?

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Multiple Choice

Why were Galileo’s discoveries so controversial?

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People preferred astrology over astronomy.

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His discoveries challenged the teachings of the Church and the accepted scientific views of his time.

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The telescope was considered a magical device.

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Multiple Choice

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You might know who revealed the true movement of planets... but do you know who discovered the secret of the human heart?

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William Harvey

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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

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William Harvey

Born in Folkestone, England in 1578
Studied medicine in Cambridge and Padua.


Discovered that blood circulates in a closed loop pumped by the heart
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Challenged centuries of medical beliefs with bold experiments.

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Ah, traveler... you’ve come far. You’ve seen the stars through my lens, followed the rhythm of the heart with Harvey, and uncovered truths once hidden from the world.


You might soon meet René Descartes, a philosopher-mathematician who believes the universe runs like a machine, governed by reason and logic. 'I think, therefore I am,' he says.

And then... Isaac Newton will uncover the laws that hold the cosmos together. Gravity, motion, and more. He will see further because he stands on our shoulders.

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Multiple Choice

Who does this quote belong to?

"If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants."

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Isaac Newton

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Renée Descartes

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Guard the knowledge well.
The Age of Reason is coming. The world is about to change forever!

By Jonathan Wilfrido Illicachi Yaguachi

📜 Florence, 1610 — A sealed envelope arrives at your doorstep. Inside, a handwritten letter reads:

“You are invited to join a secret gathering of minds determined to uncover the truth about the universe."

Signed, G. Galilei.

A Mysterious Letter

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