Trading the Enlightenment

Do you have Galileo's rookie card? How about the card of John Locke the year he won the MVP for philosophy? 

During the Renaissance, Europe awoke to new economic and artistic ideas (or rediscovered the classics in some cases). In the Enlightenment, Europe applies these new ideas and discoveries to the fields of science and government. As we saw looking at the greats of the Absolute Monarchs, governments were centered around a few very powerful people. But has people started to become more wealthy, thanks to new technologies and economics - yeah economics! - they wanted more power and say in the governments that they lived under.
During the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment, there were some major steps forward in how peopled viewed the world around them and how they viewed the role of government. These ideas came from a lot of places, but we will focus on the following (the household names). 

Nicolaus Copernicus

Galileo Galilei

Francis Bacon

Rene Descartes

Thomas Hobbes

John Locke

Baron de Montesquieu

Voltaire

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Here is what my challenge to you is ... create 'baseball' or 'trading cards' for all 9 of the scientist/philosophers. You will work in small groups to assist in the research phase but EACH student is responsible for creating 9 'baseball' cards on their OWN! Again, each of you will create your OWN cards for ALL of the scientist/philosophers.

In groups of 3, you will break-up the scientist/philosophers to research and then report back to your group members. Using this information you will create a 'baseball' card for each scientist/philosopher - 9 in total. Here is the directions and rubric for creating the baseball cards.

To aide you in your research, for each scientist/philosopher I will post two links. One of background information on their findings, beliefs, influence. And one of a primary source (something written by them), so that you can see for yourself (and use quotes) their ideas and influence. 

Nicolaus Copernicus

Background   Primary Source

Galileo Galilei

Background   Primary Source

Francis Bacon

Background   Primary Source

Rene Descartes

Background   Primary Source

Thomas Hobbes

Background   Primary Source

John Locke

Background   Primary Source

Baron de Montesquieu

Background   Primary Source

Voltaire

Background   Primary Source

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Background   Primary Source

Your baseball cards will be due on Friday February 6th at the end of class - so work hard!