Introduction

Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, Isaac Newton and Nicolas Copernicus are good examples of scientists with higher order thinking skills as well as logic reasoning skills.

The Task

Write an essay that proofs that these famous scientists are excellent examples of high order thinkers and were scientists capable of correct logical reasoning.

The Process and Resources

Learn more about higher order thinking

Learn more about correct logical reasoning

Study the famous works of these scientists:

• The Origins of Proof II : Kepler's Proofs
• Isaac Newton's Optics

• Nicolaus Copernicus: Six books on the revolutions of the heavenly spheres
• Dedication to The Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies
• Nicolas Copernicus: The Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies

• Galileo Galilei: Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina of Tuscany, 1615

  Galileo's 'The Starry Messenger' would be his best work, but I could not find any freely available document available online.

Analyze these documents for proof that these scientists used higher order thinking skills in their documents.

Analyze these documents for proof that these scientists only uses correct logical reasoning in their documents.

If this WebQuest is done by one student:

• Write an essay wherein you present these scientists as excellent examples of a high order thinker and a scientist capable of correct logical reasoning.

If this WebQuest is done by teams of students:

• After you have studies all these scientists, pick the best one (in the team's opinion) and write an essay to explain why you think this scientist is the best example of a scientific higher order thinker.

Read the standards addressed for this WebQuest. Refer to those standards in your proof.

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