Detectives of Discovery: The Scientific Revolution

By following tradition

By listening to ancient myths

By using reason, observation, and experimentation

By memorizing what authorities said

Following tradition only

Using reason, observation, and experimentation

Memorizing what leaders say

Ignoring evidence

Earth was the center of the universe

Answers came from authority figures

Observation and experiments were the only way to learn

People questioned authority regularly

Evidence allowed for more accurate explanations of the world

Tradition was always correct

Evidence confused people

Tradition could explain everything

People stopped studying the natural world

People began relying on evidence and experiments

People memorized traditional answers

People ignored observation

People followed tradition and ancient ideas without questioning them.

People used science, observation, and experiments to better understand the world.

People stopped learning about nature and space.

People relied only on religious explanations.