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  • Science
    An idea<|>An intellectual activity<|>A body of knowledge<|>A personal and social activity
  • Scientific Revolution
    A period of Enlightenment when developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology, and chemistry transformed society's views about nature
  • Copernicus, Darwin, Freud
    • Their ideas contributed to the spark of the Scientific Revolution
  • Other scientists with big contributions to modern science
    • Group 4: 10-12
    • Group 5: 13-14
  • Nicolaus Copernicus
    His contributions to modern science
  • Charles Darwin
    English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution<|>All species of organisms arise and develop through the natural selection of small, inherited variations that increase the individual's ability to compete, survive, and reproduce
  • Sigmund Freud
    His contributions to modern science
  • The El Castillo pyramid at Chichen Itza is situated at the location of the sun during the spring and fall equinoxes
  • The Mayan hieroglyphics writing is arguably one of the most visually striking writing systems of the world, and is also very complex, with hundreds of unique signs or glyphs in the form of humans, animals, supernatural, objects, and abstract designs
  • The term "science" is derived from the Latin word scientia, which means knowledge.