Scientific Revolution Resume

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Scientific Revolution Resume

DUE Date: ______

OBJECTIVE: Create a resume for an influential scientist from the list provided.

SCENARIO: Your assigned scientist is applying for a job and must create a resume.

WHAT IS A RESUME? A resume is a summary of experiences and skills. It highlights accomplishments to show a potential employer that you are qualified for a specific job. A resume should reflect more than just paid work experience – it should include some details of more important experiences. In this case, it should include discoveries, theories, and published materials (books written).

DIRECTIONS: Using the biographical information provided from the links provided and create an informative and interesting resume. The more remarkable the resume, the more likely your scientist will be to get the job.

FORMAT: Follow the format below when you are writing your resume. Make sure you have information under each category.

·  Name and Address:

o  Country where scientist was from or where they lived.

·  Picture of Scientist:

o  May be drawn or printed off the Internet.

·  Education and Background:

o  Did they receive a formal education?

o  Were their discoveries through observation and not in a classroom?

o  Minimum 3 pieces of factual information.

·  Experience:

o  Previous jobs.

o  What they discovered, invented, new theory they proposed, groundbreaking information published, etc.

o  Minimum 3 pieces of factual information.

·  Activities, Interests, Skills:

o  Feel free to add interesting facts or even be a bit humorous!

o  Minimum 3 pieces of factual information.

List of Scientific Revolution Scientists

Sir Isaac Newton

·  http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/newton_isaac.shtml

·  http://www.biography.com/people/isaac-newton-9422656#final-years

·  http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/413189/Sir-Isaac-Newton

Nicolas Copernicus

·  http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/copernicus.shtml

·  http://www.biography.com/people/nicolaus-copernicus-9256984

·  http://mrnussbaum.com/pioneers/nicolaus_copernicus/

Johannes Kepler

·  http://kepler.nasa.gov/Mission/JohannesKepler/

·  http://galileo.rice.edu/sci/kepler.html

·  http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/315225/Johannes-Kepler

Galileo Galilei

·  http://www.history.com/topics/galileo-galilei

·  http://galileo.rice.edu/galileo.html

·  http://www.biography.com/people/galileo-9305220

William Harvey

·  http://www.famousscientists.org/william-harvey/

·  http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/harvey_william.shtml

·  http://www.biography.com/people/william-harvey-9330709

Andreas Vesalius

·  http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/626818/Andreas-Vesalius

·  http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/vesalius_andreas.shtml

·  http://www.vesaliusfabrica.com/en/vesalius/biography/vesalius-biography.html

Francis Bacon

·  http://www.biography.com/people/francis-bacon-9194632

·  http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/francis-bacon/

·  http://www.famousscientists.org/francis-bacon/

René Descartes

·  http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/158787/Rene-Descartes

·  http://www.famousscientists.org/rene-descartes/

·  http://www.biography.com/people/ren-descartes-37613

Tycho Brahe

·  http://galileo.rice.edu/sci/brahe.html

·  http://www.famousscientists.org/tycho-brahe/

·  http://www.biography.com/people/tycho-brahe-9223871

Robert Boyle

·  http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/boyle_robert.shtml

·  http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/76496/Robert-Boyle

·  http://galileo.rice.edu/Catalog/NewFiles/boyle.html