Social Studies 9
Name: ____________________________
Date: _________________________
The Scientific Revolution to the
Enlightenment: Baseball Cards Project
Group Rules (Research)
Divide the Philosophers/Scientists equally among your group. People are responsible for
the research on their assigned Philosophers/Scientists. Only the chosen topic should be
subject of any discussion in-group. Each group will receive a group grade that indicates
how well they were on task and worked together.
Once you have completed the research on your Philosopher/Scientist share the
information you had discovered with your group members. Be sure to record the
information they share, as you will need to complete your own baseball cards.
Baseball Cards (Individual)
Front: On front of the card, put the person’s name in fairly large letters. Decorate to
reflect the ideas of the person.
Back: Divide the back into 2 sections: (must have 2 points in each section)
 Major Achievements / Philosophy / Idea(s)
 Quotes
/ Any Published Materials
Each member must have all 12 cards in their deck, but they are to use the research of
other members for the information. Accuracy, importance of facts chosen, and creativity
will be part of your grade. See the checklist on the back.
Enlightenment Philosophers/Scientists
Baron de Montesquieu
Francis Bacon
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
John Locke
Rene Descartes
Tycho Brahe
Cesare Beccaria
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
Nicolaus Copernicus
Thomas Hobbes
Voltaire
Social Studies 9
Name: ____________________________
Date: _________________________
Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment
Baseball Cards Checklist
Philosopher(s) / Scientist(s) Researched
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Checklist
_______ Front – Philosopher / Scientist’s name identified
mark / card
_______ Front – Decorated nicely/cleverly 1 mark / card
1
_______ Back – Card is divided into sections _______ Back – Major Achievements / philosophy / idea are listed 1 mark /
card
_______ Back – Quotes / Published material is listed 1
mark / card
_______ Back – Information listed includes the most important concepts of
philosopher/scientist
_______ Back – Organized and presented nicely 1
mark / card
_______ Group – Cooperates and on task during work blocks
_______ All nine cards present in deck with individual ones that you
researched on top Total:
/ 60
Social Studies 9
Name: ____________________________
Date: _________________________
Turn in cards with your individual ones that you did the
research for on top. List cards at top of this sheet.