OVERVIEW
One of the major shifts in the growth of scientific knowledge was the development of a trans-national community of scientists. Where natural philosophers in the previous centuries had been relatively isolated from each other, these new practitioners conducted a lively exchange of information through letters, by publishing in the new scientific journals, as observers of experiments at the meeting of scientific societies -- and through pictorial representations of themselves as men of science. Engraved versions of paintings were made that were suitable to appear in general public journals and as prints, and these images were also sent by scientific individuals to those they communicated with as gestures of friendship and in recognition of belonging to a community of researchers. These were even collected by individuals, rather like baseball trading cards today! We will examine a number of these portraits and analyze what values were being communicated in their creation and circulation.

INTRODUCTION TO READINGS AND LEARNING MATERIALS
The reading in our core text provides content and analysis that you will use to build your knowledge base, and that will serve as the basis for your reflective essay that is due at the end of the week. The videos provide background information and context for the lesson and serve as source material for the essay and your pocket exhibit project The questions for your reflective essay are designed to prompt you to assess the material and determine what you find to be most significant and to explain why. The Pocket Archive Project allows you to use historical skills to interpret primary source materials, and to create an online site to communicate your research findings.

LIST OF READINGS AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Reading Assignments:

Continue and/or finish Ede & Cormack, Chapters 5 and 6 [these are the basis for Essay #1 due on Friday June 12
Read and view these websites for a "closer look" that augments the core text
- "Benjamin Franklin in His Own Words: Scientist and Inventor" Library of Congress
- "Shocking scenes from Benjamin Franklin's experimental electricity parties" Atlas Obscura (1.6.2016)

Learning Activities:

Watch & Listen to the Lesson 1.2 Mini-lecture Presentation
View Videos that Provide Historical Background Information for science and society in this time period [these are available at Alexander Street]:
Heroes of the Enlightenment: The Power of Knowledge (56 min)
Heroes of the Enlightenment: Changing Society (58 min)
web articles
"Pepys and the Royal Society" by the Royal Society Repository and a Summary of Pepys' Diary for historical context on the source materials for the Pocket Exhibit Project due on Wednesday June 10.

Assignments:

Make your Initial Post for the Chapter 5/6 Connection Box commentary at the Discussion Board.
Begin reading/evaluating the Pocket Archive Project #1 Source Material: Pepys' Diary
[begin] You will be selecting items for that will make up the mini-exhibit for your Pocket Archive and Complete the Assignment for posting them by 11:59 p.m. on Thursday June 11 at your Adobe Spark site.
[begin] You will also be posting your thoughts on the process of working with Pepys' diary entries at the Discussion Board for your group up until Thursday June 11 at 11:59 p.m..