The Evil Deceiver and Powerpoint

The 8th Grade Social Studies students continued their study of the Scientific Revolution by examining the work of Rene Descartes. The students did research on how we perceive the world about us and what limitations do we have in gathering information. Once students had a notion of Descartes' famous quote, "I think, therefore I exist," they prepared a Powerpoint presentation that analyzed a picture that might lend itself to more than one interpretation. The students took four classes to finish this assignment.