American Academy of Arts and Sciences

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/american-academy-of-arts-and-sciences

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the year of establishment?1780
2. What is the founding context?During the American Revolution, influenced by Enlightenment ideals
3. When was it founded?It was started in 1780, during the time of the American Revolution.
4. Who helped start it?People like John Adams, John Hancock, and James Bowdoin helped start it because they believed in learning and sharing knowledge.

Learned Society: An organization dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of knowledge within specific academic or professional fields.
Enlightenment: An 18th-century intellectual and cultural movement emphasizing reason, individualism, and skepticism towards tradition.
Multidisciplinary Public Policy Research: The study of societal issues involving experts from various academic disciplines to inform policy decisions.
Open-Access: Scholarly work that is made freely available online to anyone, without subscription or paywall barriers.