Teaching Aims Knowledge Aims: Get to know some knowledge about astronomy, the universe, the solar system and some information about different ideas about how life began on earth. Ability aims: Grasp some reading skills Educational aim: Stimulate students love for science and astronomy. Stimulate students love for science and astronomy.

Teaching design Step1: warming-up Some science subjects will study two or more of these subjects. Step2: Reading Fast reading: para1 Scanning (Para1,2,3) the beginning of water& the beginning of life Careful reading 1.Why the earth was different after the water appeared? 2.Why did plants grow before animals? 3.Why did animals first appear in the sea not on the land? 4.What is the main difference between reptiles and mammals? Cooperative learning Cooperative learning step3: Homework

Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars the science of the stars

THE SOLAR SYSTEM Can you name each planet correctly using the letters given in the table below? A. 地球 ______ B. 木星 ______ C. 火星 ______ D. 水星 ________ E. 海王星 _______ F. 冥王星 _______ G. 土星 ________ H. 天王星 _______ I. 金星 ________ Earth Jupiter Mars Mercury Neptune Pluto Saturn Uranus Venus

astronomy astronomers telescope

What subjects do you learn at school? Chinese English mathematics physics chemistry geography biology history politics

physics mathematics chemistry biology geography Science subjects

Warming up geophysics geology physics 地质学 地质学 astronomy physics mathematics 地球物理学 Some science subjects will study two or more of these subjects.

Common sense of science subjects Can you understand the following combined science subjects? biology+chemistry=biochemistry( ) /medicine( )biology+chemistry=biochemistry( ) /medicine( ) geopolitics （地缘政治学） =_________+_________geopolitics （地缘政治学） =_________+_________ bioengineering(_____________)bioengineering(_____________) =_____________+_______________=_____________+_______________ 生物化学 医学 geology politics 生命工程学 biologyengineering

Astronomy biochemistry geophysics medicine _________the scientific study of treatment of diseases and injuries. ___________ the study of the chemistry of living things. _________ the scientific study of the earth’s atmosphere, oceans and climate. _________ the scientific study of objects in space, such as planets, stars, comets and “black holes” Astronomy biochemistry geophysics medicine

1.insects2.plants 3.reptiles （爬行类） 4.shellfish （贝类） 5.fish 6.amphibians （两栖类） 7.mammals( 哺乳类 ) Study of the groups of life ( 生命的种类 / 物种 ) Look at the pictures and tell the groups.

1.insects2.plants 3.reptiles （爬行类） 4.shellfish （贝类） 5.fish 6.amphibians （两栖类） 7.mammals( 哺乳类 ) Study of the groups of life ( 生命的种类 / 物种 ) Look at the pictures and tell the groups.

1.insects2.plants 3.reptiles （爬行类） 4.shellfish （贝类） 5.fish 6.amphibians （两栖类） 7.mammals( 哺乳类 ) Study of the groups of life ( 生命的种类 / 物种 ) Look at the pictures and tell the groups.

1.insects2.plants 3.reptiles （爬行类） 4.shellfish （贝类） 5.fish 6.amphibians （两栖类） 7.mammals( 哺乳类 ) Study of the groups of life ( 生命的种类 / 物种 ) Look at the pictures and tell the groups.

1.insects2.plants 3.reptiles （爬行类） 4.shellfish （贝类） 5.fish 6.amphibians （两栖类） 7.mammals( 哺乳类 ) Study of the groups of life ( 生命的种类 / 物种 ) Look at the pictures and tell the groups.

1.insects2.plants 3.reptiles （爬行类） 4.shellfish （贝类） 5.fish 6.amphibians （两栖类） 7.mammals( 哺乳类 ) Study of the groups of life ( 生命的种类 / 物种 ) Look at the pictures and tell the groups.

1.insects2.plants 3.reptiles （爬行类） 4.shellfish （贝类） 5.fish 6.amphibians （两栖类） 7.mammals( 哺乳类 ) Study of the groups of life ( 生命的种类 / 物种 ) Look at the pictures and tell the groups.

1.insects2.plants 3.reptiles （爬行类） 4.shellfish （贝类） 5.fish 6.amphibians （两栖类） 7.mammals( 哺乳类 ) Study of the groups of life ( 生命的种类 / 物种 ) Look at the pictures and tell the groups.

1.insects2.plants 3.reptiles （爬行类） 4.shellfish （贝类） 5.fish 6.amphibians （两栖类） 7.mammals( 哺乳类 ) Study of the groups of life ( 生命的种类 / 物种 ) Look at the pictures and tell the groups.

1.insects2.plants 3.reptiles （爬行类） 4.shellfish （贝类） 5.fish 6.amphibians （两栖类） 7.mammals( 哺乳类 ) Study of the groups of life ( 生命的种类 / 物种 ) Look at the pictures and tell the groups.

1.insects2.plants 3.reptiles （爬行类） 4.shellfish （贝类） 5.fish 6.amphibians （两栖类） 7.mammals( 哺乳类 ) Study of the groups of life ( 生命的种类 / 物种 ) Look at the pictures and tell the groups. Human beings

What is the most important condition for life to grow? The world is like a big family because of different kinds of life living together.The world is like a big family because of different kinds of life living together. But how did life begin on the earth?But how did life begin on the earth?

Fast-reading(Para1) 1.What is the important event( 事件 ) to the earth before the appearance of water? 2.Why is water important for the beginning of life?

Sacnning (Para1,2,3) the beginning of water& the beginning of life Scan Para1: the beginning of water Scan Para2,3: the beginning of life (put them into right order) A. insects and amphibians appear B.reptiles appear C.shellfish and other fish appear D.dinosaurs appear E.small plants grow on the water F.plants begin to grow on dry land G.mammals(including humans) appear 6.___ 7.___ 8.___ 9.____ 10.___ 1.___12.___ E C F A B D G

The Big BangThe Big Bang water Small plants insects and amphibians land on Reptiles on landmammals advanced mammals dinosaurs

Careful-reading 1.Why the earth was different after the water appeared? 2.Why did plants grow before animals? 3.Why did animals first appear in the sea not on the land? 4.What is the main difference between reptiles and mammals?

Cooperative learning Discuss the following questions, and use Para4 to help you. 1.Why do people become the most important animals on the planet? 2.Do people take good care of the earth? What are they doing to the planet? 3.What is the result ?

Do you believe the passage tell you the truth about the beginning of life? Why? The beginning of the life Pangu separated Nvwa created God created the sky humans the world 盘古开天 女娲造人 上帝创世论

Discuss for moral education Why did dinosaurs die out?Why did dinosaurs die out? Do you think there will be a sudden change of weather on the earth?Do you think there will be a sudden change of weather on the earth? What should people do to protect our earth?What should people do to protect our earth?

Homework 1.Try to report how did life begin next period. 2.Dictation from astronomy to planet. 3. 英语周报 34 期 Reading task I, II

教学反思 1. 这节阅读课的内容是关于生物进化的, 材 料比较枯燥 ! 学生在理解这篇文章上存在 着一定的难度。 2. 在串文章的主线时，清晰度不够！所提 出的问题也有些难度，同时要附上答案。 3. 课堂讨论部分, 如何升华这节课的内容. 这 是我上课经常忽视的一个部分.