1. British physicist Stephen Hawking “A Brief History of time”

2. Po Ra Radioactivity Madam Curie (1867-1934)

3. Benjamin Franklin printer author scientist

4. Step I.What do you think the text is about?

5. What do we usually need to make a kite? paper wooden sticks string When do we usually fly a kite?

6. Fast reading What was his kite made of? When did he fly his kite? And why did he do so? STEP II

7. Divide the text into three parts,and find the main idea of each part. Structure of the text StepIII Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Para 6 Introduction StepIII

8. Part1 Para 2 Para 3 Introduction The purpose of the experiment. How did he do the experiment?

9. Para4 Para 5 Para 6 Four things needed Three steps Tips on how to succeed in doing the experiment.

10. Structure of the text Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Para 6 Introduction He described his kite experiment. How can we make a kite and do the experiment?

11. Draw a sketch( 草图 ) of Franklin ’ s kite. STEP IV: Drawing

12. ① Build…by… ② tie…to… ⑦ tie…to.. ⑤ fix…to… ③ Add…to ④ tie…to.. ⑥ fasten…to..

13. STEP V:Consolidation What should be included in a science report? Science Report

14. What did Franklin invent after many experiments? Lightning rod StepVI: Discuss

15. Homework Suppose you were Franklin’s son, write down the story.

16. Search the internet for more information about Benjamin Franklin.

17. Leyden jar ( 莱顿瓶 ) Condenser