Great scientists(Period 4 Reading and Writing)
beginning: tell copernicus who you are and why you want him to publish his ideas.paragraph 2: reason 1 and evidence.paragraph 3: reason 2 and evidence.summing up: ask him to think again about publishing his ideas.(give ss some time to do it.ask them to draw an outline first, and it will help them to develop their writing skill.the passage will be clear.if they have finished writing, get them to exchange with their desk mates.finally ask some to read their writings to the whole class.while doing this, the teacher can design a competition to arouse their excitement.)step 9 homeworkt: you did very well in class.there’s the homework for you.1.preview the reading passage and underline the phrases you think important and useful.2.finish the writing if you haven’t finished and improve it if you have.the design of the writing on the blackboard
unit 1 great scientists
period 4 reading and writingcopernicus’ revolutionary workmain idea of each part: para 1 brief introductionpara 2 the cause ofcopernicus’ theoryparas 3-4 the process ofcopernicus’theorypara 5 the significance ofcopernicus’ theorybefore copernicus’ theorycopernicus’ theory1.god made the earth.2.the earth was the center of the solar system.1.the sun is the center of the solar system and the planets go around it except the moon.2.the earth is spinning as it goes round the sun.
research and activitiesthe theme of the activity is“a great scientist in our eyes”.get the students to work in groups and introduce a great scientist in their minds.first, they need to decide which scientist they think is the greatest.then, collect as much information as possible about the scientist, such as his/her life, achievements, and so on.in the end, each group presents it to the whole class.the activity is designed to arouse the students’ interest in science, cultivate their team spirit and learn something from these great scientists.it also helps them learn to search for information and organize it well.
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nicolaus copernicus
教學資源,完全免費,無須注冊,天天更新!" type="#_x0000_t75">born on feb.19, 1473, in thorn (torun), poland, nicolaus copernicus was destined to become, through the publication of his heliocentric theory 70 years later, one of the seminal figures in the history of scientific thought.the son of a prosperous merchant, he was raised after his father’s death by a maternal uncle, who enabled him to enter the university of krakow, then famous for its mathematics, philosophy, and astronomy curriculum.this experience stimulated the young copernicus to study further liberal arts at bologna (1496-1501), medicine at padua, and law at the university of ferrara, from which he emerged in 1503 with the doctorate in canon law.shortly afterward he returned to poland and eventually settled permanently at the cathedral in frauenberg (frombork), less than 100 miles from his birthplace.through his uncle’s influence he had been elected a canon of the church even before his journey to italy.copernicus not only faithfully performed his ecclesiastical duties, but also practiced medicine, wrote a treatise on monetary reform, and turned his attention to a subject in which he had long been interested-astronomy.