1、Unit 6 Space and beyond ProjectTeaching ObjectivesBy the end of the lesson, students will be able to:1. Understand what needs doing before a space tour: investigate their destination and make a plan, and learn necessary presentation skills2. Design their space tour and make a presentation about it3.
2、 Become innovative and brave while exploring the unknown Lead-inLead-in1. What are they doing? 2. What did the guy say in the video?Given the opportunity to explore the universe, where would you go?Step 1: Investigate1. Where can you go and what can you do there?2. How far away are the destinations
3、from Earth and how long does it take to reach them? 3. What the environment is like at these destinations, for example, terrain, climate, and gravity?Step 1: Investigate1. Where can you go and what can you do there?Step 1: Investigate1. Where can you go and what can you do there?MercuryVenusEarthMar
4、sJupiterSaturnUranusNeptune水星金星地球火星木星土星天王星海王星Step 1: Investigate1. Where can you go and what can you do there?Mars. Olympus Mons Valles Marineris Zhurong Rover2. How far away are the destinations from Earth and how long does it take to reach them? Distance: 33.9 million miles/ 54.6 million kilometer
5、sTime: seven months Step 1: Investigate3. What the environment is like at these destinations, for example, terrain, climate, and gravity?Types of Terraincanyon 峡谷 desert 沙漠forest 森林glacier 冰川hill 山丘marshes 沼泽 mountain 山脉oasis 绿洲Step 1: Investigate3. What the environment is like at these destinations
6、, for example, terrain, climate, and gravity?Terrain on MarsRockyCanyonsVolcanoesDry lake beds Red dust Step 1: Investigate3. What the environment is like at these destinations, for example, terrain, climate, and gravity?ClimateAtmosphereTemperatureClimate of MarsAtmosphere: thinner than Earths; 95%
7、 carbon dioxideTemperature: Average -80 F (-60 C)Highest 70 F (20 C)Coldest -198 F (-125 C) Step 1: Investigate3. What the environment is like at these destinations, for example, terrain, climate, and gravity?Gravity of Mars EarthStep 1: Investigate1. How will you travel?2. What will you pack?3. Wha
8、t is the duration and cost of the trip?4. Where will you stay, what will you do, and what clothes you will wear?5. What are the potential dangers and problems and how do you plan to deal with them?Step 2: Plan1. How will you travel?Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin, SpaceXStep 2: Plan2. What is the durat
9、ion and cost of the trip?Step 2: PlanService ProviderDuration CostVirgin Galactics SpaceShip Two15mins$250,000 to $500,000Blue Origins New Shepard15mins$250,000 to $500,000SpaceXs Inspiration43 days$62 million3. What will you pack?4. Where will you stay, what will you do, and what clothes you will w
10、ear?5. What are the potential dangers and problems and how do you plan to deal with them?Step 2: PlanStep 3: Create (Tips for Effective Presentation)1. Show your Passion and Connect with your Audience2. Focus on your Audiences Needs3. Keep it Simple: Concentrate on your Core Message4. Smile and Make
11、 Eye Contact with your Audience5. Start Strongly 6. Remember the 10-20-30 Rule for Slideshows7. Tell Stories 8. Use your Voice Effectively 9. Use your Body 10.Relax, Breathe and EnjoyTeachers Demo PresentationMars ExplorationBasic Information of MarsDistanceTimeTerrainClimateGravitySpace XZhurong RoverStep 4: Present (Homework)Prepare a slide presentation about your space tour.Requirements:1. Carry out investigation into your destination2. Plan your tour by answering questions mentioned3. Follow tips for effective presentation
