1、 Unit 3 The world of sciencePeriod 1 Starting out&ListeningActivity 1 When you think of science,what will you think of?Thomas EdisonAlbert EinsteinCan you list some great scientists in China？Qian XuesenYuan LongpingThey made a difference to the world.The Four Great Invention in ancient ChinaGunpowde
2、rPrintingPapermaking the Compass Can you list some inventions in history?Virtual Realitywearable tech3D printingSpace science and technology Activity 2 Watch the video and answer the questions.The inventions mentioned in the video1Changeable clothing to keep us feeling comfortable at any time.2Pills
3、 that make us small enough to explore tiny things.3Cars that can fly or go underwater.4Special technology applied to our brains to translate any foreign language.5The medicines that can easily cure diseases like AIDS and Cancer so we will live much longer.1.Which of the inventions in the video inter
4、ests you most?Why?2.If you were a scientist,in what field would you work?Activity 3 What do you know about these careers?physicistmathemati-cianchemistastronomer geographer biologistGuo Shoujing(1231-1316)was a famous Chinese _ of the Yuan Dynasty.He invented twelve new instruments to study stars an
5、d planets.He also developed a calendar which is as accurate as the Gregorian calendar.A mountain on the Moon and a minor planet are named after him.astronomer Activity 4 Complete the introductions about different scientists with the words.British _ Charles Darwin(1809-1882)is best known for his work
6、 On the origin of Species,in which he explains changes in species due to natural selection.His ideas deeply influence our understanding of the relationship between humans and nature.biologistLi Daoyuan(ca 466-527)was a famous writer and _ of the Northern Wei Dynasty.He did field research across Chin
7、a and studied more than a thousand rivers and streams,along with the landscape,history and culture of the surrounding areas.geographerMarie Curie(1867-1934)was a world famous _ and was first awarded the Nobel Prize in 1903 for her extraordinary work on radioactivity.She was also regarded as a brilli
8、ant _,and was again awarded the Nobel Prize in 1911 for the isolation of pure radium.chemistphysicistChen Jingrun(1933-1996)was one of the worlds leading _.His work on Chens Theorem made an important advance towards proving Goldbachs Conjecture,the greatest unsolved problem in number theory.mathemat
9、icianActivity 5 Watch a video to find out what is Alzheimers disease.If one of your close relative has the Alzheimers disease,what can you do to help him or her?Activity 6c b d a eActivity 7 Listen to the conversation and number the pictures in the correct order.What is it?Who was it invented by?Its
10、_.It was invented by_called Kenneth.a pair of socks designed for people with Alzheimers diseasea student form New YorkActivity 8 Listen again and complete the notes.Who inspired the invention?_,who has Alzheimers.How does it work?_ is sent to a mobile phone like an alarm when the person with it _.His grandfatherA warninggets out of bedPreview Understanding ideas on Page 26-28.
