1、NSE 4 Module 4Period Two阿基米德(Archimedes,287212BC)1.Ancient Greek Physicist,mathematician2.The law of Archimedes3.Father of Integral Calculus(微积分)Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand,and I will move the world.居里夫人(Marie Curie,1867-1934)1.Polish scientist2.Discovered Radium(镭)and Polonium(
2、钋)3.Won Nobel Prize twiceScience is beyond nationalities,classes and races.牛顿(Newton,1642-1727)1.English scientist 2.The law of gravity3.The laws of motionIf I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.爱因斯坦(Albert Einstein,18791955)1.German-born American physicist2.Crea
3、tor of theories of relativity 3.Won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1921 The Secret of Success:A=X+Y+Z X stands for hard work,Y for good methods,and Z means stop talking and get down to work.Qian XuesenZhang HengYuan LongpingFather of ChinasaerospaceKing of rocketsFather of hybrid rice1.Which country
4、 is the worlds largest rice producer?2.What nickname was he given?3.According to Yuan Longping,what was the key to feeding people?4.What is the only way to do it?5.What was the breakthrough in 1970?6.What did his discoveries result in?7.Why were the rice fields converted to growing vegetables and ot
5、her cash crops?8.Whats the feature of the new hybrid rice?Fill in the blanks with proper words in the text:Yuan Longping ,born and _ in China,was interested in plants when young.Because he liked asking questions,he was given the _“the student who asks questions”.He studied _ in college and later he
6、began _ in crop _.brought upnicknameagricultureexperimentsbreedingIn order to get a _ yield of rice,he experimented with different types of rice.In 1970 a _ sterile male rice plant was _.As a result of Yuan Longpings discoveries Chinese rice production rose _47.5 percent in the 1990s.highernaturally
7、discoveredbyAnd 50 thousand square kilometers of fields were _ to growing vegetables and other _.Also Yuan Longpings rice was _to other countries.He is a leading _ in the rice-growing world and has helped China to be the largest rice _.convertedcash cropsexportedfigureproducerReading&Writing Speakin
8、g Stephen HawkingMatch the words in the box with the definitions.victimdiagnosebest-sellerdiseasecosmologycreationdisabilityRead the passage about Stephen Hawking and number the paragraphs in the correct order.Answers:2-3-1Discuss with your group members.Write three short paragraph about Albert Eins
9、tein using the notes in Activity 4.You may begin like this:Albert Einstein was probably the most brilliant scientists of the twentieth century Read your writing to your partner.Check and rewrite your writing according to the following.Then share it with the whole class.Reading&Writing 7.Peer checkin
10、g and rewriting(10ms)Homework Go to the library or surf the Internet to collect more information about the life of a famous scientist.Then complete a poster introducing him/her to your classmates.Play attention to the questions like these:When and where was he born?Why was he famous?Where did he live and work?When did he discover/invent-?
