1、Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin(17061790)was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States（美国开国元勋）and helped d r a f t t h e D e c l a r a t i o n o f Independence(独立宣言）and the US Construction.（美国宪法）Apart from being a successful statesman,he was also well known as a leading American author,pr
2、inter and publisher,successful diplomat,creative scientist and inventor.Benjamin Franklin status（职位/地位）deedsoccupation/jodsHe was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.He helped draft the Declaration of Independence(独立宣言）and the US Constitution（美国宪法）He was a successful statesman,a leading
3、 American author,printer and publisher,successful diplomat,creative scientist and inventor.Why did the author use the title?A.To ask readers a questionB.To focus on answering the questionC.To make it easy to understandD.To share us an experiment The story may be fiction instead of fact.Read para 1.a
4、nd find the authors comments/view on the story of the experiment.AimMaterialsProceduresconclusionRead para.2 and complete the mind mapExperiment ReportTo find out whether lightning is a form of electricity/To know if lightning was really produced by electricity or something else.a kite,a string,a ke
5、yLighting is a form of electricity.1.Franklin raised the kite.2.a metal key was attached to the string.3.A flash of lightning hit the kite.4.Electricity was conducted through the string.5.Franklin touched the key6.Franklin got an electric shock.para.3The storys influence on schoolchildrenpopularityt
6、he reasons/whySchools have taught the story of Franklins lightning experiment for many years.Schoolchildren have been amazed by his bravery and his scientific approach to looking for the truth.para.4Scientists view on the story What is true?What is false?Why do scientists think so?Franklins experime
7、nt did take place.The detail about the string and the key is true.Scientists all agree that if Franklin had actually touched the key,he would certainly have died from the electric shock（触电）if he had touched the key.fact fiction1.Why do scientists often question accepted ideas?Scientists want to esta
8、blish the facts.(some questioned the stoty of newton)2.Why are there fictions(虚构）in science stories?Fiction is often more interesting than truth.People are more inspired by the spirit than by the facts themselves.In science,facts should be proved by experiments and research.So we should not always b
9、elieve everything we read or hear-even if it is a great story.factfictionPara.5-61.Do you think it matters that Franklins experiment might not be true?Why?2.Whats your opinion about the statement“.we should not always believe everything we read or hear-even if it is a great story”?1.Read the article
10、 fluently.2.Complete period 4 in exercise book.1.Give a talk about your understanding of the saying“seeing is believing”with you partner and make notes about the key information.4.was conducted to the key 6.got an electric shock5.touched the key1.raised the kite with a piece of string145Read and Visualize3.hit the kite 32.was attached to the string62
