u4Warming up.ppt

;Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars Warming up;How much do you know about the universe?;Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. It is the scientific study of celestial objects (such as stars, planets, comets, nebula, star clusters and galaxies) and phenomena that originate outside the Earths atmosphere (such as the cosmic background radiation). It is concerned with the evolution, physics, chemistry, meteorology, and motion of celestial objects, as well as the formation and development of the universe. Astronomy is a multidisciplinary subject and uses knowledge from both math and physics.;Think about these questions and then discuss them with your partner.;solar system 太阳系;;Mercury(水星);Sun;2. What interests you in astronomy? Do you know any questions that astronomers are interested in?;Aristotle 亚里斯多德;张衡(78 AD - 139 AD), earliest astronomer in China Later Han Dynasty ;Galileo 伽利略;Copernicus 哥白尼;Isaac Newton, 牛顿 1642—1727 ;Einstein, Albert (1879-1955) 爱因斯坦;;Black holes;Satellites 卫星;Space flights (太空飞行);astronomy biochemistry geophysics medicine; astronomy physics mathematics ;geophysics geology physics ;1. What do we mean when we say we are studying a subject scientifically? Or what’s the correct attitude towards science? We should be objective(客观), not superstitious（迷信）.;2. What’s the correct way to prove a scientific idea? We should design experiments to test it for several times. Then we can analyze the results and draw a conclusion at last.;3. What are the most important skills we need to be real scientists? Careful, objective and logical, draw conclusions from the experiments and not impose conclusions on the data. (impose…on… 把……强加于……);Homework;Thank You!