【课堂新坐标】（教师用书）2013-2014学年高中英语 Module 5 The Conquest of the Universe教案 外研版选修8.doc

Module 5　The Conquest of the Universe【美文阅读】中美高中生共同参加了探索火星活动。该活动有助于培养两国学生对宇宙科学的兴趣也将为跨文化学习开辟新的途径In the first－ever event of its kindgh school students took part in a program to explore Mars at Arizona State University (ASU)．Sixteen Chinese students and eight from Arizona Nogales High School took part in the nine－day China Youth Space Academy at ASUs Mars Space Flight Facility.versitys School of Earth and Space Exploration is an international leader in space science，with instruments operating both in orbit and on the surface of Mars.Each student team，consisting of both U．S.and Chinese students，decided on a Mars geological problem to solve.Then the teams commanded the Mars Odyssey spacecraft，which is in orbit around the red planet，to take images and collect data to solve the problems. In the final step，the student teams analysed their data and reported on their findings，just as scientists do.The Space Academy program was created to interest high school students from the U．S.and China in careers in space science and engineering.【诱思导学】1．Where did teams of U．S.and Chinese high school students take part in a program to explore Mars?2．Whats the purpose of the space Academy program? ________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】　1.At Arizona state university.　2.To interest high school students from the U．S.and China in careers in space science and engineering.Previewing ●教学目标本课时主要是通过学生对学案所给出的内容的学习了解本课文中所出现的词汇初步了解课文以及相关的背景知识对下一堂课课文的全面理解起到一个铺垫作用。教学地位本模块是关于太空探索的内容。通过本节的教学让学生了解人类不断探索外空的历史了解太空探索史上具有划时代意义的重大科学事件用实际 ●新课导入建议通过多媒体展示一些太空和月球的图片然后看图讨论。ere attracted by the beautiful starry night.Why cant I go to the sky? Could I pick up a star? Is there really Chang E living in the moon with a little white rabbit? Maybe，from then on，space exploration began. 放一段神舟八号和神舟九号的视频让学生回答下列问题：1.What are the names of the Chinese astronauts? 2．How much do you know about them? 3．When were they sent into space and what did they do in space? (Let students discuss freely in