2014届高考英语一轮总复习精品人教版新课标必修3：unit4astronomy-thescienceofthestars.pptVIP

Brainstorming Do you know each religion or culture has its own ideas about the origin of the universe or life? According to Bible (圣经), God created the world and the first man, Adam (亚当) and the first woman, Eve (夏娃). 1. insects 2. plants 3. reptiles (爬行类) 4. shellfish (贝类) 5. amphibians(两栖类) 6. fish 7. mammals (哺乳类) * Astronomy: the science of the stars How much do you know about the universe? What are the names of the eight planets that circle our sun? What is their order from the sun? 地球 ______ 木星 ______ 火星 ______ 水星 ________ 海王星 _______ 土星 ________ 天王星 _______ 金星 ________ Earth Jupiter Mars Mercury Neptune Saturn Uranus Venus THE SOLAR SYSTEM Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. It is the scientific study of celestial objects (such as stars, planets, comets, 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. 1. What interests you in astronomy? 2. Do you know any questions that astronomers are interested in? 3. How old is the universe? How old is the earth? 4. How was the universe formed? 5. How did life begin on Earth? 6. Which were the first creature or plants on earth? 7. Do you know what the order for the development of plants and animals is? Free Talk Chinese Legends (传说) Pangu separates the sky from the earth. His whole body then turns into all kinds of things in the universe. God created the world in seven days. Religious Beliefs Day 1: God spoke and separated light from darkness, creating Day and Night. Day 2: God spoke and separated the water creating sky and ocean. Day 3: God spoke and created dry land. Day 4: God spoke and created the sun, the moon and stars. Day 5