必修5 unit 1warming up and reading.pptVIP

Unit 1 Great scientists Warming up 9. Who invented the earliest instrument to tell people where earthquakes happened? 10.Who put forward a theory  about black hole? Reading 1. The passage mainly tells us that ____. the cause of cholera was polluted water B. John Snow was a well-known doctor in London C. the source of all drinking water should be examined D. John Snow did some research and helped to solve “King Cholera” Choose the best answer. D * Who are they? Guessing game Who is he? He has made a famous kite experiment. He learned a lot from it and invented lightning rod (避雷针). He is … Benjamin Franklin Never leave that until tomorrow, which you can do today. 今日事,今日毕。 Who is he? He is called the greatest scientist in the 20th century. He is famous for the Theoryof Relativity. He is … Albert Einstein Imagination is more important than knowledge imaginative Who is he? He made the first telescope in the world. His observations show that the earth moves around the sun. He is … Galileo Galilei You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him find it within himself. 你不可能把一切都教给一个人,你只能帮助 他从内心去发现(和了解)事物。 What do you know about great scientists? Try this quiz and find out who knows the most. 1.Which scientist discovered that objects in water are lifted up by a force that helps them float? Archimedes (287-212 BC) an ancient Greek mathematician physicist 2. Who wrote a book explaining how animals and plants developed as the environment changed? Charles Darwin (1808-1882) British author of The Origin of Species 3. Who invented the first atmospheric steam engine? Thomas Newcomen 4.Who used peas to show how physical characteristics are passed from parents to their children? Gregor Mendel (1822-1884) Czech (捷克人) Marie Curie Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. 生活中没有什么可怕的东西, 只有需要理解的东西。 5. Who discovered radium? The power of radium Thomas Alva Edison Genius is one percent inspiration and nin