四Module 4 Great Scientists.doc

Module 4　Great Scientists【美文阅读】What makes a person a scientist? Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from those of others? The answer is“no”．It isnt the tools a scientist uses but how he uses these tools that make him a scientist.You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter. You will probably agree，too，that knowing how to investigate，how to discover information，is important to everyone.The scientist，however，goes one step further；he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer to his question and that his answers he gets to many questions are into a large set of ideas about how the world works. The scientists knowledge must be exact.Theres no room for half right or right just half the time.He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit.What works under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times. If the conditions are different，any changes the scientist observes in a demonstration must be explained by the changes in the conditions.This is one reason why investigations are important in science.Albert Einstein，who developed the Theory of Relativity，arrived at this theory through mathematics.The accuracy of his mathematics was later tested through investigation.Einsteins ideas were proved to be correct.A scientist uses many tools for measurements.Then the measurements are used to make mathematical calculations that may test his investigations. 【诱思导学】　 Can you list some great scientists? What can you learn from her or him? 【答案】　略 Period Previewing (教师用书独具) ●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，对下一堂课对课文的全面理解起到一个铺垫作用。 ●教学地位 该部分包括三个活动，主要任务是学习词汇。作用有两点：(1)通过图片、学科名称等内容的呈现，引出本模块的中心话题——伟大的科学家；(2)通过词汇、句子层面的练习为本话题的学习做语言铺垫。这一部分是整个模块学习的热身活动。 (教师用书独具) ●新课导入建议 根据课本上的插图(四位科学家)，或者提供更多的插图，提问并回答以下问题。然后导入新课。 1)Whats his/her name? 2) What did he/she invent or discover? 3) When did he/she invent