《Astronomy：the science of the stars》课件2（人教版必修3）.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Astronomy: the science of the stars Unit 4 Hangzhou High School Observatory In our solar system eight planets circle around the sun. 1111 My Very Excellent Mother Just Sent Us Nine Pizzas How to remember the order of the eight planets around the sun? Earth Jupiter Mars Mercury Neptune Saturn Uranus Venus Chinese Legends Pangu separates the sky from the earth. Legend: The Goddess Nuwa mended the heaven and created human beings from the clay(粘土). Religious Beliefs According to Bible , God created the world in seven days. Day 1: God created Day and Night. Day 2: God created sky. Day 3: God created dry land—the earth, and seas. Day 4:God created tow great lights(the sun, the moon) and stars. Day 5: God created living things in the air and sea. Day 6: God created the land animals and the first man. Day 7: God rested and called this day Holy. Unit 4 How Life Began on the Earth 1 Insects and amphibians appeared. 2 Dinosaurs appeared. 3 The earth became a solid ball. 4 Small plants grew on the water. 5 Reptiles appeared. 6 Plants began to grow on dry land. scanning Reading Comprehension III 7 The earth was a cloud of dust. 8 Water appeared on the earth. 9 Shellfish and other fish appeared. 10 The universe began with a “Big Bang”. 11 Clever animals with hands and feet appeared. 12 Mammals appeared. Answer: 10 7 3 8 4 9 6 1 5 2 12 11 Detailed Reading The development of the earth Stage 1: The development of the earth (1) After the Big Bang, what happened? a cloud of dust a violent solid globe exploded with fire and rock produced carbon, nitrogen ,water vapour gases (2) What happened next? (3) What did the water vapour and gases form? the earth’s atmosphere Water appeared (4) What appeared on the earth then? (5) What did the water form? oceans and seas The development of life extremely small plants First early shellfish Stage 1: The development of life in water all sorts of fish green plants