《Great Scientists》课件36（人教版必修5）.pptVIP

Learning Goals What will we learn in Unit 1? Go through the summing up form on p 8 Word study ( P 99)  Pair work * Read the new words aloud, and pay attention to the pronunciation * conclude v. value defeat analysis science , scientist examination=exam infection adj. n. Use the correct form of the words in this unit to fill in the chart. conclude value defeat analysis science, scientist examination infection infect infectious examine scientific conclusion analyse defeat value valuable enthusiasm calculate instructor, instruction contributive contribution, contributor create move completion adj. v. n. instruct instructive contribute creation creative calculation movement movable complete complete enthusiastic What do you know about great scientists? Try the quiz on P1 and find out who knows the most. Warming up 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 steam engine? Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) British, improved the first steam pump and turned it into a steam engine for taking water out of mines in 1712. James Watt improved it and turned it into the first modern steam engine used on the railways. 4.Who used peas to show how physical characteristics are passed from parents to their children? Gregor Mendel (1822-1884) Czech (捷克人) 5.Who discovered radium? Marie Curie (1867-1934) (Polish and French, won two Nobel Prizes) 6.Who invented the way of giving electricity to everybody in large cities? Thomas Edison (1847-1931) an American inventor Thomas Edison The Inventions of Thomas Edison Phonograph 留声机 Lightbulb Motion Pictures 7.Who was the paint