人教新课标版高二选修8unit3inventorsandinventionsreading1.pptxVIP

Stephenson’s RocketAn amphibious carDNAA discovery is A discovery merely makes known something that already exist in nature, such as the discovery on the New Continent by Columbia. An invention is something that is created by human being, such as the light bulb.The suitable order:Finding a problemDoing research Thinking of a creative solutionTesting the solutionDeciding on the inventionApplying for a patentReadingThe problem of the snakesThe stages in making an invention.ParaStages in the inventing processExample in this story12The snakes must be removed but not harmedFind a problemLook for methods of removal; the habits of snakesDo researchIdentify three possible approaches: choose one34,5,67,8Think of a creative solutionTry three times to make it work efficiently Test the solution several times This means the solution is recognizedApply for a patentSkim the whole passage and get the main idea.The text narrates _____________________ and presents _____________________ and apply for __________.the problem of the snakes the procedures of catching them a patentPara1-3 1.Why did the writer feel proud when her mother asked her to get rid of the snakes?2.What did the writer prepare before she could think of a possible approach?Because it was a chance for the writer to distinguish herself by inventing something that would catch snakes but not herm them.She did some research on the habits of snakes.3. (Discussion): The writer found out three possible approaches, but why did she decide to use the last one?Para4-6:What was the writer’s three attempts to catchthe snakes? Why did the first two attemptsfail?The first attempt:The writer placed the frozen bowl over the snakes’ habitat for two hours.Two hours was too short to make the snakes sleepy. She needed to spend more time cooling the snakes.The second attempt:The writer placed the frozen bowl over the snakes’ habitat in the evening for a whole night.Once the snakes were picked up, they were woken and tried to bite her.The