(共17张PPT)
Project
Making a fact file about a scientist
Unit 4
Scientists who changed the world
Lead-in
What scientists all over the world do you know
Foreign scientists
Foreign scientists
Chinese scientists
Chinese scientists
If you are to introduce a scientist, who will you choose Why
We want to introduce Tu Youyou.
Firstly, we choose Tu Youyou because of her achievement—she is the first female scientist of the People's Republic of China to receive a Nobel Prize.
Secondly, we admire her qualities as a scientist, such as her diligence, perseverance and dedication.
Disscussion
How can we present the collected information
Make an app
Make PPT slides
Make a scrapbook
Make a booklet
Make an information folder
Make a fact file
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Please make a fact file to introduce your chosen scientist.
Making a fact file about a scientist
How to make a fact file
Step 1: choose a scientist
Step 2: search for facts
Step 3: organize your facts and design your fact file
Which word should you always keep in mind when you are making a fact file
How can you tell the difference between fact and opinion
It is important that we collect only true information with supporting evidence.
A fact is something known to be true while an opinion is what a person thinks or feels about something or someone.
Step 2: search for facts
Where can you find the information you need
Internet
Books
Magazines
Newspapers
...
What aspects of facts should you cover
Let's take Charles Darwin as an example.
Personal information (name, date of birth/death, nationality, childhood, education, etc.)
Achievements (scientific research, published works, etc.)
Influence
Interesting facts
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Date of birth: 12 February 1809
Date of death: 19 April 1882
Nationality: English
Education: Edinburgh University, Cambridge University
Personal information
Charles Darwin
He put forward the theory of evolution by natural selection and published On the Origin of Species in 1859.
Achievements
His theory of evolution by natural selection greatly influenced the development of biology.
Influence
Darwin was such a scientific man that before he made up his mind to get married, he made a careful list of the advantages and disadvantages of marriage.
Interesting facts
Darwin’s list on the pros and cons of marriage