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Unit 6 Earth and Beyond
Project & Review
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Project
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Consolidation
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Summary
Assessment
Homework
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Learning objectives
Lead in
By the end of the lesson, I will be able to...
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review planet/universe vocabulary/phrases through pair discussions;
consolidate planet text info-extraction & comparative sentence skills;
learn to make planet fact files & present in class.
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Learning objectives
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Lead in
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Fun facts
Read and judge.
_________Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.
_________ Earth has two moons.
_________ The Sun is a big planet.
_________ Jupiter is bigger than Earth.
_________ It is very hot on Pluto.
_________ The Moon goes around the Earth.
only has one moon
big planet
cold
Read the fact file of Mercury and introduce it to your partner.
Fact File of Mercury
Distance from the Sun:
Size:
about 58 million kilometers away from the Sun.
a diameter of around 4,880 kilometers.
— only a little larger than the Moon
Temperature:
very hot in the daytime and very cold at night.
Moon
Mercury
3,476km
4,880km
Activity 1
Pair work.
Project
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file /fail/ n. 档案；卷宗；文件夹
Making a fact file about a planet.
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Fact File of ____________
Distance from the Sun:
Size:
Temperature:
Activity 1
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about_______ million kilometers away from the Sun.
a diameter of around _______ kilometers.
— only a little larger than the Moon
very _______ in the daytime and very _______ at night.
Planet Diameter （km） Distance from the Sun Average temperature
Venus 约 12104 约 108 约 464
Earth 约 12742 约 150 约 15
Mars 约 6779 约 228 约 - 63
Jupiter 约 139820 约 778 约 - 108
Saturn 约 116460 约 1434 约 - 139
Uranus 约 50724 约 2871 约 - 197
Neptune 约 49244 约 4495 约 - 201
Report your fact file about a planet.
Activity 2
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Mercury is a little larger than moon. It has a diameter of …
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Jupiter has a diameter of
about140,000 kilometers. It is about778 million kilometers away from the Sun. The temperature on Jupiter is around minus 100℃, much colder than Earth.
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Saturn is about1.4 billion
kilometers away from the Sun. It has a diameter of about116,464 kilometers. The temperature on Saturn is around minus 130℃.
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Activity 3 Put your fact files together to make a class fact file about the universe.
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Neptune is about 4.5 billion
kilometers away from the Sun. It has a diameter of about 49,244 kilometers. The temperature on it is around minus 200℃.
Venus is about 108 million
kilometers away from the Sun. It has a diameter of about 12,103 kilometers. The temperature on Venus is around 464℃.
Reviewing
Art
Basketball
Listen to the text and fill in the blanks, then retell the life of Copernicus.
Nicolaus Copernicus:
● He was born in Poland on __________ 19th,1473.
● He studied in Poland and later in _____________.
● Copernicus liked to watch the _____________.
His ideas:
● The earth and other planets __________ around the sun.
● The earth is not the center of the universe.
● In _________, Copernicus published a book. About sixty
years later, scientists proved his ideas ___________.
born /b :n/ v. 出生
publish /'p bl / v. (使)发表，出版
prove /pru:v/ v. 证明；证实
Review
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Activity 1 Read and predict.
month
country
stars /sky/heavens
move (或 orbit) –日心说
year
correct /right
Reviewing
Art
Basketball
Listen to the text and fill in the blanks, then retell the life of Copernicus.
Nicolaus Copernicus:
● He was born in Poland on __________ 19th,1473.
● He studied in Poland and later in _____________.
● Copernicus liked to watch the _____________.
His ideas:
● The earth and other planets __________ around the sun.
● The earth is not the center of the universe.
● In _________, Copernicus published a book. About sixty
years later, scientists proved his ideas ___________.
February
Italy
sky
travel
1543
right
Review
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Activity 1 Pair work.
Reviewing
Read the text and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in the box.
A black hole is at the center of the Milky Way. It is one of the strangest and ____________ things in the universe. Nothing around a black hole can run away, not even _____.
history
most amazing
Comets are _________ of the solar system. They look like snowballs traveling around the sun. When comets are getting _______ to the sun, they will become much _______ and leave pieces of ice and rocks behind them. It is called a comet's tail.
hot close amazing member light
light
members
closer
hotter
comet /'k m t/ n. 彗星
strange /streind / adj.奇怪的，奇特的
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Activity 2 Read and fill.
Discussing & Sharing
Discuss the information and make sentences.
Planet Average temperature Size Distance from the Sun
Mercury higher large far
Venus the highest larger farther
Earth high the largest the farthest
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Activity 3 Group work.
Example:
The average temperature on Earth is high.
The average temperature on Mercury is higher than that on Earth.
The average temperature on Venus is the highest of the three planets.
Review
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Discussing & Sharing
Discuss the information and make sentences.
Activity 3 Group work.
Can you make sentences by following the example
Discussing & Sharing
Discuss the information and make sentences.
Review
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Activity 3 Group work.
Can you make sentences by following the example
We can say like this:
The size of Mercury is large.
The size of Venus is __________ than that of Mercury.
The size of Earth is ______________ of the three planets.
larger
the largest
Discussing & Sharing
Discuss the information and make sentences.
Review
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Activity 3 Group work.
Can you make sentences by following the example
We can say like this:
The distance of Mercury from the Sun is_______.
The distance of Venus from the Sun is________ than that of Mercury.
The distance of Earth from the Sun is ____________of the three planets.
far
farther
the farthest
Discussing & Sharing
Discuss the information and make sentences.
Review
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Activity 3 Group work.
Can you make sentences by following the example
The average temperature on Mercury is higher than that on Earth.
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We can say like this:
Pluto is a special planet. It travels around the Sun. It takes Pluto about 248
Earth Years to go around the Sun. Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930.
Pluto is about 40 times farther from the Sun than Earth. It has five small satellites (moons). To have a better look at the planet and its satellites, scientists sent a spaceship to fly close to it. The spaceship took many pictures. Scientists put the pictures together and learned more about Pluto. There is no air on the planet. It is so cold on the planet that air would freeze into something like snow. Without air, human beings can't live on the planet.
freeze /fri:z/ v. 使结冰，使冻结
Review
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Activity 4 Read the text and take notes.
a special planet一颗特殊的行星
travels around the Sun绕太阳运行
discovered Pluto发现冥王星
took many pictures拍摄了许多照片
Without air没有空气
so cold that...如此寒冷以至于……
freeze into something like snow
Activity 4 Read the text and answer the questions.
1. How long does it take Pluto to go around the Sun
2. Who discovered Pluto
3. How many satellites (moons) move around Pluto
4. Why did scientists send a spaceship to fly close to Pluto
5. Can people live on Pluto Why or why not
About 248 Earth years.
Clyde Tombaugh.
Five/5.
To have a better look at the planet and its satellites.
No, because there is no air on the planet.
Review
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Read and answer.
Pluto is a special planet. It travels around the Sun. It takes Pluto about 248
Earth Years to go around the Sun. Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930.
Pluto is about 40 times farther from the Sun than Earth. It has five small satellites (moons). To have a better look at the planet and its satellites, scientists sent a spaceship to fly close to it. The spaceship took many pictures. Scientists put the pictures together and learned more about Pluto. There is no air on the planet. It is so cold on the planet that air would freeze into something like snow. Without air, human beings can't live on the planet.
Create a Pluto Exploration Brochure.
Consolidation
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Page 1: Basic Facts of Pluto
Orbit Time: It takes Pluto about ______ to go around the Sun.
Distance: Pluto is ______ (comparative) from the Sun than Earth.
Satellites: It has ______ small moons, which shows the ______ (suffix -ness word) of its system.
Introduce Pluto’s key features, exploration history, and uniqueness.
冥王星特征（Pluto’s Features） 248 Earth years, 40 times farther, 5 satellites, no air, extreme coldness
语法关联词汇 coldness（后缀 - ness）, farther（比较级）, the most special（最高级）
探索相关（Exploration） discovered, sent a spaceship, took pictures, learned more about
描述词（Descriptors） special, unique, amazing, extreme
Create a Pluto Exploration Brochure.
Consolidation
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冥王星特征（Pluto’s Features） 248 Earth years, 40 times farther, 5 satellites, no air, extreme coldness
语法关联词汇 coldness（后缀 - ness）, farther（比较级）, the most special（最高级）
探索相关（Exploration） discovered, sent a spaceship, took pictures, learned more about
描述词（Descriptors） special, unique, amazing, extreme
Introduce Pluto’s key features, exploration history, and uniqueness.
Page 2: Exploration & Uniqueness
Exploration Story: ______ discovered Pluto in 1930. Later, scientists sent a spaceship to it to ______.
Unique Feature: The _____of Pluto is surprising — there is no air here, and its temperature is ____ among the planets we know.
My Thought: Pluto is the ______ (superlative) planet I’ve learned, and its _____ makes me curious about the universe.
Talk clearly (内容清晰)
Pronunciation(发音标准)
Body language(使用肢体语言)
Fluently(流利的)
Reasonable(理由合理)
Grade and share:
The words we have learned
一、首字母填空。
Mercury is a p__________ in the solar system.
A black hole can’t let anything r__________ away, not even light.
Copernicus l__________ to watch the sky and study the universe.
Comets are m__________ of the solar system.
It takes Pluto about 248 Earth years to g__________ around the Sun.
Summary
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lanet
un
iked
embers
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The words we have learned
二、短语选择
绕着…… 转 ________________________________
逃离 ________________________________
…… 的成员 ________________________________
出版一本书 ________________________________
近距离观察 ________________________________
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go around
run away
be a member of
publish a book
take a close look at
The words we have learned
三、短语搭配填空。
go around, run away, put...together, take a close look at, be a member of）
The earth and other planets __________________ the sun (Copernicus’ idea).
Nothing can __________________ from a black hole.
Scientists ______________ the pictures __________ to learn more about Pluto.
Comets ______________________ the solar system.
To ______________________ Pluto, scientists sent a spaceship to it.
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go around
run away
put together
are a member of
take a close look at
The words we have learned
四、汉译英。
水星是太阳系中的一颗行星，它的直径只比月球大一点。
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哥白尼在 1543 年出版了一本书，大约六十年后科学家证明了他的观点是正确的。
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冥王星上没有空气，而且非常冷，所以人类不能在那里生存。________________________________________________________
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Mercury is a planet in the solar system, and its diameter is only a little larger than the Moon.
Copernicus published a book in 1543, and about sixty years later, scientists proved his ideas were correct.
There is no air on Pluto, and it is very cold, so human beings can’t live there.
Assessment
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Self-assessment
I can review planet/universe vocabulary/phrases through pair discussions.
I can consolidate planet text info-extraction & comparative sentence skills.
I can learn to make planet fact files & present in class.
Basic (基础)
Improving(提升)
Extend (拓展)
Homework
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完成 Review 板块的信息填空与文本填空并核对答案。
选择土星，制作其资料卡，并写 3 个运用比较级 / 最高级的句子描述它与地球的差异。
查阅伽利略的宇宙探索贡献，写一段 50 词左右的英文小介绍。
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