Grasp some reading skills.

　　Develop the ability to describe some famous scientists.

　　Emotional Aims

　　Encourage the students to work hard at their lessons in order to devote themselves to science.

　　Teaching Procedure

　　Step 1 Greeting

　　T: Hello, my friends.

　　Ss: Hello, Miss Yang.

　　Step 2 Revision

　　T: Yesterday we talked a lot about great scientists. Now I'd like you to answer some questions to see how much you remember about them. Let's come to a group competition. If you know the answer, you can just stand up. If you get your answer right, I'll give you ten marks. Are you ready? Listen carefully. Which scientist discovered that objects in water are lifted up by a force that helps them float? Any volunteer?

　　S: Archimedes.

　　T: Right. Who wrote a book explaining how animals and plants developed as the environment changed?

　　S: Charles Darwin.

　　T: Yes. Do you still remember the title of the book?

　　S: On the Origin of Species.

　　T: Very good. Who invented the first steam engine?

　　S: James Watt.

　　T: You've done a good job. Who used peas to show how physical characteristics are passed from parents to their children?

　　S: Gregory Mendel.

　　T: Can you say something about him?

　　S: OK. His research gave birth to the science of genetics.

　　T: Well done. Who discovered radium?

　　S: Madame Curie.

　　T: Yes, we know she is a great woman scientist. We should remember what she said. Life is not easy for any of us. We must work, and above all we must believe in ourselves. We must believe that each one of us is able to do something well, and that, when we discover what this something is, we must work hard at it until we succeed.

　　T: Who invented the way of giving electricity to everybody in large cities?

　　S: Faraday.

　　T: You are right. Who was the painter that studied dead bodies to improve his painting of people?

　　S: Leonardo da Vinci.

　　T: Yes. Who invented a lamp to keep miners safe underground?

　　S: Humphrey Davy.

T: Who invented the earliest instrument to tell people where earthquakes happened?