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Unit 4
Inventions
主讲人：XXX
课型：综合课
课时4：Focusing on culture,
Cross-curricular connection, Project
学习目标：
我能够:
进一步了解毕昇和活字印刷术，并简要描述活字印刷的步骤；
理解蒸汽机的发展和改进历程;
和小组成员合作，探索生活中的问题并尝试利用发明解决问题，绘制发明海报并展示；
深化理解重要发明的意义，培养创新意识。
Lead in
What are the Four Great Inventions of ancient China What do you know about them
movable type
papermaking
gunpowder
compass
Lead in
It was invented around 105 AD. Before this, people wrote on heavy materials like bamboo strips or expensive silk. Paper made writing and reading much easier. It also helped spread knowledge to more people, just like how notebooks help you take notes in class!
papermaking
What do you know about them
Lead in
Ancient Chinese discovered that a piece of magnetized iron (磁铁) always points south (or north). They made the first compass over 2,000 years ago, using it to find directions when traveling, especially at sea or in new places. It’s like the GPS of old times!
compass
What do you know about them
Lead in
Invented around 1,000 years ago, at first it was used for fireworks to celebrate festivals. Later, people found it could make strong explosions (爆破), which was used in weapons like cannons. Imagine fireworks lighting up the sky—that’s early gunpowder in action!
papermaking
What do you know about them
Pre-reading
Look at the title, picture and the first paragraph. Try to summarize the main idea of the passage.
Jane dreamt of Bisheng and his movable type.
While-reading
Describe the steps of printing a book with movable type with the information from the story on page 62.
While-reading
Describe the steps of printing a book with movable type with the information from the story on page 62.
Bake them with fire.
While-reading
Describe the steps of printing a book with movable type with the information from the story on page 62.
Bake them with fire.
Spread out a mixture of pine gum, wax and paper ash on a metal plate
Put each piece of type on the plate and fix them with a flame
Heat it up until mixture melts
Press down on the clay characters with a board
Brush the characters with ink
While-reading
You can use the following pictures to help you understand the steps of movable type and try to recite the steps.
cut
bake
spread out
put and fix
press
brush and print
After-reading
Deep thinking: Why is the invention of printing important in history You can discuss with your group and give at least 2 reasons.
It’s important for several reasons. First, books became easier to make and knowledge spread faster. Before printing, people copied books by hand. It took a long time. Printing let people make many books quickly. With more books, ideas traveled far and wide. Second, mistakes happened less. Hand-copied books often had errors. Printing made sure the words stayed the same. This meant important ideas were passed on correctly.
After-reading
What do you know about other great inventions of ancient China
Watch a video about Xuan paper and take notes about the facts that you are interested in. (e.g. What do people call Xuan paper )
After-reading
Further reading
Read the article about the development of the steam engine. Draw a timeline to describe the invention and improvement process of the steam engine.
time
in 1712
inventor: ___________
usage: ________________
improver: ___________
Before the Industrial Revolution
improvement: ___________
usage: ________________
Further reading
time
in 1712
inventor: ___________
usage: _________________
_______________________
improver: ___________
Before the Industrial Revolution
improvement: ________________
usage: __________________________
Thomas Newcomen
Help people mine for
metals and coal at greater depths
James Watt
Increase the power of the
engine. Add wheels and cogs to the engine.
It could power trains and ships
and it could also be used in factories.
Famous inventions in history
Summary
Who invented it
What are the steps
Why is it important
Value
The history and culture behind the inventions.
Movable type
Who invented it
What are the improvements
Why is it important
Steam engine
Summary
I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious. —Albert Einstein
Homework
基础作业：根据图片复述活字印刷的过程。
进阶作业：小组合作，完成课本56页的项目式学习，并选出小组汇报员。
拓展作业：自行查找发明家的故事或发明相关名言，并制作海报。
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