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Unit 6 Earth and Beyond
Thinking skills & Reading strategies
（仁爱版 2024）八年级
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Learning objectives
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Lead in
Presentation
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Practice
Production
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Summary
Assessment
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Homework
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By the end of the lesson, I will be able to...
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master key expressions about the solar system;
analyze features of solar system objects via reading;
use solar system knowledge to share astronomical facts in daily life.
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Learning objectives
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Lead in
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Lead in
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Watch and answer.
What questions did the two kids have about the Sun
How do we answer them now
Lead in
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Do you know about the solar system
Free talk.
Planets follow their paths.
center
Comparing and contrasting
What do you know about the Sun and Earth
Presentation
02
Free talk.
Read the text and answer the questions.
The sun is a star. It has a diameter of about 1,391,400 kilometers. It may look yellow, orange, or even red, but its real color is white. There are no living things on the Sun.
Earth is one of the eight planets of the solar system. The diameter of Earth is around 13,000 kilometers. It looks blue and green, and it is the only planet with life in the solar system.
Presentation
02
Read and answer.
( )The Sun is a planet in the solar system.
( )The diameter of the Sun is around 1,391,400 kilometers.
( )The Sun always looks white from the Earth.
( )The real color of the Sun is white.
( )There are some living things on the Sun.
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Activity 1 Read the text and learn how to compare and contrast similar things.
The sun is a star. It has a diameter of about 1,391,400 kilometers. It may look yellow, orange, or even red, but its real color is white. There are no living things on the Sun.
Earth is one of the eight planets of the solar system. The diameter of Earth is around 13,000 kilometers. It looks blue and green, and it is the only planet with life in the solar system.
Presentation
02
Read and answer.
Earth is one of the ________ planets of the solar system.
The diameter of Earth is around ________ kilometers.
Earth looks ________ and ________ from space.
Earth is the only planet with ________ in the solar system.
eight
13,000
blue
green
life
Activity 1 Read the text and learn how to compare and contrast similar things.
The sun is a star. It has a diameter of about 1,391,400 kilometers. It may look yellow, orange, or even red, but its real color is white. There are no living things on the Sun.
Earth is one of the eight planets of the solar system. The diameter of Earth is around 13,000 kilometers. It looks blue and green, and it is the only planet with life in the solar system.
Presentation
02
Read and learn.
Activity 1 Read the text and learn how to compare and contrast similar things.
The sun is a star. It has a diameter of about 1,391,400 kilometers. It may look yellow, orange, or even red, but its real color is white. There are no living things on the Sun.
Earth is one of the eight planets of the solar system. The diameter of Earth is around 13,000 kilometers. It looks blue and green, and it is the only planet with life in the solar system.
Presentation
02
Read and learn.
(kilometers)
Sun star 1,391,400 No
Earth 13,000 blue and green
white
planet
Yes
Activity 1 Read the text and learn how to compare and contrast similar things.
Presentation
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Read and complete the table.
Tables are useful tools to make comparisons. For example, we can compare different traits of many things by using one table.
Look and match.
Look at this picture of planets around the Sun. can you name some planets
Mercury水星
Venus金星
Earth地球
Mars火星
Jupiter木星
Saturn土星
Uranus天王星
Neptune海王星
Asteroid Belt小行星带
Presentation
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Activity 2 Read the text and complete the table.
In the solar system, the Sun is in the center, and eight planets go around it. Asteroid Belt separates the planets into two groups — the inner planets and the outer planets. The inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. They are closer to the Sun. The outer planets include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. They are farther away. The inner planets are smaller and made of rocks and soil, while the outer planets are larger and made of gas with rocks inside.
Presentation
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Read and complete.
the inner planets Mercury, ________, Earth and Mars smaller rocks and ______
the outer planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune ______ gas with _________inside
Group Planets Size Elements
Venus
soil
larger
rocks
Activity 2 Retell the text based on the table.
Presentation
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Read and retell.
the inner planets Mercury, ________, Earth and Mars smaller rocks and ______
the outer planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune ______ gas with _________inside
Group Planets Size Elements
Venus
soil
larger
rocks
In the solar system, the Sun is …, and …go around it. Asteroid Belt separates the planets into two groups — …. The inner planets are …. They are … to the Sun. The outer planets include …. They are …. The inner planets are …, while the outer planets are ….
Pair work. Discuss the differences between the inner and outer planets based on Activity 2.
Presentation
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Acitivity3 Pair work.
the inner planets Mercury, ________, Earth and Mars smaller rocks and ______
the outer planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune ______ gas with _________inside
Group Planets Size Elements
Venus
soil
larger
rocks
In the solar system, the Sun is …, and …go around it. Asteroid Belt separates the planets into two groups — …. The inner planets are …. They are … to the Sun. The outer planets include …. They are …. The inner planets are …, while the outer planets are ….
In the solar system, the Sun is …, …,
Yes, and …go around it. …,…,
Activity 2 Read the text and learn the key words.
In the solar system, the Sun is in the center, and eight planets go around it. Asteroid Belt separates the planets into two groups — the inner planets and the outer planets. The inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. They are closer to the Sun. The outer planets include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. They are farther away. The inner planets are smaller and made of rocks and soil, while the outer planets are larger and made of gas with rocks inside.
belt /belt/ n.环形地带；腰带
seperate /'sep reit/ v. (使)分开；划分
include /' nklu:d/ v. (使)分开；划分
rock /r k/ n.岩石；摇滚乐
inside /' n'said/ adv. 在（或向）里面 prep.在（或向）...里
Presentation
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Read and take notes.
Summarizing
Activity 1 Read the text. Underline the topic sentence for the main idea and the key sentences for each supporting detail.
Why is the sun so important There are at least two reasons:
Presentation
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Read and underline.
It keeps the planets in the solar system. The sun is the biggest object in the system. It has the power to keep all the planets moving around it.
It gives heat and light to the earth. The heat gives the just right temperature to give the living things on the earth. The light is important for people and animals to get energy, and plants need the light to grow.
Summarizing
topic sentence for the main idea
key sentences for each supporting detail
Presentation
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Read and underline.
Why is the sun so important There are at least two reasons:
It keeps the planets in the solar system. The sun is the biggest object in the system. It has the power to keep all the planets moving around it.
It gives heat and light to the earth. The heat gives the just right temperature to give the living things on the earth. The light is important for people and animals to get energy, and plants need the light to grow.
The text mainly talks about the importance of ____________________.
In the text, we can find ______________________________________
______________________ in the solar system, and______________
__________________________________________________________.
Summarizing
Read the text above again and complete the summary.
the sun
the sun is the biggest object and has the power to keep all the planets moving around it
it gives heat and light to the earth, which is
important for living things
Summary
Read and complete.
Presentation
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Read the text and take notes.
The earth is our only home planet. It is neither too close nor too far from the sun. This helps the earth get enough light and heat from the sun. The earth is large, and it can hold the right type of air around it. Besides, there is plenty of water as well as some dry land on the surface of the earth. With water and land, people can live and grow food on the earth.
home planet 家园行星
neither nor 既不…… 也不……
get ... from 从…… 获得……
plenty of 大量；许多
on the surface of 在…… 表面
Presentation
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Read the text again and draw a main idea and detail chart.
The earth is our only home planet.
It is neither too close nor too far from the sun.
The earth is large.
Practice
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The earth is our only home planet. It is neither too close nor too far from the sun. This helps the earth get enough light and heat from the sun. The earth is large, and it can hold the right type of air around it. Besides, there is plenty of water as well as some dry land on the surface of the earth. With water and land, people can live and grow food on the earth.
Read and draw.
Read the text again and and then complete the summary.
Practice
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Read and draw.
Summary
This text is mainly about why the _________________________. The main reasons are enough ________ and _________, the right type of ______________, plenty of ___________ and some _____________on the earth’s surface.
earth is our only home planet
light
heat
air around it
water
dry land
Activity 3
Solar System Info Summary & Planet Comparison Poster
Words bank
sun, Earth, inner planets, outer planets, diameter, size, distance, light, heat, water, land, rocks, gas
Production
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Make the poster.
Sentence Structure
“The Sun is important because it ______.”
“Earth is suitable for life because it has ______.”
“Inner planets are ______, but outer planets are ______.”
Show time
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、根据首字母或汉语提示补全单词
The Sun is the center of the s______________ (太阳系).
Earth is a t______________ (类地的) planet with rocks and soil.
Jupiter, the largest planet, is a g_________ (气态的) giant.
We can find the d_________ (直径) of each planet in the science book.
Astronauts want to e_________ (探索) Mars in the future.
Summary
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olar system
errestrial
as
iameter
xplore
The words we have learned
二、单词 / 短语互译
solar system — ______________________________
类地行星 — ______________________________
orbit around — ______________________________
提取信息 — ______________________________
gas giants — ______________________________
Summary
05
太阳系
terrestrial planets
绕…… 运行
extract information
类木行星（气态巨行星）
The words we have learned
三、句子互译
太阳是太阳系中最大的天体。
_______________________________________________________________
地球是太阳系中唯一有生命的行星。
_______________________________________________________________
水星是离太阳最近的行星。
_______________________________________________________________
木星的体积比地球大得多。
_______________________________________________________________
科学家们正在研究太阳系的形成。
_______________________________________________________________
Summary
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The Sun is the largest celestial body in the solar system.
Earth is the only planet with life in the solar system.
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.
Jupiter is much larger in volume than Earth.
Scientists are studying the formation of the solar system.
The students were _________ (amaze) by the beautiful pictures of the solar system.
This book introduces some ____________ (science) facts about planets.
The ____________ (explore) of the outer planets is a difficult task.
The Sun’s ____________ (important) to the solar system can’t be ignored.
We need to learn more about the ____________ (different) between inner and outer planets.
四、用所给单词的适当形式填空
The grammar we have learned
Summary
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amazed
importance
differences
scientific
exploration
Assessment
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Self-assessment
I can master key expressions about the solar system.
I can analyze features of solar system objects via reading.
I can use solar system knowledge to share astronomical facts in daily life.
Basic (基础)
Improving(提升)
Extend (拓展)
Homework
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完成课本 Activity 2（类地 / 类木行星表格）、Activity 2（太阳重要性摘要）的填空。
根据 Theme Reading 的文本，用英语写 3 句话总结 “地球适合生命生存的原因。
上网查找 “金星（Venus）” 的信息，补充其 “尺寸、与太阳距离、温度”，并与地球对比。
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