Annotation Annotation Science is a source of progress. It develops the world we live in.
Our century is an epoch of great discoveries in science and engineering. It is epoch of scientific and technological revolution, when new ideas are being born and new discoveries, inventions are being made at an ever increasing rate.
Today science has become the most important factor in the development of national economy in the whole world. Scientific progress serves the interests of society, helps to increase the well - being of people and develops public education.
But science may be turned both for peace and military purpose. It can take good forms and evil forms. researches help us in our life: at home, at work, at school and make the level of the country development higher.
Know – knew – want to knowKnow – knew – want to knowknow have
knewwant to
knowhow to knew
It is the wheel which enabled the first primitive carts and other forms of transport.
The discovery and invention of the proper cultivation of penicillin has become the basis of many other essential organic processes.
The Chinese and Egyptian civilization, played a highly instrumental role in the development of paper.
The steam engine was at the heart of the industrial revolution which revolutionized the world.
Benjamin Franklin was able to show lightening created electric charge.
Answer the questionsAnswer the questions1) Inventions – are they harmful or useful?2) What makes people invent?3) What can we do without modern gadgets?4) Has the Mankind become happier with the
appearance of modern inventions? 5) Is it difficult to be a scientists?
Match the inventions and inventorsMatch the inventions and inventors
ELECTRICITY Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen
vacuum cleaner
John S. Thurman
Alexander Graham Bell
Vladimir Zworykin
telephone
kinescope
JeansBenjamin Franklin
Levi Strauss
X-Ray
Translate into English
1. изобретать
2. делать, производить
3. запустить
4. смесь
5. испытывать
6. делать открытие
7. развивать
8. творить, создавать
9. улучшать
10. патентовать
11. усовершенствовать
12. без провода
to invent
to produce
to launch
to test
a mixture
to develop
to discover
to create
to improve
to patent
to perfect
cordless
Find a single word equivalent
1. A small device 2.To make bright or brighter 3. Absolutely necessary 4. To work, act or function 5. Common or ordinary 6. Increase in value or excellence 7. To call to a contest 8. A devise, especially, an electrical or gas-operated household device
gadget
to brighten
essential
to operate
commonplace
improvement
challenge
appliance
Essential question:Is scientific research a great mankind’s harm or good?
Unit questions:Is necessity always a reason of a scientific invention?How to estimate uniqueness of a discovery?Is one discovery a reason to appear another ones?How does a wheel’s invention influence a mankind’s progress?
Steps of the projectSteps of the project1. Preparatory stage – December-January,
2012-2013
2. Practical stage – January – February, 2013
3. Analytical stage – March-April, 2013
CollaborationCollaboration
The first group„Inventors“
create Google site
Aim – to find the
information about inventions.
present information in Wiki
Aim – to write stories about famous scientists and
inventors and their inventions.
do researching projects
Aim – to create multimedia
projects.
The second group„Researchers“
The third group„Journalists “
Before project
work begins
Students work on projects
and complete tasks
After project work is complete
Discussion,Prediction and
observation chart
Journal, quiz, presentation, diary scoring
guide
Reflection,self-estimation
Assessment TimelineAssessment Timeline
Project managementProject management
1. Agree precise specification for the project 2. Plan the project - time, team, activities, resources. 3. Communicate the project plan to your project team -
and to any other interested people and groups.4. Agree and delegate project actions.5. Manage and motivate - inform, encourage, enable the
project team.6. Check, measure, monitor, review project progress -
adjust project plans, and inform the project team. 7. Project follow-up - train, support, measure and report
results and benefits (reflection).
Benefit from the projectBenefit from the project
• You become more creative, tolerant and initiative.
• You are able to formulate a problem, put purposes and tasks, present different forms and results of your project activity.
• To have a possibility to make decisions in unusual situations.
• To learn to work in different Web 2.0. services.
Informational resourcesInformational resourcesNew Millennium English -11 О. Гроза, о. Дворецкая и др.http://www.shenet.org/karigon/2ndGrade/mkimages/images/microscope.gifhttp://amyboehman.edublogs.org/files/2008/09/waycool.gifhttp://starstudyacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/science_camp_icon.jpghttp://blogs-images.forbes.com/alexknapp/files/2011/11/300px-Shadow_Hand_Bulb_large.jpg
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