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InventorsandinventionsUnit3WarmingupDoyouknowwhatarethefourinventionsinancientChina?compassgunpowderpapermakingskilltypographyWhataretheyfamousfor?NewtongravitydiscoveredBenjaminFranklinflashiselectricity.discoveredStephensonthetraininventedradiumMadameCuriediscoveredDiscussinpairswhichpicturesbelowshowinventionsandwhichshowdiscoveries.AnamphibiouscarStephenson’s“Rocket”DNAAnamphibiouscar(2003)Thisisthefirstcarthatcantravelsafelyonwaterandonland.Thisisaninterestingmoderninvention.Stephenson’s“Rocket”(1781-1848)GeorgeStephensonwasoneofthefirstmentodesignenginesfortherailways.Itisaninvention.ThestructureofDNAThiswasadiscoveryofFrancisCrickandJamesWatsonandpublishedin1953.A(n)__________issomethingthatwascreatedbyhumanbeingsnotexistingbefore.inventionA(n)__________issomethingwhichalreadyexistsbuthasbeenfoundoutnow.discoveryDiscussinGroupsWhatisaninventionandwhatisadiscovery?Discoveriesoften__________inventions.Inventionsareoften__________discoveries.Therelationshipbetweenthem:leadtobasedon1.Applyingforapatent2.Findingaproblem3.Doingresearch4.Testingsolution5.Thinkingofacreativesolution6.DecidingontheinventionInventingisascientificactivityandsofollowssimilarstages.Lookatthelistbelowandworkoutasuitableorder.ReadingTheProblemOfTheSnakesPrevisionWhatdoesthewritermainlytellusabout?A.IntroduceswhattheproblemofsnakesisB.TellsushowtogetpatentsC.Introduceswhattheproblemofsnakeisandhermotherwantshertocatchthem.D.IntroducesherideaoftrappingthesnakesandherapplicationforapatentFastreadingFindoutwhichparagraphorparagraphsdealwitheachinventingsteps.Thestructureofthetextfindoutwhichparagraphorparagraphsdealwitheachinventingsteps.ParagraphStagesFindaproblemDoresearchThinkofacreativesolutionTestthesolutionApplyforapatent1234,5,67,8Para.StagesExamplesinthisstoryFindaproblemThesnakemustbe_________butnot_________.DoresearchResearchthe________ofsnakes.ThinkofacreativesolutionIdentify______possibleapproachesandchoose_______.TestthesolutionseveraltimesTry_______timestomakeitwork____________.ApplyforapatentThismeansthesolutionis_____________.caughtharmedhabits124,5,67,83threeEfficiently/successfullyrecognizedthreeoneCarefulreadingPart1(Para1)1.Whatwasthemotherupsetabout?2.Whywasthewriterhappytohelphermother?Themotherwasupsetbecauseafamilyofsnakeshadmadetheirhomeintheircourtyard.Thewriterwashappybecauseitgaveherachancetodistinguishherselfbyinventingsomethingmercifulthatcouldcatchsnakesbutnotharmthem.•Part2(Para2)1.Howdidthewriterdotheresearch?Sheresearchedthehabitsofsnakes.1.Whydidcoolingthesnakesmakethemlessactive?A.Becausesnakesarewarm-bloodedanimals.B.Becausesnakeslikehightemperature.C.Becausesnakesarecold-bloodedanimalsandtheyusuallyhibernate(冬眠)inwinter.Part3(Para3)2.Thewriterdecidedtocatchthesnakesin___possibleapproach.A.thefirstB.thesecondC.thethirdD.every3.____wasn’tusedforcatchingthesnakesinthewriter’soriginalplans.A.abowlB.ice-cubesC.perfumeD.asmallnetWhatarethethreecreativestepsthatthewritertakestocatchthesnakeswithouthurtingthem?①toputthefrozenbowloverthesnakes’habitat______________.②toputthefrozenbowloverthesnakes’habitat_______________.③toputthefrozenbowloverthesnakes’habit______________andcarry______tocollectthesnakeswithoutharmingthemthenextmorning.inthemorningintheeveningintheeveninganetPara4(Para4-6)(1).Onlyascientifictheoryormathematicalmodelcanbeappliedforapatent.(2).Thecriteriaofyourpatentishardtogetbecauseitmustbecreative.(3)Ifyourinventionspassesthetest,yourapplicationforapatentwillbepublished17monthsfromthedateyouapple.Whatdoesthesentence“You’llknowifIsucceedbythesizeofmybankbalance!”mean?×√×Part4(Para7&8)TrueorFalseShecanmakemoneyifherpatentisrecognized.Discussion:Discusswithyourpartnerwhatqualitiesdoesaninventorneed?curiouspatientimaginativedeterminedchallengingadventurousenthusiasticpersistenthard-workingWhenImymotheronthephoneshewasveryupset,becausesomesnakescamenearherhouse.Ithoughtitwasachanceformetomyselfbyinventingsomethingthatwouldgetridofthesnakes.Iresearchingthehabitsofsnakestofindtheeasiestwaytotrapthem.FinallyIdecidedonthreepossible.Myfirsttwoattemptsbothfailed,soIhadtoimprovemydesignagain.Tomygreatdelight,thistimeIsucceeded.AllwasinandatlastIcollectedthesnakesandreleasedthemallbackintothewild.Pressedbymyfriendsandrelations,Idecidedtotheopportunitytogetrecognitionformysuccessfulideabysendingmyinventiontothepatentoffice.Summarycalledupnowandthendistinguishmercifulsetaboutapproachesexpectationpassivemerrilyseize2.Findouttheimportantusefullanguagepoints.Homework1.Gooverthewholepassage.