TEENS 初三20-21学年第3期总第633期初三教案

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Be your own scientist (P4)

 

 

I. Warm up

·1. What kind of animal is this?

 

·2. Where can you find it?

 

·3. Can you find them in cities? Why or why not?

 

 

Lead in

·Have you ever heard of citizen science? What do you think it is?

If we see frogs, we can note their locations and report them to scientists. This is citizen science.

 

Pre-reading

Predict

·Look at the title, headings and the first three paragraphs.

 

·What will be discussed in the text?

 

 

II. While reading

 

Fast reading

·What is this story mainly about?

A. Studying frogs helps people better protect them.

B. Many volunteers join citizen science project.

C. The Shanghai Natural History Museum has released an app.

D. Everyone can be a scientist and contribute to important research.

 

Careful reading

·What special activity is Chu Qing doing?

 

A. He raises frogs and writes reports about them.

B. He volunteers for a citizen science project.

C. He works in a museum as a researcher.

D. He works as an electrical engineer.

 

 

·What did the museum do to study how frogs move?

 

The museum asked volunteers to look for frogs around the city and provide related data to researchers.

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·According to Paragraph 6, citizen science projects _____.

A. started in 1900 in the US

B. are projects that study animals

C. require volunteers within a certain age group

D. allow ordinary people to help with scientific research

 

 

·What does Yuan Xiao think about citizen scientists?

 

He thinks their contributions are very helpful.

 

 

·What did the museum do to attract more volunteers?

A. They developed an app.

B. They provided free photos.

C. They worked with local universities.

D. They asked scientists to give speeches.

 

 

 

·What does Wang Tianhou think of citizen science projects?

A. They take too much time.

B. They have limited resources.

C. They can produce future scientists.

D. They are helpful and creative.

 

Retell the story

 

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III. Post reading

·If you want to take part in a citizen science project, where can you find one?

·What else can we do to protect the environment?

 

 

IV. Word in use

Complete the sentences using the words in the box.

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1. Our time is_______ , so we should use it very carefully.

2. They should monitor their websites better so that children do not ________  too early. 

3. Professional workers like doctors and nurses _________ a lot to society.

4. Cancer _______ have progressed in defeating the disease. 

5. These books will _______ us with all the information we need.

 

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