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Unit4Astronomy:thescienceofthestarsAstronomyisthescientificstudyoftheuniverseandtheheavenbodies(suchasthesun,themoon,andstars),gas,anddustwithinit.astronomersolarsystem•eightplanets•manycomets•otherobjectsWhataretheEnglishnamesoftheeightplanetsthatcircleoursun?海王星Neptune水星Mercury金星Venus地球Earth火星Mars木星Jupiter土星Saturn天王星UranusPre-reading2.Eachreligionandculturehasitsownideasabouthowlifebeganonearth.Whatdoyouknow?InChina,weallknowthatPanguseparatestheskyfromtheearth.Panguseparatestheskyfromtheearth中国神话传说中有盘古开天劈地的说法。巨人盘古用一把利斧劈开混沌,将天地分开。死后,他的气息化成风和云,声音变成轰轰的雷声,左眼化为太阳,右眼化为月亮,手足与四肢变成大地的四极与五方的名山,血液化成江河,筋脉铺成道路,肌肉形成田地,须发成为星星,牙齿和骨骼化为金属、珍珠、玉石,汗水成为滋润万物生长的甘霖和雨露。OtherlegendsaboutthebeginningofuniverseTheBiblicalAccountDay1:GodspokeandseparatedlightfromdarknesscreatingDayandNightDay2:GodspokeandseparatedthewatercreatingskyandoceanDay3:GodspokeandcreateddrylandDay4:Godspokeandcreatedthesun,moonandstarsDay5:GodspokeandcreatedlivingcreaturesintheairandseaDay6:GodspokeandcreatedthelandanimalsandmanDay7:GodrestedandblessedthisdaycallingitHolyHowLifeBeganontheEarthTheBigBangPara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Awidelyaccepted________abouthowtheuniversewasformedThe__________oftheearthTheimportanceof______forlifeThe_______________ofplantsandanimalsontheearthThearrivalof_________andtheirimpactontheearththeoryformationwaterdevelopmenthumansHowlifebeganontheearthBeforelifeappeared.Differentlivesdeveloped.Part1(para1~3)Beforelifeappeared•Accordingtoawidelyacceptedtheory,howdidthestarsform?•Howdidtheearth’satmosphereform?•Whywastheearthdifferentfromtheotherplanets?•Whatarolethewaterplayedinthedevelopmentoflife?1.Accordingtoawidelyacceptedtheory,howdidthestarsform?2.Howdidtheearth’satmosphereform?Theuniversebeganwitha“BigBang”thatthrewmatterinalldirections,thenatomsbegantoformandcombinetocreatestars.Theearthwassoviolent.Itexplodedloudlywithforeandrocktoproducecarbon,nitrogen,watervaporandothergases,whichweretomaketheatmosphere.3.Whywastheearthdifferentfromtheotherplanets?4.Whatarolethewaterplayedinthedevelopmentoflife?Becausethewateronotherplanetshaddisappearedlater.Thepresenceofwaterallowedtheearthtodissolveharmfulgasesandacidsintotheoceansandseas.ThisproduceachainreactionwhichmadeitpossibleforlifetodevelopPart2(para4~5)Howthelifedeveloped1.Makeatimelineofthedevelopmentoflife2.Whydidtheplantsgrowbeforetheanimalscame?3.Whyisitwronginfilmsandstoriestoshowdinosaursandpeopletogether?1.2.3.4.5.6.smallplantsOnsurfaceofwaterEarlyshellfishandallsortsoffishgreenplantsonlandlandanimalsinsects(onland)amphibian(onlandandinwater)Mammals---cleveranimalsforestsreptiles(hugeanimal--dinosaurs)3.Whyisitwronginfilmsandstoriestoshowdinosaursandpeopletogether?2.Whydidtheplantsgrowbeforetheanimalscame?Becauseplantsprovideoxygenforanimalstobreathe.Becausedinosaursdiedoutlongbeforehumanbeingsdevelopedontheearth.Acloudofdust→asolidball→presenceofwater→onthewater→shellfish&otherfish→plantsbegintogrowondryland→insectsandamphibiansappear→retilesappear→dinosaursappear→mammalsappearThedevelopmentoflifesmallplantsgrowonthewaterappearshellfish&otherfishplantsbegintogrowondrylandinsectsandamphibiansappearreptilesappeardinosaursappearmammalsappear1.Retellthepassageaccordingtotheform.2.Supposeyouweretheearth,whatwouldyouadvisehumanstodo?Writealettertothehumanbeing.