内容正文:
To raise new questions,new possibilities,to regard old problems from a new angle,requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.
—Albert Einstein & Leopold Infeld
提出新的问题、新的可能性,从新的角度看待老问题,需要创造性的想象力,标志着科学的真正进步。
——阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦和利奥波德·英费尔德
单元素养目标
文化、思维、学习
能力目标
了解中外科学家的重要贡献及其性格特点和高尚品格,深入理解科学精神的内涵;深化对科学及科学研究本质的认识,学会批判性地思考;能够在阅读中主动发问,探究答案,从而深化对文章主题和内涵的理解,并在实践中体会该阅读策略的作用
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核心单词
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重点词块
once and for all,subscribe to,water pump,thanks to,theoretical framework,break out,in charge of,come down,above all
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写一篇关于伟大科学家的必备素养的文章
单元话题导入
[品读话题短文]
In 1928,another important finding was made by biologist① Alexander Fleming.Before he went on holiday,Fleming left a dish of bacteria② in his laboratory.When he came back,he noticed something strange.He double checked③ and saw a blue mould④ in the dish around which the bacteria had been destroyed.This blue mould was in fact the natural form of penicillin⑤,which Fleming perceived⑥ could be used to kill bacteria.A few years later,penicillin was being massproduced and helping to save the lives of millions.Fleming remained humble about the amazing outcome of his discovery.“Nature made penicillin,” he said,“I just found it.”
During World War Ⅱ,when Fleming's discovery was first helping to cure people,the US Navy was looking for ways of improving the accuracy of their missiles.The navy turned to Eckert,an engineer,and Mauchly,a physicist,to deal with the problem and produce a machine to do the job in a joint effort⑦.Although they only finished after the war in 1946,it did not matter.This huge machine was the world's