1、DISCOVERIESUnit 8 Lesson 24An Experiment ReportHave you done any experiments before?What were they about?Did you write an experiment report?Have you ever tried to care for a plant?What were they?Did you observe them carefully?Do you know the following things?Have you seen or used these things?Micros
2、copeHave you ever seen this machine before?Whats the name of it?What is it for?We can observe things that our eyes cant see by microscope.Whats this?Its a potato with sprouts.Can we eat it?Why?We mustnt eat it.Its poisonous.It is a flower pot with soil.Soil is important for plantsDo you know what it
3、 is?What can you do with it?What can you do with it?What do you need to grow flowers?What do you need to grow flowers?Whats the passage about?Its about an experiment on growing potato plants.Skim and answer the questions.How many parts are there in the report?What are they?Three.They are things prep
4、ared,observation and what the reporter has learned.Read the experiment report and answer the questions.1.What should be prepared?2.What is the Buddy?3.When have the leaves grown?4.How tall are the leaves on the fifteenth day?5.What knowledge about the plants growth has the writer known from this exp
5、eriment?Read the experiment report and answer the questions.1.What should be prepared?A potato,a flower pot and a camera.2.What is the Buddy?It is a tiny sprout.3.When have the leaves grown?On the Day Eleven.4.How tall are the leaves on the fifteenth day?3 cm.5.What knowledge about the plants growth
6、 has the writer known from this experiment?Growing potato plants needs plenty of water and the temperature needs to be right.Reading Help:Taking notesSkim the report quickly to understand the purpose of the experiment.Look at the tables and pictures to get key information.Write down key words like n
7、umbers,dates and actions.Use short forms or symbols,e.g.=bigger,x=not,=because.day progress Reporters feeling 1A tiny _ called buddy has grown.I _ it will grow.6Buddy is _ than before.Its _ to see new life.I _ Buddy can_.11Buddy _._ have grown around Buddy!I guess I need to _.13Buddy continues _.Mor
8、e _ have grown.Im also_ to see more new sprouts.15The leaves on the other spouts are _ tall.I hope _.Read the second part and fill in the form.Day Progress 1A tiny _ called Buddy has grown.6Buddy is _ than before.11Buddy _._ have grown around Buddy.13Buddy continues _.More _ have grown.15The leaves
9、on the other sprouts are _ tall.planttalleris getting larger Three more new sproutsto grow tallernew sprouts3 cmDay Repoters feelings1I _ it will grow.6Its _ to see new life.I _ buddy can _.11I guess I need to_.13Im also _ to see more new sprouts.15I hope _.wonder how fastexcitinghopegrow fasterbe a
10、 bit more patientexcitedthey will soon grow into new potatoesinterested,excited,patientdayprogressReporters feeling1A tiny _ called buddy has grown.I _ it will grow.6Buddy is _ than before.Its _ to see new life.I _ Buddy can_.11Buddy _._ have grown around Buddy!I guess I need to _.13Buddy continues
11、_.More _ have grown.Im also_ to see more new sprouts.15The leaves on the other spouts are _ tall.I hope _.Say something about the experiment reportHEALTHYLIVINGDISCOVERIESCan you imagine what happened for some of the other days of the experiment?How is growing plant similar to trying to succeed in l
12、ife?It takes not only time,but also lots of effort and patience.Read the last part and answer the question.Do you think this is a good experiment for six-year-kids?Why or why not?Lets read!HEALTHYLIVINGDISCOVERIESThink hard:Have you observed a plants growth and can you write an experiment report?Share in groups.HEALTHYLIVINGDISCOVERIESMake a poster about the Make a poster about the experiment.experiment.Homework:
