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Inventorsandinventions,Unit3,WarmingupDoyouknowwhatarethefourinventionsinancientChina?,compass,gunpowder,papermakingskill,typography,Whataretheyfamousfor?,Newton,gravity,discovered,BenjaminFranklin,flashiselectricity.,discovered,Stephenson,thetrain,invented,radium,MadameCurie,discovered,Discussinpairswhichpicturesbelowshowinventionsandwhichshowdiscoveries.,Anamphibiouscar,Stephensons“Rocket”,DNA,Anamphibiouscar(2003),Thisisthefirstcarthatcantravelsafelyonwaterandonland.Thisisaninterestingmoderninvention.,Stephensons“Rocket”(1781-1848),GeorgeStephensonwasoneofthefirstmentodesignenginesfortherailways.Itisaninvention.,ThestructureofDNA,ThiswasadiscoveryofFrancisCrickandJamesWatsonandpublishedin1953.,A(n)_issomethingthatwascreatedbyhumanbeingsnotexistingbefore.,invention,A(n)_issomethingwhichalreadyexistsbuthasbeenfoundoutnow.,discovery,DiscussinGroups,Whatisaninventionandwhatisadiscovery?,Discoveriesoften_inventions.Inventionsareoften_discoveries.,Therelationshipbetweenthem:,leadto,basedon,Applyingforapatent2.Findingaproblem3.Doingresearch4.Testingsolution5.Thinkingofacreativesolution6.Decidingontheinvention,Inventingisascientificactivityandsofollowssimilarstages.Lookatthelistbelowandworkoutasuitableorder.,Reading,TheProblemOfTheSnakes,Prevision,Whatdoesthewritermainlytellusabout?A.IntroduceswhattheproblemofsnakesisB.TellsushowtogetpatentsC.Introduceswhattheproblemofsnakeisandhermotherwantshertocatchthem.D.Introducesherideaoftrappingthesnakesandherapplicationforapatent,Thestructureofthetextfindoutwhichparagraphorparagraphsdealwitheachinventingsteps.,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,caught,harmed,habits,1,2,4,5,6,7,8,3,three,Efficiently/successfully,recognized,three,one,Carefulreading,Part1(Para1)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),1.Thewriterdecidedtocatchthesnakesin_possibleapproach.A.thefirstB.thesecondC.thethirdD.every2._wasntusedforcatchingthesnakesinthewritersoriginalplans.abowlB.ice-cubesC.perfumeD.asmallnet,Whatarethethreecreativestepsthatthewritertakestocatchthesnakeswithouthurtingthem?,toputthefrozenbowloverthesnakeshabitat_.toputthefrozenbowloverthesnakeshabitat_.toputthefrozenbowloverthesnakeshabit_andcarry_tocollectthesnakeswithoutharmingthemthenextmorning.,inthemorning,intheevening,intheevening,anet,Para4(Para4-6),(1).Onlyascientifictheoryormathematicalmodelcanbeappliedforapatent.(2).Thecriteriaofyourpatentishardtogetbecauseitmustbecreative.(3)Ifyourinventionspassesthetest,yourapplicationforapatentwillbepublished17monthsfromthedateyouapple.Whatdoesthesentence“YoullknowifIsucceedbythesizeofmybankbalance!”mean?,Part4(Para7&8)TrueorFalse,Shecanmakemoneyifherpatentisrecognized.,Discussion:,Discusswithyourpartnerwhatqualitiesdoesaninventorneed?,curiouspatientimaginativedeterminedchallengingadventurousenthusiasticpersistenthard-working,WhenImymotheronthephoneshewasveryupset,becausesomesnakescamenearherhouse.Ithoughtitwasachanceformetomyselfbyinventingsomethingthatwouldgetridofthesnakes.Iresearchingthehabitsofsnakestofindtheeasiestwaytotrapthem.FinallyIdecidedonthreepossible.Myfirsttwoattemptsbothfailed,soIhadtoimprovemydesignagain.Tomygreatdelight,thistimeIsucceeded.AllwasinandatlastIcollectedthesnakesandreleasedthemallbackintothewild.Pressedbymyfriendsandrelations,Idecidedtotheopportunitytogetrecognitionformysuccessfulideabysendingmyinventiontothepate