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1、Unit16ScientistsatworkPeriod2Franklin’sfamouskiteexperimentStep1LeadinginThroughouthistory,scientistshaveplayedabigroleinpeople’slivesandnowtheystilldo！Doyouknowwhothefollowingscientistsare?Therearesomemysteriousscientists.I’lltellyouwhateachscientistisbestknownforandyoushou
2、ldtellmewhoitis.CharlesDarwinWhoamI?Istudiedplantsandanimalswhilesailingaroundtheworld.Iwroteabookonhowplantsaredifferentfromeachotherandanimalsaredifferentfromeachother.Thebooktalksabouthowplantsandanimalschangeovermany,manyyearstosuittheenvironmenttheylivein.MyhusbandandIb
3、othbelievedthatsciencewasthemostimportantpartofourlives.Wediscussedourworkandthelatestscientificevents,suchasthediscoveryofX-rays.In1898,wefoundtwonewelementsthatgaveoffradiation.Wenamedthesetwoelementspoloniumandradium.WhoamI?MadamCurieIamaninventor.Ilikedtoinventthings.Ofc
4、ourseIdidmanyexperiments.ThoughIfailedmanytimesandpeoplelaughedatme,Isucceededatlast.Iinventedthelamp.ThomasEdisonIamaninventor.Ididmanyexperiments.OnceIfliedakiteinbadweatherwithlightning.Iwantedtoshowpeoplethatlightningandelectricityarethesame.Itwasalittledangerous,butIsuc
5、ceeded.Iinventedthelightningrodwhichprotectedbuildingsandshipsfromlightningdamage.BenjaminFranklinHowmuchdoyouknowaboutBenjaminFranklin?crackFranklinwasnearlykilledbylightning.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutBenjaminFranklin?Hefirstsawhimselfinprintatage16.HetaughthimselftoreadFrench,S
6、panish,Latin,andItalian.Hewasover45whenhedidtheexperimentsinelectricity.Athisdeathin1790,hewasburiedinChristChurchBurialGround.……Step3.Listentothetapeandfillintheblanks.1.BenjaminFranklinanumberofexperimentsinwhichheshowedwhatelectricityis.2.Thestringwasgetting！3.Mostkitesar
7、emadeofpaper,butakitemadeofsilkwillnot-------sosooninweatherwithrainandstrongwinds.4.Buildtheframeofthekitebymakingasmall______oftwopiecesoflightwood.5.Addatailtotheframeandalongstringtothecrosssoyoucancontrolthekite.6.First,fixaverypieceofmetal,pointingafootormoreabovethefr
8、ame,tothetopofthelongerstickofthecross.7.Thisribbon,whichmustnotgetwet,will
