This lesson contains 44 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.
Lesson duration is: 45 min
Items in this lesson
Slide 1 - Slide
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
You will be able to:
recall some of the major discoveries that happened in the past and state their validity.
state the importance of scientific discovery and its use.
appreciate various scientific inventions.
make inferences based on comprehension of the text and attempt intermittent questions.
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Let's talk about some eminent scientists who have left an imprint on the world.
Slide 4 - Slide
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2:00
State the name of some scientists and their discoveries. eg- 'Thomas Alva Edison' invented 'the electric bulb.'
Slide 5 - Mind map
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Is it possible to predict the utility of all scientific research? Should we still continue it?
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2:00
Slide 7 - Open question
A quick glimpse of inventions that are redundant in today's time but were valued in the past.
Slide 8 - Slide
www.vox.com
Slide 9 - Link
Recall some of the major discoveries that happened in the past and state their validity in today's time.
Bouncer !! .... ought to be difficult.
Let's see some.
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EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
I will be able to:
make inferences based on comprehension of the text and attempt questions.
speak and logically discuss an in a group.
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What is the question that scientists and researchers are repeatedly asked?
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2:30
Slide 16 - Open question
Why do you think Plato instructed a servant to give the student a small coin?
A
he was happy that he asked a question.
B
he wanted to reward him for asking a question.
C
he wanted to make him believe that asking question leads to gain
D
he wanted to ensure his student that he hasn't gained knowledge for nothing.
Slide 17 - Quiz
'Mathematical theorems play an essential part in, for instance, the telephone network that knits the world together.
Where else is it applicable? choose the most appropriate option.
a. While calculating the amount of weight you gained or lost. b. while washing clothes in a washing machine. c.Using Google for internet search. d. while dividing the pizza with 'n' toppings on it.
A
Only I & 4
B
Only 2 and 3
C
Only 3 & 4
D
All of them
Slide 18 - Quiz
Slide 19 - Slide
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astute
elicit
distinct
brush aside
elegance
consider
Probing
extract
peculiar
shrugged off
delicacy
envisage
Slide 20 - Drag question
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Most people are doubtful about discoveries unless their application is clear and present. Is it a fact or opinion?
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A
Fact
B
Opinion
Slide 22 - Quiz
Write in your words, what did Faraday illustrate in his 1840s lecture?
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Slide 23 - Open question
What did a member of the audience ask Faraday in this lecture? What was Faraday’s response?
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1:30
Slide 24 - Open question
Faraday using the phenomenon that occurs in Galvanometer invented ___________.
A
electric circuit
B
electric generator
C
electric current
D
electric stream
Slide 25 - Quiz
I can - 1. Recall some of the major discoveries that happened in the past and state their validity. 2. State the importance of scientific discovery and its use. 3. Appreciate various scientific inventions. 4. Read the text and answer intermittent questions.
Definitely Agree
Can Sail through with little help
Too doubtful
Slide 26 - Poll
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What was the phenomenon Edison noticed? Why did he not explore it further?
Slide 28 - Open question
Is the given statement a Fact or opinion?
Men cannot always judge what is useful and what is not.
A
Fact
B
Opinion
Slide 29 - Quiz
Which of the following equipment uses a Vaccum tube/radio tube?
A
Washing Machine
B
Ceiling Fan
C
Microwave Oven
D
Refrigerator
Slide 30 - Quiz
Thomas Alva Edison could correctly judge and found it useful when current seemed to flow from the filament to the wire across a vacuum.
A
True
B
False
C
cannot be inferred from the text
Slide 31 - Quiz
Fill in the blanks - Abstract findings later find important uses : a. Edison effect used in………………and………………………………. b. Einstein’s E=mc2 used in………………………………………………
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Slide 32 - Open question
What were the things later discovered because of the ‘Edison effect’?
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Slide 33 - Open question
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Through this prose, the writer wants the readers to know_______
A
about various aspects of a scientist life
B
about the shortcomings of scientific research.
C
that scientific researches cannot be tested.
D
the practical value of research can't be predicted.
Slide 36 - Quiz
What are the various shortcomings of scientific research pointed out by the writer Isaac Asimov?
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Slide 37 - Open question
Value points
1. We cannot foresee the consequences of scientific research in detail.
2. The application cannot be predicted, but we can be sure that it will have both its beneficial and its uncomfortable aspects.
3. Scientific advancement brings terror along with it.
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What remains to the wisdom of mankind?
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Slide 39 - Open question
What does the writer suggest should we continue to do?
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Slide 40 - Open question
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Scientific knowledge often gets used in dangerous ways. The atomic bomb that a few countries have armed themselves with one major example. Can you think of two other instances which makes you realise how cautious we have to be with the application of scientific knowledge?
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Slide 42 - Open question
I can: 1. make inferences based on comprehension of the text and attempt questions. 2.speak and logically discuss an in a group.