Unit 4 Astronomy： the science of the starsWarming Up高一必修3is the scientific study of the universe and the heaven bodies (such as the sun, the moon, and stars), gas, and dust within it. What are the English names of the eight planets that circle our sun?海王星 Neptune水星Mercury 金星Venus 地球Earth 火星Mars 木星Jupiter 土星Saturn 天王星Uranus Pre-reading Each religion and culture has its own ideas about how life began on earth. What do you know? In China, we all know that Pangu separates the sky from the earth.Pangu separates the sky from the earth 中國(guó)神話傳說中有盤古開天劈地的說法。巨人盤古用一把利斧劈開混沌,將天地分開。死后,他的氣息化成風(fēng)和云,聲音變成轟轟的雷聲,左眼化為太陽,右眼化為月亮,手足與四肢變成大地的四極與五方的名山,血液化成江河,筋脈鋪成道路,肌肉形成田地,須發(fā)成為星星,牙齒和骨骼化為金屬、珍珠、玉石,汗水成為滋潤(rùn)萬物生長(zhǎng)的甘霖和雨露。Other legends about the beginning of universeThe Biblical AccountDay 1: God spoke and separated light from darkness creating Day and Night Day 2: God spoke and separated the water creating sky and ocean Day 3: God spoke and created dry land Day 4: God spoke and created the sun, moon and stars Day 5: God spoke and created living creatures in the air and sea Day 6: God spoke and created the land animals and man Day 7: God rested and blessed this day calling it Holy Discuss：The origin of life on the earth is a question that interests astronomers.What do you know about it?Goodbye!