黄小丹和芭芭拉·特鲁比主编的《动物》利用英语作为科学课程的唯一教学媒介语言,讲解科学概念和方法,对教师和学生都会有一定程度的挑战性。本书的编写力图在保证每课内容科学性的基础上,尽量使用浅显的英语语言表达方式,使用简单或学生已学过的词汇和句型掌握科学课程内容。同时,每课都设计有图示、物示或学生动手的活动,以便教师用演示方法补充语言表达式教学,以增加学生“习得”的机会。
Introduction to the Study of Science
Lesson 1 Asking Scientific Questions
Lesson 2 The Scientific Method
Chapter One The Animal World
Lesson 1 Animal Groups
Lesson 2 Animal Places
Lesson 3 Helpful Animals
Lesson 4 Animal Workers
Chapter Two Animals with Backbones
Lesson 1 Vertebrates
Lesson 2 Fish
Lesson 3 Birds
Lesson 4 Amphibians
Chapter Three Animals Without Backbones
Lesson 1 Invertebrates
Lesson 2 Insects
Lesson 3 Worms
Lesson 4 Mollusks
Chapter Four Animals and the Environment
Lesson 1 Habitat
Lesson 2 Adaptation
Lesson 3 Animals at Risk
Lesson 4 Animal Protection