Weekly Plan 周计划

Topic 主题: Kaleidoscope

Circle Time: Activity 1 Name 活动名称： Activity 2 Name 活 动 名 称 ： History of Activity 3 Name 活动名称： Additional ideas, etc:
What is a kaleidoscope?
kaleidoscopes Project -

“Make a kaleidoscope”

Learning Learning intention 教学目标：To learn Learning intention 教 学 目 标 ： to learn how

what is a kaleidoscope? kaleidoscopes were invented Learning intention 教学目标: Review
intention
In 1815, Sir David Brewster began work that the material, complete the project.
Focus ： The led to the invention of the kaleidoscope. Activity focus:活动重点：
camera Every child will be given a DIY
Daily Song 歌 kaleidoscope kit. We will discuss the
曲 ： ” Rainbo materials and tools given and complete
w colors song” the project step by step.
Theme Story:
A kaleidoscope is an optical instrument

with two or more reflecting surfaces

tilted to each other in an angle, so that

one or more (parts of) objects on one

At that time, he was doing experiments
end of the mirrors are seen as a
on light polarization. The kaleidoscope was
regular symmetrical pattern when not patented until two years later. His first
design was a tube with pairs of mirrors at one
viewed from the other end, due to
end, pairs of translucent disks at the other,
repeated reflection. and beads between the two.
In 1817, Brewster chose the well-
known lens developer Philip Carpenter to be
Resources required 活 动 准 备 ： videos
the only manufacturer of the kaleidoscope. It
to watch ,pictures, kaleidoscope was a big success. Two hundred thousand
kaleidoscopes were sold
Activity process 活 动 过 程 ： Watch
in London and Paris in just three months.
videos, discuss, experiment with the Brewster knew that the company could not
make as many kaleidoscopes as people
kaleidoscope.
wanted. On 17 May 1818, he asked Carpenter
Differentiation focus:个别教学重点: to allow them to be made by other
manufacturers. Carpenter agreed.

At first, the kaleidoscope was meant to be a

scientific tool. Later it was used as a toy.
Brewster believed he would make money
from the kaleidoscope. However, a fault in his
patent application allowed others to copy it.

Resources required 活 动 准 备 ： videos,

pictures
Activity focus:活动重点：

Discuss the information

Differentiation focus:个别教学重点:

Do worksheet on it