YEAR 10 - UNIT 2 - GOOGLE SCIENCE FAIR

UNIT 2

UNIT 2 - INSPIRE CHANGE AT THE GOOGLE SCIENCE FAIR

You want to take part in the next Google Science Fair. To be candidate, fill in the form to get selected. Introduce yourself, detail your invention and the consequences it may have on the world, explain what gave you the idea of this.

FINAL PROJECT

Written Expression

To do this task, you need to know how to:

SELF-ASSESSMENT

SAY WHAT YOUR NEW DEVICE COULD CHANGE

- use adjectives in their comparative form (le comparatif) - use IF clauses and express hypotheses - say what you like doing and describe your personality - use the verbs WANT, SPEND and MAKE properly

REVISIONS

REVISIONS

EXPLAIN THE FUNCTIONING OF A DEVICE

- conjugate verbs in simple present (présent simple) - use common verbs in user guides - know the names of raw materials - know the names of technology objects

REVISIONS

COMPÉTENCES ÉVALUÉES - CYCLE 4

DECRIRE LE FONCTIONNEMENT DE QUELQUE CHOSE PARLER DE SOI, DE QUELQU'UN EXPRIMER UNE HYPOTHÈSE

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OBJECTIVE

SAY WHAT YOUR NEW DEVICE COULD CHANGE

WHAT WOULD YOU MAKE BETTER?

1. Watch the video and present it Write down 10 important words or expressions 2. Watch the video twice and take this quiz

3. Now, watch the video one last time and find how to say the equivalent in English of these words / expressions:

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OBJECTIVE

SAY WHAT YOUR NEW DEVICE COULD CHANGE

GRAMMAR

A PROBLEM THAT IS GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER

What could you do to fight this problem?

MEET ONE OF THE GOOGLE SCIENCE FAIR FINALISTS

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OBJECTIVE

SAY WHAT YOUR NEW DEVICE COULD CHANGE

GRAMMAR

DEEPIKA KURUP - GOOGLE SCIENCE FAIR 2015

Meet another finalist of the 2015 Google Science Fair. Watch the video as many times as you want and answer the questions.

OLIVIA HALLISEY - GOOGLE SCIENCE FAIR 2015

Meet the winner of the 2015 Google Science Fair. Watch the video as many times as you want and answer the questions.

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OBJECTIVE

SAY WHAT YOUR NEW DEVICE COULD CHANGE

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

TOP 15 MOST INTERESTING GOOGLE SCIENCE PROJECTS

What is the object? What is the object like? How does it function? How can you use it? What would it change? Do you think it is a good idea? What about you? What problem would you like to solve?

+ other oral activity - board game, here

VOCABULARY Revise and make sure you know the name of all these devices

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OBJECTIVE

SAY WHAT YOUR NEW DEVICE COULD CHANGE

EXERCISES

Rearrange each sentence in its correct order. (IF clauses type 1)

Conjugate each verb between parenthesis either in simple past or either with WOULD (IF clauses type 1).

Conjugate each verb between parentheses in the right tense (simple present, simple past, WILL, WOULD) in the right form (affirmative, negative or interrogative form) - (IF clauses type 1 and 2).

Before starting the exercise, find what "UNLESS" means in French. Then read the sentences and fill in the gaps with the right words (IF clauses type 2)

MAKE + COMPARATIVE. Rearrange each sentence into its correct order. Pay attention, all sentences have a structure with MAKE.

COMPARATIVES. Are these words simple adjectives or comparatives?

COMPARATIVES. Turn the adjectives between parenthesis into their comparative form.

EXTRA-ACTIVITIES

PLAY THE MILLIONAIRE GAME. Revise IF clauses type 1 with this game.

HAYLEY TODESCO - GOOGLE SCIENCE FAIR 2014. Here is another Google Science Fair winner. Watch the video as many times as you want and answer the questions.

KIARA NIRGHIN - GOOGLE SCIENCE FAIR 2016. Here is another Google Science Fair winner. Watch the video as many times as you want and answer the questions.

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TEXT

KENNETH SHINOZUKA - GOOGLE SCIENCE FAIR 2014. Here is a text about one of the finalists of the 2014 Google Science Fair. Read the text and answer the questions in your copybook.

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QUESTIONS

BARACK OBAMA'S LAST SCIENCE FAIR - Watch the video as many times as you want and write everything you understand in your copybook in French.

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OBJECTIVE

EXPLAIN THE FUCTIONING OF YOUR DEVICE

WHAT DO YOU USUALLY DO WITH YOUR PHONE?

Take this quiz and memorise all these words / expressions about your phone.

MEET THE DIREWOLF PHONE COOLER PRO

Watch the video and say:- its type - its theme - what is the main problem phone users face while gaming?

GRAMMAR - once you're finished completing the script, highlight all the verbs that are conjugated. What is the main tense throughout the text?

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OBJECTIVE

EXPLAIN THE FUCTIONING OF YOUR DEVICE

TAKE A PEEP AT THE DIREWOLF PHONE COOLER PRO USER'S GUIDE

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OBJECTIVE

EXPLAIN THE FUCTIONING OF YOUR DEVICE

TECHNOLOGY VOCABULARY

Find in the text of the activity how to say...

Allumer ______________________________Éteindre _____________________________ Devenir ______________________________ Clignoter _____________________________ Tourner (rotation) ______________________ Brancher (dans) _______________________

S'allumer ____________________________ Retirer / déboîter _____________________ Réenchlencher / remboîter ______________ Enlever _____________________________ Connecter ___________________________ Débrancher __________________________

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EXERCISE

Read these sentences and fill in the gaps with the appropriate verb.

Take this quiz and memorise all these objects / connected objects.

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EXERCISE

WORDSEARCH - Read the definitions and find the corresponding connected object.

Take this quiz and make sure to memorise all raw materials

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UNIT 2 - FINAL PROJECT

Written Expression

You want to take part in the next Google Science Fair. To be candidate, fill in the form to get selected. Introduce yourself, detail your invention and the consequences it may have on the world, explain what gave you the idea of this.

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UNIT 2 - FINAL PROJECT

Written Expression

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