Social Science 9th June 2020

Good morning, beautiful people:

How are you today? Fine? That's great.

I hope you liked our CSIC activities yesterday. Now you know how important Science is, let's do some Social Science.

Some days ago we said some things about the properties of minerals: colour (one or different colours), shape (cubical, hexagonal...) and hardness (from 0 to 10 on the Mohs Scale). 

1. Let's start with the next activity from your AB.

Next I'd like to start the new section, which is devoted to some of the uses of minerals and rocks (the things we can make with them).

If you read PB page 63 you can see some objects that are made with rocks and minerals.

2. After reading that information, write one use of the next rocks and minerals: 

LIMESTONE:
MARBLE:
ALUMINIUM:
DIAMONDS:

3. In the next video we can go over some of the contents about rocks and minerals we are studying, and also learn some new things.

4. Let's finish with an interactive worksheet (vais a ver que explica algunas cosas que ya sabéis, aunque puede que de un modo diferente. Leed la ficha y haced los ejercicios que ofrece a continuación). 

Minerals, una ficha interactiva de primaria4catalina
liveworksheets.com

Social Science 2nd June 2020

Hello, little geologists!

(No olvidéis que hoy es martes poético: click).

I want to share today some pictures I received some days ago. A lovely cactus by David Me. and a cute kitten by Hugo R. 

We have to continue with our rocks and minerals, but first let's see if you can identify the next rock (a lovely photo sent by Daniela). Igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic?

Some days ago we talked about minerals and rocks. These are some of the things we learned: 

- Minerals are solid, natural and inorganic substances.

- Rocks are formed from minerals.

- There are three big groups of rocks: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic.

1. To go over those contents, try the next exercise

a) This type of rock comes from lava____________________

b) Sometimes these rocks contain fossils_________________

c) These rocks change with extreme heat and pressure_____

d) Granite belongs to this group________________________

e) Clay belongs to this type of rocks_____________________

f) This is the external layer of our planet________________

g) A change in rocks produced by heat and pressure_______

2. Use your book to tell me where the different types of rocks can be found. Label the picture.

3. Do you know the difference between lava and magma? Is it the same?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I'd like to introduce the new section: properties of minerals (PB 62). When we talk about the properties of minerals we are describing them. We talk about their colour, shape and hardness.

Have a look at the next word map. Next week we will do some activities about it. 

Hardness is one the properties: how hard a mineral is. In the next video you can see ten examples of minerals on the Mohs Scale, from the softest (talc) to the hardest (diamond). 

See you tomorrow ;)

Ramón C.

Social Science 27th May 2020

Good morning, everyone!

Are you ready to do a bit of Social Science? Today we are going to start a very hard unit because it is a unit about rocks....Don't you see? Rocks...very hard! Ok, bad joke!

Before we start, I need you to remember that rocks and minerals are inorganic substances (inorgánico, sin vida, inerte) that are made of chemical components (elementos químicos, sustancias que se encuentran en la naturaleza). 

They are natural things. Plants are natural things too, but they are not minerals. Héctor is a natural thing too, but he is not a mineral. 

MINERALS are NATURAL and INORGANIC (no life).
PLANTS are NATURAL and ORGANIC (life).
HÉCTOR is NATURAL and ORGANIC (life).

Thank you, Héctor, for your help.

In this unit we are going to learn the differences between minerals and rocks. Have a look at our first word map (PB 60): 

It shows some important aspects: 
- Minerals are inorganic, solid, natural substances.
- Rocks are formed from minerals.
- There are three types of rocks. 

And the second word map explains the three types of rocks (PB 60-61):

The next video explains those three types of rocks in a very easy way.

After reading the information and watching the video, let's do the next activities:

1. Read the definition of minerals again (PB 60 or my word map) and say why these three elements are not minerals: 

PLASTIC, WATER, BONE.

2. TRUE or FALSE?

a) Minerals are formed by rocks________________________
b) Minerals are living things____________________________
c) Some rocks can have fossils__________________________
d) Igneous rocks come from volcanoes___________________
e) Metamorphic rocks have fragments of living things______
f) Heat and pressure can change rocks___________________
g) Granite and basalt are sedimentary rocks______________
h) Basalt is solidified lava_____________________________

3. Let's finish with the next AB exercises.

Si os apetece, en el siguiente enlace tenéis un juego-paseo por el pueblo de Cercedilla, donde está nuestro albergue del año pasado. Yo lo he hecho y he aprendido muchas cosas que no sabía de ese pueblo. ¡Merece la pena!

CERCEDILLA

See you tomorrow ;)

Ramón C.