Social Science 21st May 2020

Good morning, little walruses:

Thursday! Ah, lovely Thursday! Na, na, na, na, na, na.... Oh, I'm sorry.

1. We have finished Social Science unit 4 (water). Have a look at the different word maps you made before you try the quiz below (te recomiendo que revises antes los esquemas, ya que es un repaso de todos los contenidos del tema). Are you ready?

WATER QUIZ

2. Read the next sentences and identify what they refer to (you have to use a map to do it): 

a) This ocean separates the Americas from Europe________

b) This sea is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Strait of Gibraltar________

c) This ocean surrounds the North Pole________

d) This ocean is to the west of the Americas________

e) This ocean is to the East of Asia________

f) This is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula________

g) This sea is between Japan and China________

h) This sea separates Alaska and Russia________

3. I have found a video that explains how to make an experiment to understand how wells and groundwater work. Maybe you'd like to try it (it's not homework, but it seems interesting and fun).  

And that'll be all for today.

See you tomorrow ;)

Ramón C.

Social Science 13th May 2020

Good morning, lighthouse keepers!

I'd like to show you some of the lighthouses I have visited in the last days.

They are very nice and now sailors are going to be safe. That's very important.

Last week we talked about groundwater, which is the last section in our Social Science unit. Today I'd like you to do some activities to go over contents such as water, water cycle, rivers, etc...

1. Classify the next bodies of water: 

PACIFIC, AMAZON, MEDITERRANEAN, ATLANTIC, CANTABRIAN, NILE, GUADALQUIVIR, SOUTHERN, VOLGA, ARCTIC, MISSISSIPPI, CASPIAN, ELTON. 

OCEANS: 

SEAS: 

RIVERS:

LAKES: 

2. In the next photographs, choose the right word.

a) Upper course or Middle course? 

b) Lower course or Middle course?

c) Tributary or meander?

d) Source or mouth?

e) Source or tributary?

f) Source or lovely animal?

3. When I was at school we used maps like the one below to study rivers, mountains and capital cities (I am sure some of your parents used them too). Choose one of the rivers and write four tributaries and say if the mouth is in the Atlantic watershed, Mediterranean watershed or Cantabrian watershed. 

4. In the link below you can watch a very nice video that offers a summary of the water cycle. It is a bit different, but I think you can identifiy the four stages (evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection) if you pay attention. 

WATER CYCLE ANIMATION

5. En este último enlace hay un juego del ciclo del agua. Es algo largo y, aunque parece muy simplón, es importante leer cada una de las frases que os explican las fases del ciclo del agua. Hay muchos niveles que debéis superar. Ya me contaréis. 

WATER CYCLE GAME
Parece ser que a algunas familias os está pidiendo registraros para poder jugar. Yo entré y no creé ninguna cuenta, así que no debería pedirla... De todas formas, si da problemas, probad a buscar la web en google (ABC YA), y en el buscador de la página escribid "hydro logic" que es el nombre del juego. A ver si hay suerte así.
Y si sigue dando problemas, pues probad este otro juego de una web diferente...

ANOTHER WATER CYCLE GAME

See you tomorrow!

Ramón C. 

Social Science 7th May 2020

Buenos días, familias:

Espero que estéis bien. 
A lo largo de estos casi dos meses de confinamiento hemos ido proponiendo diferentes actividades y ofreciendo recomendaciones de cada asignatura. Tanto Mercedes como yo hemos recibido tareas por correo de casi todas las familias, pero hay algunos alumnos de los que hace semanas que no sabemos nada. 
Lejos de nuestro interés agobiar o meter presión dentro de esta situación que todos estamos viviendo. Además, aquellas situaciones particulares que nos habéis contado las hemos ido atendiendo y entendiendo desde el principio, pero no es conveniente que los alumnos pasen semanas "desconectados" de todo lo escolar. Tal vez no es así y están haciendo sus tareas, pero la única forma de saberlo es si nos enviáis algo de lo que están haciendo. 
Insistimos, no se trata de presionar a las familias, pero es nuestro deber hacer un seguimiento del aprendizaje de los alumnos dentro de lo que es posible hacer en esta situación.

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Hello, cutie pies!

Today is Thursday. Oh, I love Thursdays! It's my favourite day. Do you like Thursdays? Do you? Of course you do!

After that silly greeting, let's do some Social Science. 

Some days ago we talked about the water cycle. One of the words on my word map was groundwater (agua subterránea). Today we are going to learn a bit more about that water under the ground.

First we need to understand the difference between porous rocks and impermeable rocks (lo que voy a ir explicando a continuación está en las páginas 50-51 de vuestro libro, pero lo voy a resumir aquí). 

POROUS ROCKS are rocks with holes in them.

IMPERMEABLE ROCKS are rocks that do not allow water to pass through (like an umbrella).

Those types or rock are under the ground in different layers.

The aquifers are the deposits of water (natural deposit) under the ground. 

The water can get to the surface of the Earth. It can happen naturally through natural springs (manantiales): the groundwater is forced upwards↑↑↑↑↑ and breaks through to the surface.

It is also possible to get water to the surface using a well (pozo). In the past, people used ropes and buckets to collect water from the bottom of the well, but nowadays they use mechanical pumps (faster and more easily).

After reading the information, try to do the next activities:

1. What is the difference between impermeable and porous rocks?

2. Are the next statements true or false?

a) Groundwater is salt water.
b) Wells are natural things.
c) Aquifers are man-made deposits of water.
d) Aquifers are under the ground.
e) It is possible to pump water from an aquifer.
f) Some natural springs become the sources of rivers.
g) Water can't pass through impermeable rocks.
h) Porous rocks are rocks with holes in them.

Most of the water we drink comes from underground aquifers. When there is a lot of pollution, those aquifers can be contaminated. Have a look at these image...

The same happens when you throw away trash in nature. When it rains, water is filtered and gets to the aquifers with some toxic chemicals. 

3. Try to do the next activity related to polluted water (AB 19).

That'll be all.

See you tomorrow.

Ramón C. 

Social Science 29th April 2020

Good morning, everyone!

Welcome to a new day :)

Today is Wednesday and we have to do some Social Science. 

Some days ago we talked about rivers, then rivers in Spain, and today we are going to go over something you studied last year and two years ago: the water cycle. 

This is the information you can read on PB pages 48-49.

In those two images you can see the most important aspects in this section. In the photograph below you can see a scientist analyzing the process. Can you recognize him? That's a cool model of the water cycle!

After reading all the information, try to do the next activities: 

1. (PB 48: 2) Read the next sentences. Which stage of the water cycle do they refer to?

a) Water is absorbed by the soil of the ground_______

b) Water changes into water vapour________________

c) Rain and snow fall to the ground_________________

d) Water droplets form clouds__________________

2.  The next video offers a very nice summary of the water cycle, but they forgot to mention one of the four stages. Watch it and tell me the missing stage ;)

3. The link below takes you to a very easy quiz to go over some of the concepts you have learnt today (it is important to read each question very slowly). 

QUIZ

4. If you don't want to copy my word maps, maybe you can try to organize the information about the water cycle making something like this...

You can write the information about the different stages underneath the flaps. 

And that'll be all, folks!

See you tomorrow :)

Ramón C. 

Social Science 16 th April 2020

Hello, kids!

First of all I 'd like to share with you some of the drawings I have received in the last days. 

Today we have to do a bit of Social Science. We started a new unit a few days ago (unit 3: water), and we talked about rivers, oceans, seas and lakes. Today we are going to talk about rivers. This is the information you can find on PB page 46 .

The first photograph shows some important aspects about rivers. 

This second photograph tries to explain the stages of a river (son los diferentes lugares en el río, desde que comienza hasta que desemboca: from the source to the mouth). 

(como dice Gabriel, tengo que dejar de ir a esa escuela de arte).

So, after reading that information, let's see if you can do the next activities...

1. Draw a river and label the most important parts.

2. Try to do the next worksheet. Read it carefully and slowly. 

3. I found a song about rivers. You may like it (en la canción aparecen muchas cosas sobre ríos que no hay que aprender, pero sí que hace un repaso de las distintas fases que puede ser interesante). 

No hace falta decirlo, pero una vez que hemos visto contenidos nuevos, ya podéis ir repasando: las partes del río, los distintos lugares... Poco a poco. 

That'll be all!

See you tomorrow :)

Ramón C. 

Social Science 1st April 2020

Good morning, everyone!

How are you today? We begin a new month, and that is always a good thing

Let's start with some drawings by Miguel and Hugo E. 

And now, Social Science.

We start Unit 3 today: Water. So we are going to talk about...anyone? Yes, water.

If you have your book with you, you can read pages 44-45. I have used those pages to write the next word map.

If you observe the physical map on page 44, you will see many examples of bodies of water (seas, oceans, rivers and lakes...). But we need a better map or Google to do the next activities :

1. Write five oceans and tell me if they are in the Northern hemisphere, Southern hemisphere or both.

2. Write five seas, five rivers and five lakes and say where they are (the continent is enough).

Now have a closer look at a map and observe the Iberian Peninsula. Answer the next question: 

3. Which bodies of water border (rodean) Spain?

Read pages 44-45 again (or my word map) before you try the next quiz (link below).

4. QUIZ

Have a nice Wednesday!

See you tomorrow ;)

Ramón C. 

Natural science: matter and materials

Good morning, kids.

How are you today? We are here at school missing you a lot :(

I have found a video that explains what matter is in a different way. And it shows some simple experiments to prove aspects like the mass and volume of air... 

Have a look at it and try the experiments at home. If you do it, you can send me a photograph so we can share it on the blog. 

Another content we are studying is materials and their properties. This is a game with three levels where you can practice with magnetic materiales, shiny ones, etc. Good luck with the three missions!

GAME

I hope you are OK. See you ASAP.

Ramón C.