viernes, 30 de noviembre de 2012

USING FORCES: MACHINES.

Let's move into a new Science topic.

We learnt that the FORCES are action wich make objects move, stop or change shape.

Today we are going to learn how to use this forces, We can use the forces when we use the machines.  Machines can be:

  • SIMPLE: they have a few components.
  • COMPLEX: they have many components. 
Let's have a look to this video about SIMPLE MACHINE:



As you could watch in the video MACHINES make our lifes easier. 
Can you identify what are the six simple machines?
  • Lever.
  • Pulley.
  • Wheel and Axel.
  • Inclined Plane.
  • Screw.
  • Wedge.
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN!!!!! Could you identify examples of the six simple machines in your real life? It is easier than you think. JUST LOOK AROUND,, there are a lot. 


CHECK YOUR LEARNING ABOUT SIMPLE MACHINES WITH THIS TWO ACTIVITIES. 


jueves, 29 de noviembre de 2012

Popplets about ENERGY.

Utilizando las TICs para repasar, una vez terminada la unidad de la Energía trabajamos como siempre, realizamos nuestro mapa conceptual con Popplet.




Después los alumnos graban su explicación con la aplicación Screencast-O-Matic. 



Publican su entrada en su Portfolio Personal creado dentro de los blogs personales de Kidblog.


Y nos lo envían para poder corregirlo a traves de la red social educativa de Edmodo.
Estos son los trabajos de los alumnos de esta unidad. 

Alejandro´s popplets
Angy´s popplets
Jesus´ popplets
Jose Luis´ popplets
Adrián´s popplets

miércoles, 28 de noviembre de 2012

FORCES AND MOTION


Let's review what a force is and how it affects to the objets with this song:



FORCES CAN DISTORT OBJECTS TEMPORARILY OR PERTMANENTLY. 


ALSO THE FORCES CAN AFFECT THE MOVEMENT OF THINGS IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS:

Let's look for an example from your real life in which you think this different situation happen.
  1. A forces makes something move.
  2. A force stops a moving body.
  3. A force changethe direction of a moving object.
  4. A force increas the speed of a moving object.
  5. A force reduce the speed of a moving object. 
WITH THIS SIMPLE GAME YOU CAN CHECK HOW DIFFERENT FORCES CAN AFFECT THE MOVEMENT OF THINGS. (Please read the instructions very carefully)


ENJOY &  LEARN





martes, 27 de noviembre de 2012

LET'S EXPERIMENT WITH FORCES

Today we are going to start a new topic in our Science lesson: FORCES. 






Why the ball is moving in every case?
What are the people doing to move the ball?



And now, What is going to happen with the ball?
How is it going to move?


With all this previous information, Can you say what a force is?

LET'S MAKE SOME EXPERIMENTS TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT KIND OF FORCES.

1. Let's take an elastic band, and tie something like a key in one part. Hold the elastic band from the opposite part. Try to identify what happens on it and why it happens.

2. Take a plastic pen, and some small pieces of paper. Rub very quickly the pen with something made of wool. Then you will move the pen closer to the papers. Try to identify what happens on it and why it happens. 

3. Let's take two magnets and try to put them together. Try to identify what happens on them and why it happens. 

4. Let's play with a car. Launch the car along the floor of a classroom, First do it very soft and then do it stronger. What has happened? When has it stopped later?


LET'S CHECK YOUR LEARNING 
ABOUT THE KIND OF FORCES:


IF YOU HAVE MORE TIME HERE YOU CAN INCREASE YOUR KNOWLEDGE. 

viernes, 23 de noviembre de 2012

Popplets about THE BODY

Utilizando las TICs para repasar, una vez terminada la unidad de los Ecosistemas trabajamos como siempre, realizamos nuestro mapa conceptual con Popplet.




Después los alumnos graban su explicación con la aplicación Screencast-O-Matic. 



Publican su entrada en su Portfolio Personal creado dentro de los blogs personales de Kidblog.


Y nos lo envían para poder corregirlo a traves de la red social educativa de Edmodo.
Estos son los trabajos de los alumnos de esta unidad. 

Alejandro´s popplets
Adrián´s popplets

miércoles, 21 de noviembre de 2012

Distance Calculation

Continuing with our Comenius project activities we are going to calculate the distances among all the school participants in the project.



We are going to do with Google maps and then we are going to capture a photo with an app which is called JING.

We are going to divided the class into five group. Each group will choose one of our Comenius Partners. You can find it into the website project:


Then have a look to this video tutorial to know what you have to do and how you should do it.



In the photo, it has to appear:
  • Names of both schools.
  • An arrow that match both school.
  • A box with the km.

When you will have finish everything, please send an e-mail with the photo attached in it to the Comenius e-mail: sangregorio.comenius@gmail.com. Write on the Issue: The name of the school you work on and the name of your class. And as a text of the e-mail write the names of the members of your group.


Here you have the link to download and install JING.


miércoles, 14 de noviembre de 2012

HANDS ON!: Make a electrical circuit.

As a final task for this Science Unit we invite yo to create an electrical circuit and explain it to show all your knowlegde about this topic. You will work with a partner.

To create your electrical circuit you need the following:
  • 1.5 volt battery.
  • A light bulb holder.
  • A light bulb.
  • A switch.
  • Some wires.
In this video you can watch a person who is going to show you how to make the circuit. Let's have a look before you start to create you own one.


Now it's your turn. Let's create your own one. 

When you finish it, you will record a video explaning the electrical circuit. Before that you have to write down in your notebook the script. 

This notes may help you to do it:
  • Hello, We are...........
  • We've made an electrical circuit.
  • The electrical circuit has got four basic componect.
    • Generator: It is the source of electricity.
    •  .....
    •  ......
    • ......
  • In my circuit this is the Generator, then the electricity travels through this wires,....................
  • Bye, Bye. We hope you've understood and you've liked it.
Then upload your video to you Youtube Channel and create a post in your kidblog. In the post you have to:
  • Say Hello.
  • Explain this is the final task of the Science Unit.
  • In this Science unit we have learn the four parts of the circuit which are:
    • Generator............
    • .........
    • ...........
    • ............
  • We have created one circuit and recorded the explanation in this video.
  • Insert the video.
  • Say Bye, Bye
You will be asses with this rubric. 

martes, 13 de noviembre de 2012

ELECTRICITY (Production, transmission, distribution and consumption)


Have a look to this photo. It is a Hydroelectric Power Plant.


  •  How do you think electricity is produced in this dam?

  • What kind of source of energy is it?




Let's have a look to that video. It will show you the way the electricity has from its production to its cosumption at your homes.



Now we will invite you to read all the information the class book gives you about this process and do this quizz to show how much you have learnt about it.

jueves, 8 de noviembre de 2012

MAGNETS AND MAGNETISM

Today we are going to learn and investigate about magnetism.

LET'S START WITH A WONDERFUL SONG!! (Pay attention with the vocabulary)




A MAGNET


It can attract objets made of iron of mixtures of iron

MAGNETISM

It is the attraction created by a magnet

LET'S LEARN A BIT MORE ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN THE FOLLOWING LINK


LOOK FOR THE POLES AND THE MAGNETIC FIELD IN THIS ACTIVITY



If you have more time and you want to learn a bit more and do some  extra-activities about magnetism. Lets have a look into this link. 


miércoles, 7 de noviembre de 2012

ELECTRICAL CURRENT AND ELECTRIC CIRCUITS

Let's learn about the electrical current and the circuits. Pay attention it will be very useful to create circuits.




In these lessons you will learnt the different components of a circuit and how to build them. 



If you have finish, and you have more time you can check all what you have learnt with this two activities. They are fun and you will review and learn more.





martes, 6 de noviembre de 2012

Comunicación II Encuentro BBPP TIC en Educación. CITA -Peñaranda Bracamonte. (27/10/2012)

El pasado 27 de Octubre de 2012 junto a mi compañero Julián Sanz Mamolar (@julisanzmamolar) tuvimos la oportunidad de contar nuestra experiencia en el aula en una comunicación en el II Encuentro de Buenas Prácticas TIC en Educación, celebrado en el CITA en Peñaranda Bracamonte. 

El título de la comunicación fue ¿MIEDO A LAS TIC? CREA CON TIC. A continuación os dejo la presentación y el vídeo de la ponencia. 

lunes, 5 de noviembre de 2012

A fashion designer

A FASHION DESIGNER

To review unit 2 CLOTHES ZONE we are going to design two pictures.

To make this we are going to use this app:





You can use the picture below to follow instructions and log in.


Thanks to @cpaez01

  1. Create your own picture´s group in THINGLINK:
    • Use your picture´s group, you can find in 6A English group in EDMODO.
    • Use this vocabulary:
      • Kinds of clothes: baggy, checked, long-sleeved, patterned, plain, short-sleeved, striped and tight.
      • Clothes: boots, dress, jacket, jumper, leggings, shirt, shorts, sweatshirt, top,tracksuit bottoms and trainers.
    • Use the Grammar ticket POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES (A.B. page 14) to make seven sentences:
      • MY
      • YOUR
      • HIS
      • HER
      • OUR
      • YOUR
      • THEIR
    • Insert a podcast with the description about your festival (A.B page 21, exercise 3)
      • You can use these two apps to rec your podcast:
  2. Create your own collage using press clipping. The collage will be two pictures. One is about your costume and another is about a famous people.
    • Look the Class Book page 18 .
    • Use this vocabulary:
      • Kinds of clothes: baggy, checked, long-sleeved, patterned, plain, short-sleeved, striped and tight.
      • Clothes: boots, dress, jacket, jumper, leggings, shirt, shorts, sweatshirt, top,tracksuit bottoms and trainers.
    • Use the Grammar ticket POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES (A.B. page 14) to make the sentences:
      • MY
      • HIS or HER.
    • Insert a video (Don´t forget to write the script). You are going to interview your partner about the costumes. The costumes which you and your famous people are going to wear in an "IMAGINARY PARTY".
      • Use the Grammar ticket GOING TO (A.B. page 16) to  make the script.

To finish the activitity you have to embed the two pictures in your Kidblog´s post. After you have to send me by EDMODO your kidblog´s url.

And your evaluation will be this rubric:

Rubrica a Fashion Designer

domingo, 4 de noviembre de 2012

Webinar para Internet en el Aula (25/10/12)

El pasado 25 de Octubre de 2012 junto a mi compañero Julián Sanz Mamolar (@julisanzmamolar) tuvimos la oportunidad de contar nuestra experiencia en el aula en una comunicación en el Webinar para la red social educativa INTERNET EN EL AULA.

El título de la comunicación fue ¿MIEDO A LAS TIC? CREA CON TIC. A continuación os dejo la presentación y el vídeo del Webinar.