Spanish rivers (Social Sciences Unit 1)

Spanish mountains (Social Science Unit 1)

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History projects

Social Science test Unit 6

What do yo have to know?

• Beginning and end of the Early Modern Age. 
• Catholic monarchs: who were them?, what did they do?, what is the Spanish Inquisition?
• Age of discovery: why is is called like this?, who were the most famous conquistadors?,and explorers?, what did they do?
• Hapsburg: who were Juana and Philip?, name the 5 kings from the Hapsburg dinasty, where was the territory dominated by Carlos I ?, what were the reasons for the end of the Hapsburg dinasty?
• Golden Age: name the most important artists of this period and their most important paintings. Name three important writers. 
• Bourbons: what is the war of the Spanish Succession?, what did Felipe V do?, what did Carlos III do? 

Spain in the Middle Ages (test: Tuesday, 27th February)

What do I have to know?

• Beginning and end of the Middle Ages 5th-15th centuries (Roman empire fall-discovery of America).
• Visigoths: 507 A.D. visigoths conquered the Peninsula creating the kingdom of Toledo. They were a Germanic tribe. Religion, language and economy (farmers). 
• Muslims: 711 A.D. muslims defeated visigoths in the Battle of Guadalete. They came from the North of Africa. They were and emirate (dependent) and the became a caliphate (independent) with Abderramán III. Religión (Islam), cities (mosques, souk, alcazaba). Economy (merchants/irrigated farming). Monuments (Mezquita de Córdoba, Alhambra de Granada).
• Christians: Three society groups- clergy, nobles and peasants. New jobs (blacksmiths, artisans and millers). 722 A.D. Battle of Covadonga (Don Pelayo)- Kingdom of Asturias. Reconquista (8th-15th centuries): important conquests- Toledo, Jaén, Islas Baleares, Córdoba, Valencia, Sevilla, Granada (1492). 

Unit 1 Social Science test- Wednesday, 29th November

What do I have to know?

• Definition of population, demography, population density, fertility rate and migration (immigrants and emigrants).
• Factors that affect population: natural and other types. 
• Representing population: line graph, pie chart, pyramid graph, bar chart. 
• Population groups: gender (female and male), age, ethnic groups, religion.
• Spain population: What is the population of Spain? Is the population density high or low? In which places is there a higher population density? What is the fertility rate? What is the reason for the decrease of immigrants?
• Europe population: What is the population of Europe? In which countries are there the highest and the lowest population densities?What is the fertility rate? 

Here you have some videos about the population density and the reasons for migration: 

History

Next week we will start with history in the Social Science class. We are going to learn about prehistory and ancient history. Instead of a text we will have to learn through games, presentations and homework. 

There are many interesting webpages with games about how was life during Prehistory.

Science classes

Last weeks we studied science in a different way! We were tired of memorizing so we decided to go to the playground. We played a game in order to understand how atoms and molecules work. 

We also practised our geologist skills in the lab. We analized the different properties of some minerals. 

                  

Social sciences unit 3: What do you have to know?

WATER

• Hydrosphere: definition, types of water and places where you can find them.
• States of the water: solid, liquid, gas, ice, water vapour, melting, evaporation, condensation, freezing. 
• Water cycle: stages and description of the process.
• Underground water: what is an aquifer, a well and a spring? what is the origin of the underground water? 
• Rivers of Spain: Miño, Duero, Tajo, Guadiana, Guadalquivir, Ebro, Júcar and Segura. 
• Watersheds: Atlantic ocean, Cantabrian sea, Mediterranean sea. 
• Parts of a river: source, middle course, lower course, catchment, floodplains, delta, mouth, watershed. 

Game: rivers of Spain

I love sciences!!

We learn at the speed of light in the Natural sciences classroom. That's why it's important to study at home. This week we are learning about body systems: the digestive, the excretory or the circulatory. We have the help of the body model at the classroom, and also some useful videos. 

 

On Friday we also experimented with the sunlight trying to create a rainbow inside the classroom. 

Here is a photo! 

 

Sciences question

Today we studied instruments used to measure the atmospheric conditions. One of them is the barometer, which measures the air pressure and tells us if it's going to rain.

What is the indicator of precipitation:

a high pressure or a low pressure?

Social Sciences question

How does the distance from the sea affect the climate of a place?

 

About last week...

Last week was very special for us. We had very interesting experiences like singing in front of first and second graders, making a Earth model with modelling clay or using the Ipads. 

Here we are singing "Here comes the sun" by The Beatles in front of other classes. 

On this photos we are making a model about the layers of the Earth. We love using modelling clay! 

Finally, we have been playing games with the Ipad. We had to answer to different questions about the Earth in an exciting competition.