NATURAL SCIENCE

Tuesday 13th June 2023

We take our last test today.

UNIT 6. Technology

HAPPY TEST DAY!

GOOD LUCK

Read the directions carefully.

Think  before you  answer. 

Check all your answers before handing out your test.

NO HOMEWORK TODAY

 NATURAL SCIENCE

Monday 12th June 2023

We use our lesson today to revise the main concepts learnt in the unit, before the test we have tomorrow.

use the firat minutes to read all the chapters.

Next, we do PLICKERS.

If we have time we can take these two quizes.

QUIZ page 107

QUIZ page 109

HOMEWORK

Start doing some research about technology in the aspect your group will be presenting: sport, , music, art, transport, clothing, healthcare, food production, communication, space navigation or education.

 NATURAL SCIENCE

Friday 9th June 2023

We are going to use today's lesson to learn about Technology in art, music and sports.

AUDIO page 108

AUDIO page 109

You can watch these videos to learn more about technology in our lives, its benefits and risks:

This one gives you ideas to consider risks and benefits of technology in our lives.

Remember that these first chapters of the unit won't be part of the test. We will develope them next week in projects.

We use the rest of the time to do the concept Map o page 122 

HOMEWORK (Monday)

Study the last three chapters of the unit for PLICKERS and for the test.

Study Glossary and Bilingual Dictionary

Make sure you've done interactive worksheets 43, 44, 45, 46 (and optional 47)

 

 NATURAL SCIENCE

Thursday 8th June 2023

 United Nations declared 8th June as WORLD OCEANS DAY.

You can learn more about this day at:

https://unworldoceansday.org/

There are also some materials for children at school in this link:

https://worldoceanday.org/resource-type/materials-for-kids/

We use the first minutes to read pages 112 and 113 before taking a quiz.

QUIZ page 113

After that we copy activity 3. We write number 1 to 4. Then we listen and  answer.

AUDIO 30 activity 3 page 113

Next we correct homework.

We open our book on pages 106 and 107. We listen and read.

AUDIO page 106

AUDIO page 107

After reading the texts again in silence, we do activity 3 page in the notebook. We do part a) individually and then we compare some possible answers. Finally we check by listening to this audio.

Activity 3 page 107

You can watch these videos to learn more about technology in our lives, its benefits and risks:

This one gives you ideas to consider risks and benefits of technology in our lives.

 

HOMEWORK (Monday)

Study the whole unit for PLICKERS and for the test.

Study Glossary and Bilingual Dictionary

Make sure you've done interactive worksheets 43, 44, 45, 46 and 47

 NATURAL SCIENCE

Wednesday 7th June 2023

Today we are going to learn about the internet

AUDIO page 112

AUDIO page 113

We can watch these videos

HOMEWORK 

Do activities 1, and 2 pages 112 and 113

DO Interactive Worksheets  46, (optional 47)

 Make sure you've done 43, 44 and 45 

 NATURAL SCIENCE

Tuesday 6th June 2023

We use the first minutes to read pages 110 and 111 before taking a quiz.

QUIZ page 111

Next we correct homework.

We copy activity 3 and we answer the questions by looking at the table we have corrected.

Tomorrow we are going to learn about the Internet. You can watch these videos in advance. 

HOMEWORK 

Study what we have seen in the unit so far: Word processing and Parts of a computer.

DO Interactive Worksheet  45 

 Make sure you've done 43, 44 too

 NATURAL SCIENCE

Monday 5th June 2023

Today  is World Environment Day. This year the theme is "Beat Plastic".

If you want to learn more about this celebration, you can visit this link.

United Nations. World Environment Day

We use the first minutes to read pages 116 and 117 before taking a quiz.

QUIZ page 117

Today we are going to learn about computers. Book pages 110 and 111.

AUDIO page 110

AUDIO page 111

We learn some basic concepts about the binary code

If you are interested in knowing more about computers and their different parts, you can watch these videos:

HOMEWORK

 

Do activities 1, 2 and 3 pages 110 and 111

Make sure you've glued your cover page.

Do interactive worksheets 43, 44

 NATURAL SCIENCE

Friday 2nd June 2023

Today we are going to use the computer room to practice some of the things we have learned about WORD PROCESSING.

Yesterday we were talking about the progress that technology has brought to the world of writing. Today we can have a chance to look the old typewriter I used to use for my projects when I was at high school and college.

HOMEWORK  (for MONDAY 5th June)

Do activities 1, 2, 3, and 4 pages 116 and 117

Audio 32 activity 3 page 117

Send me by email (or through TEAMS) your cover page  in WORD PROCESSING Document. I need to see you have practiced the commands learned in the chapter: insert image, bold, italics, copy, paste, list....

 NATURAL SCIENCE

Thursday 1st June 2023

First we collect your mind Maps requested yesterday for homework.

Today we are going to start with the last chapter of the unit. It is going to be useful to know some important aspects about computers and about WORD PROCESSING.

This is a very interesting video about the History of Writing:

If you want, you can watch these videos to learn more about the PRINTING PRESS-

https://www.britannica.com/video/171689/history-printing-press-work-discussion-Johannes-Gutenberg

We open our books on page 116.

AUDIO page 116

AUDIO page 117

HOMEWORK  (for MONDAY 5th June)

Watch the videos if we could not watch them in class.

Do activities 1, 2, 3, and 4 pages 116 and 117

Audio 32 activity 3 page 117

Send me by email (or through TEAMS) your cover page  in WORD PROCESSING Document. I need to see you have practiced the commands learned in the chapter: insert image, bold, italics, copy, paste, list....

 NATURAL SCIENCE

Wednesday 31st May 2023

Today we start a new Natural Science Unit: TECHNOLOGY, the last unit of the year.

For the Cover page in this unit, we are going to use a WORD PROCESSING programme and do it with it. Then we will print them and glue them to our notebboks, together with the Bilingual Dictionary. We will do them in the Computer room throughout the week.

We try to understand the term technology by watching this video:

We realize that nowadays technology is closely related to computers and their use in our daily lives has developed enormously.

We tend to associate the word technology with ICT 

 

We open our books on pages 104 and 105. We look at the pictures and read the captions.

Use the following page to the bilingual dictionary to 

We use the rest of the time to do activities 1, 2 and 3 orally.

AUDIO act. 3 page 105

HOMEWORK

On the blank paper provided, create a mind map  with the word technology in the centre and different branches with the headings and examples we will see in the next chapters of the unit  

These are some of the mind maps  created by 6th graders last year:

  NATURAL SCIENCE

Wednesday 17th May 2023

We  have  a  test today.

HAPPY TEST DAY!

GOOD LUCK

Read the directions carefully.

Think  before you  answer. 

Check all your answers before handing out your test.

HOMEWORK

Create a nice cover page for SOCIAL SCIENCE Unit 6.

THE EUROPEAN UNION

 Don't forget to include the objectives

  NATURAL SCIENCE

Tuesday 16th May 2023

We  correct homework first.

Next, we check our knowledge with PLICKERS questions.

Some of you have been asking questions about twins. 

This picture illustrates the different situations.

Here's a video that explains the two types of twins:

HOMEWORK

Study the whole unit

Watch the videos included in previous days.

Make sure you have done  interactive worksheets 35- 41 (42 optional) 

Remember you can also have a look at digital activities in BLINKLEARNING

  NATURAL SCIENCE

Friday 12th May 2023

First we correct homework, concept map, and Quiz.

We use the rest of the time for Let's Revise (pages 60 and 61)

Activities 3, 7 and 8 orally

Activities 1,2,6,and 9 written in the notebook.

You can watch these videos about the changes in our bodies during puberty.

What is Happening to Me? (ENGLISH)

¿Qué me está pasando? (ESPAÑOL)

HOMEWORK 

Study the whole unit for the Test on Wednesday 17th. Plickers Tuesday 16th

Finish activities 1,2,6, and 9,  pages 60, 61.

Do Interactive Worksheet 41

Optional worksheet 42 

Make sure you have done Interactive Worksheets 35- 40 too.

Study Glossary page 63.

  NATURAL SCIENCE

Thursday 11th May 2023

Friday 12th May 2023

First we take some minutes to read pages 54 and 55  before taking a QUIZ. Numbers 1 to 5, write A or B

At the same time your notebooks are checked to see the Concept Map requested.

QUIZ page 55

Then we correct homework, concept map, and Quiz.

We use the rest of the time for Let's Revise (pages 60 and 61)

Activities 3, 7 and 8 orally

Activities 1,2,6,and 9 written in the notebook.

HOMEWORK 

Study the whole unit for the Test on Wednesday 17th. Plickers Tuesday 16th

Finish activities 1,2,6, and 9,  pages 60, 61.

Do Interactive Worksheet 41

Optional worksheet 42 

Make sure you have done Interactive Worksheets 35- 40 too.

Study Glossary page 63.

 NATURAL SCIENCE

Wednesday 10th May 2023

First we take some minutes to read pages 52 and 53 carefully before taking a quiz. 

Numbers 1 to 5, write the correct answer.

At the same time your notebooks are checked to see the drawings requested.

QUIZ page 53

Next we listen to find out what a breech birth is.

AUDIO activity 3 page 53

Then we correct homework together with activity 3 and Quiz.

We  listen and read the last chapter of the unit: medical advances in reproduction.

AUDIO page 54

AUDIO page 55

We use the rest of the time to do activities 1, 2 and 3.

AUDIO activity 3 page 55

HOMEWORK

Finish activities 1,2,3 and 4

Copy and Complete the Concept Map from page 62

Make sure you've done interactive worksheets 35 - 40

Remember you can also have a look at digital activities in BLINKLEARNING

  NATURAL SCIENCE

Tuesday 9th May 2023

First we take some minutes to read pages 50 and 51 carefully before taking a quiz. Check drawings of the female and male reproductive system.

AUDIO 31 QUIZ page 51

We correct homework.

We open our books on pages 52 and 53 to learn about Fertilization, Pregnancy and Birth.

AUDIO page 52

AUDIO page 53

You can watch these videos to know more about pregancy:

HOMEWORK 

Draw the stages of pregnancy (page52) using translucent paper.

Make sure you have done all the other illustrations required

Study the chapters seen in the unit.

Do activities 1, 2,   pages 52, 53.

Do interactive worksheets 38, 39

Remember you can also have a look at digital activities in BLINKLEARNING

  NATURAL SCIENCE

Monday 8th May 2023

First we take some minutes to read pages 48 and 49 carefully before taking a quiz. Check drawings of the female reproductive system.

AUDIO  29 QUIZ page 49

We correct homework.

Next we open our book at pages 50 and 51 to learn about the Male Reproductive System.

We listen and read:

AUDIO page 50

AUDIO page 51

We watch this video in class, or later on your own, at home:

MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

HOMEWORK

Do activities 1, 2, 3 and 4  (pages 50, 51) in your notebook.

AUDIO activity 3 page 51

Do Interactive Workxheets  35, 36 and 37

Using translucent paper draw and colour male reproductive system. Glue it to your notebook and label its main parts. Make sure you've also done the female reproductive system and the reproductive cells. 

Remember you can also have a look at digital activities in BLINKLEARNING