SOCIAL SCIENCE

Tuesday 30th MAY 2023

We take a test today

Unit 6: The European Union

HAPPY TEST DAY!

GOOD LUCK

Read the directions carefully.

Think  before you  answer. 

Check all your answers before handing out your test.

HOMEWORK

No Science Homework today

 SOCIAL SCIENCE

Monday 29th MAY 2023

We correct activities from Friday:

We use We use the rest of the time to do PLICKERS

If we have more time, we use it to revise the main ideas of the unit, answer possible questions and study the GLOSSARY.

 HOMEWORK

Study the whole unit. Test tomorrow

Make sure you've done all the Interactive worksheets of the unit (21-25, optional 26)

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friday 26th MAY 2023

Before we correct homework, we need to update information in our text book and notebooks regarding the EU members that have adopted the Euro as official currency. To the 19 mentioned in our books, we need to add CROATIA, who joined the eurozone on 1st January this year.

Next, we correct homework.

Concept Map

Then we go to SEARCH AND DISCOVER pages 112 and 113. We read all the articles. 

Then we do: 

Activity 4 page 105

Activity 4 page 109

After reading all the articles, we can consider the main benefits and disadvantages of being in the European Union (activity 5 page 111).

 HOMEWORK

Study the whole unit. Plickers 29th, test 30th

Make sure you've done all the Interactive worksheets of the unit (21-25, optional 26)

Finish activity 4 page 111. It might be a question in the test

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Thursday 25th MAY 2023

We copy these questions for activity 3 (page 111).

Questions Activity 3: 

a) Name four non-EU countries that use the euro as their official currency.

b) Name a non-EU country that has a national currency linked to the euro. 

We listen and answer them.

Audio activity 3 page 111

Then we revise the chapter and take a QUIZ

QUIZ page 111

We correct homework:

We use the rest of the time to do activities in pages 114 and 115 Let's revise.

Activities: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8

HOMEWORK 

Finish activities on pages 114 and 115  in your notebook.

Make sure you've done interactive worksheeets 21-25

 

 Optional Worksheet number 26

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wednesday 24th MAY 2023

Today we learn about the single market and the Eurozone. 

We listen and read pages 110 and 111. 

AUDIO page  110

AUDIO page  111

Watch this video about the single market:

We copy these questions for activity 3 (page 111).

Questions Activity 3: 

a) Name four non-EU countries that use the euro as their official currency.

b) Name a non-EU country that has a national currency linked to the euro. 

We listen and answer them.

Audio activity 3 page 111

We can talk about the importance of strong quality and safety regulations in food and other products. We look for these symbols in items around us:

There is a specific European Agency to guarantee quality standards in food, for example:

HOMEWORK 

Do activities 1 and 2

Do interactive worksheet 25. Worksheet 26 is optional, but it can help you for your test.

Make sure you've done 21-24 too

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tuesday 23rd MAY 2023

We use the first minutes to do activity 3 on page 109.

Audio activity 3 page 109

Then we read and study the main points learned in the previous chapter before taking a QUIZ.

QUIZ page 109

We correct homework 

We use the rest of the time to learn a little more about the different institutions. We make seven groups and, in teams, we prepare a little poster about each institution.

HOMEWORK

Study what we've learned in the unit

Make sure you've done interactive worksheets 21-24

Plan your poster 

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monday 22nd MAY 2023

We use the first seven minutes to read and study the main points learned in the previous chapter before taking a QUIZ.

QUIZ page 105

We correct homework 

Today we  learn about the different Institutions of the European Union. We talk about the separation of powers:

We listen and read pages 108 and 109

AUDIO page  108

AUDIO page  109

You can open this document with further information about the Institutions:

EU Institutions.pdf

In this link you can also know more details about each institution and their members:

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/government_in_ireland/european_government/eu_institutions/

You can watch this video to know more about these institutions:

HOMEWORK 

DO INTERACTIVE WORKSHEETS 23 and 24

Do activities 1, 2,  pages 108 and 109

Remember Map of EU Members (colour according entrance)

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Friday 19th MAY 2023

We correct homework first

Next, we learn about the aims and history of the European union. We listen and read pages 104 and 105

AUDIO page  104

AUDIO page  105

You can watch these videos:

These images can summarize the main points of the chapter.

HOMEWORK

Finish activities 1, 2,  and 3 pages 104 and 105  in your notebook.

Audio activity 3 page 105

Use the blank map of Europe to colour the EU state members, according to the year they joined in. Choose 8 different colours  for the code bar on the right.

If you are not in class today, you can download the file here.

MAP of the EU Template.pdf

You can check the information you need in the chapter or this chart we used in unit 2.

EU member states.PDF

When it is finished, you can glue it to your notebook. 

 SOCIAL SCIENCE

Thursday 18th MAY 2023

Today we start our last Social Science unit.

THE EUROPEAN UNION

We remember some of the concepts we learned in Unit 2 about Europe as a continent . We go back in our notebooks and identify the countries that are currently members os the EU.

We have a look at the pictures on pages 102 and 103. We read the captions and do activity 1 orally.

Then we do activities 2 and 3 in the notebook.

AUDIO activity 2 page 103

HOMEWORK

Finish activities 2 and 3 page 103 in your notebook.

DO Interactive Worksheet 21 about European countries asn 22 about EU State Members.

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Thursday 27th April 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 (for Thursday 4th MAy)

Create a nice cover page for NAtural Science Unit 3 REPRODUCTION, including the objectives.

 SOCIAL SCIENCE

wednesday 26th April 2023

Today we start by correcting the activities of Let's Revise!.

Then we do PLICKERS.

If we have tiem we do the QUIZ 9 page 39.

Numbers 1 to 5 . Write the missing words.

HOMEWORK

Make sure you've done interactive worksheets 15 to 20

Study for the test.

Make sure your notebook is complete, with all the maps and activities.

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Tuesday 25th April 2023

 First we use some minutes to revise pages 32 and 33.

QUIZ 5 page 33

We correct homework from yesterday and the QUIZ. Numbers 1 to 5, write the missing words.

Answers to the Quiz 

 Answers page 32, 33

Concept Map page 40

 Then we are going to work in pairs.

Each pair gets a copy of this worksheet. You have to label 25 items mentioned in the unit.

Revision Coastal features

Use the rest of the time to start doing your homework very carefully

HOMEWORK

Finish activity on the map.

Study Glossary page 41.

Do activities 1,  3, 6, 7, and 8 pages 38 and 39

Activities 1, 6 and 7 can be done in the book with a pencil.

Make sure you've done interactive worksheets 15 to 20

REMEMBER Plickers Wednesday 26th, test Thursday 27th.

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Monday 24th April 2023

Today we start by checking the maps and activities from last week in your notebooks.

We revise some of the most important features of physical Europe (mountains, oceans, rivers...)

Blank physical map with countries names

Blank Physical Map

Next we see the last chapter of the unit: Europe's coastline.

We listen and read pages 32 and 33 while we look at the map on page 32.

AUDIO page 32        AUDIO Page 33

HOMEWORK

Do activities 1 and 2 pages 32 and 33

Copy and complete the concept map page 40. (Horizontally on a new page)

Do Interactive worksheet 20. Make sure you've done 15-20 too.

Study the whole unit for Plickers (Wednesday 26th) and Test (Thursday 27th)

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Friday 21st April 2023

We use the first 5 minutes to revise pages 30 and 31 before taking a QUIZ.

We take QUIZ 5 page 31. Write numbers 1 to 5 and then answer the questions you hear. You need to write the names of rivers and lakes.

AUDIO QUIZ 5 page 31

We do activity 3

AUDIO Activity 3

We correct homework and activities 3 and 5.

Answer Key ac. 1 & 2 page 32, 33 

ANSWERS act. 3 & 5 page 32

We copy this list of rivers next to the map. They are classified according to the body of water (sea, ocean)  that they flow into: 

Arctic Ocean: Pechora, Dvina 

Atlantic Ocean: Loire, Seine, Tajo

 Baltic Sea: Oder, Vistula

 North Sea: Thames, Rhine, Elbe

Black Sea: Danube, Dniester, Dnieper

 Sea of Azov: Don

Caspian Sea: Volga, Ural

Mediterranean Sea: Ebro, Rhone, Tiber

 HOMEWORK

Make sure your maps are complete and glued to your notebook.

Make sure you've done interactive worksheets 15 to 20 Social Science 6º 

 Study what we have learned in the unit. Plickers  Wednesday 26th and Test Thursday 27th 

Using these links you can play interactive games to practice what we are learning about Europe:

PHYSICAL MAP

RIVERS

COUNTRIES

OPTIONAL CHALLENGES

1. Write some riddles about  the rivers and lakes we have learned.

2. In this video you can see some of the rivers classified in 5 watersheds

Try to do the same but with all the rivers and watersheds mentioned above. You can colour the map you labelled yesterday:

EUROPE'S RIVERS

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Thursday 20th April 2023

Today we are learning the main rivers and Lakes in Europe.

We read Pages 30 and 31, as we listen and have a look at the map and the pictures.

AUDIO Page 30    AUDIO page 31

In this video, without spoken text, you can see a way of learning them all in geographical order. 

We hand out a blank map with the rivers traced on it. You just have to label them.

EUROPE'S RIVERS

HOMEWORK

Label the map with the main rivers, seas and lakes mentioned in the book 

Do activities 1 and 2 in your notebook

Do interactive worksheets 19 and 20. Make sure you've done 15-18 too

 SOCIAL SCIENCE

Wednesday 19th April 2023

First we read pages 28 and 29 in silence before taking a QUIZ

Write numbers 1 to 5 on your notebook. Listen and write A or B.

QUIZ 5 page 29

We correct activities 1, 2, 3 and QUIZ

We have a look at these videos about PHYSICAL FEATURES of  Europe:

This is an easy one, including the main features:

This is more complete, and includes photos and information about rivers and climate too:

 We use the rest of the time to label the physical maps with the printed labels you get. REMEMBER maps sholud be coloured before labelling.

Then we glue tha maps to the notebook.

If we have tiiem, we look at he blank physical map on the board and try to remember the main mountain ranges we learned.

Blank physical map with countries names

Blank Physical Map

Or we can watch this other video. An Indian student is presenting Europe's relief. It's longer, but worth watching. You may like doing something similar.

HOMEWORK

Finish the physical map and label the mountain ranges.

Do Interactive Worksheet 18  (SOCIAL SCIENCE 6º) 

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Tuesday 18th April 2023

We start by checking the physical maps in your notebooks. We collect the blank maps you used.

Today we study Europe's relief. We go to pages 28 and 29. 

AUDIO page 28            AUDIO page 29

We can play guessing games saying the countries were the different mountain ranges are located, and their capital cities.

We use the big physical map in class or this blank map.

Blank physical map with countries names

Blank Physical Map

Next, we start labelling the mountain ranges on your physical map of Europe. Glue the names only if the map is already coloured.

HOMEWORK 

Do activities 1,2, and 3 pages 28 and 29

LISTEN Activity 3 Page 29

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Monday 17th April 2023

We start by checking the maps and the list of countries and capitals in your notebooks.

Next we do three sets of PLICKERS.

We read some of the riddles you have written. We can make four teams and you take turns in reading and guessing the countries.

PHYSICAL MAP

We hand out translucent paper and a blank physical map of Europe. Next, we start drawing a physical map of Europe. Retrace it with a fine marker or a black pen. Colour it as the model on page 28. Dont´t forget to include the colour Key you can see in your book on page 28. remember the meaning of the different colours in a physical map.

Don't forget to label oceans and seas. DO NOT WRITE the names of the MOUNTAIN RANGES yet.

HOMEWORK

Work on the physical map of Europe (Don't write the names of the mountain ranges)

Make sure you've done Interactive worksheets 15, 16 and 17

 SOCIAL SCIENCE

thursday 13th April 2023

We start with a QUIZ. Read pages 26 and 27 for a few minutes.

AUDIO QUIZ 5 page 27

Then we listen and do Activity 3 in the notebook.

AUDIO Activity 3 page 27

We correct homework from yesterday:

After that, we finish the political map of Europe. We colour yellow the countries that do not belong to the EU, and for the EU members we use different colours. We label the seas and oceans correctly: Atlantic Ocean, Caspian Sea, Arctic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea. 

We can use the information and colours  from this map:

EUROPEAN UNION MAP

Although it is not included in the chapter, we are making a table of the European countries that are members of the European Union, with their capital cities. We pay a special attention to those that share a common currency (EURO).

We hand out his table and attach it to our notebook.

After we have studied the 27 European countries that are members of the European Union, there are other countries we need to learn. Seven European countries are currently candidates to enter the EU or they are potential candidates. 

In this table you can see all the European countries and their capitals.

The number of countries in Europe is in constant change. In the table provided above there are 50 countries. Some people do not consider Turkey or Russia as part of Europe because they also have territories in Asia. In other cases, like Kosovo, some countries do not recognize its independence from Serbia.

The rest of the lesson we are going to write riddles about European countries

 I am thinking of a country which has borders with Hungary, Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria and Slovenia. Its capital city begins with B.  (Slovakia, capital Bratislava) 

HOMEWORK (For Monday 17th) 

Finish the political map. It must be glued to your notebook.

Copy the list with all the countries (black) and their capitals (blue).

 Highlight in blue the 27 countries that belong to the EU

Write three riddles like the ones you heard in activity 3.

Do interactive Worksheets 15, 16, and 17

Study Political Europe for Plickers 

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Wednesday 12th April 2023

We correct homework first.

Next, we read and Listen pages 26 and 27.

AUDIO page 26            AUDIO Page 27

We make sure everyone understands the concept of time zones in Europe. We use some examples.

You can watch these videos to understand time zones better:

We hand out a blank political map of Europe and translucent paper,

 Use paper clips to join both pages.

First you trace it with a pencil and then retrace it with a pen or fine marker. When it's dry, erase all the pencil lines. Don't colour or write anything yet.

We use the political map we traced on translucent paper. Look at the map on page 26. Pay attention to the lines that determine the four different time zones and trace them on your map.

First you trace it with a pencil and then retrace it with a pen or fine marker. When it's dry, erase all the pencil lines. Don't colour or write anything  on it yet. Use a red pen or marker for the lines that determine the time zones.

 

HOMEWORK

Finish tracing the political map on translucent paper (Don´t colour or write anything)

Do activities 1 and 2

You can learn about Europe using 

GEO SAPIENS

Countries of Europe