Monday 17 December 2012

Inuit

You can see information about Inuit community in these videos:





Perros de trineo (Inuit)
Cargado por raulespert. - Vídeos de ecología, sociedad, economía y sostenibilidad.

and this : Warming efect in the Inuit community

You need to read this text:


,  or look for information on Internet, after that you have to answer these questions:
  1. What kind of climate and landscape do the Inuit live in?
  2. How did the Inuit adapt to their environment in the past? Think about these aspects: activities, transport, houses, food, and clothes.
  3. How has their traditional way of life changed in the last few decades?
  4. Why is the family important to the Inuit?
  5. Who are the Inuits’ gods? Why do they represent natural forces?
  6. The Inuit believe that all objects and forms of nature have a soul. How do you think this influences their attitude to nature and their environment?
  7. Do you think that contact with other cultures has affected the way the Inuit think? How?
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Monday 22 October 2012

Ocean Currents

Ocean Currents are large masses of water, as river , which circulate through oceans. There are warm currents an cold currents.

Sunday 21 October 2012

Water cycle and Weather






Did you know that we're using the same water over and over again? The water on the earth today has been there for millions of years. It moves from the earth to the air and back to the earth again through a process called the water cycle.
When you lay a wet towel outside in the hot sun, the towel dries because of evaporation. Rivers, lakes and oceans lose water everyday because of evaporation. That water travels into the air as water vapor and becomes part of a cloud. Through condensation, the water vapor in clouds becomes a liquid (such as rain, snow or sleet) or precipitation. The water then comes back to the earth and the process begins all over again.
Not all precipitation falls into bodies of water. Some rain falls on the ground where it may seep through the soil through a process called percolation. The water eventually reaches underground streams and becomes part of the groundwater system.
The Water Cycle keeps water moving - from earth to air and back to earth.
The Water Cycle keeps water changing - from liquid (rain, river water, groundwater) to gas (water vapor) and even to solid (snow and sleet).
We need to keep the water that we have free of contamination.

Task: Watch the video and read the text
after that make the task with the text and your book on page 25, explain:
  • How is the water cycle?
  • What is evaporation process?
  • What is condensation process?
  • What is the meaning of precipitation?
  • What is the meaning of percolation or infiltration process ?
Send me a e-mail with your answers

Monday 15 October 2012

How does relief shape our planet?




En nuestro planeta hay un proceso continuo de formación de terreno y de destruccción del mismo, este proceso se inicia con la desigual distribución de los materiales que forman las diferentes capas del planeta tierra, que puedes encontrar en esta presentación interactiva:
Vamos a sugerirte diversas páginas donde puedes encontrar más información en Inglés y en Español.
Inglés:

GeoTopics: Plate tectonics

Plate Tectonics







VisionLearning
, animación sobre los movimientos de las placas

Earthquakes, incluye vídeo

Formation of Fold Mountains , incluye vídeo

Castellano:

Task:Define and explain the following words:
  • Plate Tectonics
  •  How are fold mountains formed?
  •  Structure of the earth 
  • Causes of Earthquakes
  •  Continental Drift

World´s highest watwrfall: Angel Falls

Sunday 14 October 2012

The structure of the Earth

The earth — think it's solid as a rock?

Our planet might seem fixed and rigid, but a closer look reveals that it is constantly shifting under our feet. Delve into the earth's interior, learn about its tectonic plates and their movements, and discover how mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes are formed.

Start your exploration with Earth's Structure.


You can see the video with Vimeo


3. Structure of the Earth from Wil Brousard on Vimeo.
Task : Make a Summary of the vídeo and the link. Send me a e-mail with it

Saturday 13 October 2012

Work with the Times Zones

Homework with the Times Zones

Abre la lamina del Mundo sobre husos horarios, y calcula la hora que es en los lugares que aparecen allí señalados si en España son las 2 de la tarde:

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Esta organización teórica del tiempo se adapta a la realidad de cada país, organizándose la hora en los mismos, por intereses económicos, proximidad cultural,.. como puedes apreciar en este mapa con la hora de cada zona:

¿Cuál es la máxima diferencia horaria entre los países de la Unión Europea?


¿Cuál es la Máxima diferencia horaria entre los países de Latinoamérica?

Cuando tengas toda esta información y sepas que hora es en cada lugar  toma nota en tu cuaderno o envíame envíame un correo con ella.

You need use this link to know the correct hours in every place.

Wednesday 12 September 2012

New couse, new adventure


A new academic couse 2012-13 we begin in this year. We begin a great adventure



We need to do a big amount of work.
Wellcome to Biligual project!
But we need too enjoy with the work. It´s the reason we use this blog

Friday 4 May 2012

The water in Egypt

Why was so important the water in Egypt?
How the human being use the water in the daily life in Egypt?
Were there diferences between the Prehistory  ages  and Egypt about how they used the water?
In relation with the water, how was  their gods ?
Investigate about:
  • Ancient  egypt water clock
  • Irrigation Egypt systems
  • The Nile


Use this link or this

Thursday 29 March 2012

The water in the Prehistoric age

How the human being use the water in the daily life in the prehistoric age? Were there diferences between the Palaeolithic , the Neolithic and Metal ages ?
Why is so important the water for the mankind?
In relation with the water, where they lived? Explain in the Palaeolithic and Neolithic.
Look for images where the water was used in the prehistoric ages.
You can use these pictures

Friday 16 March 2012

Otzi, The Iceman



Otzi the Iceman, (also spelled Oetzi and known also as Frozen Fritz) is the modern nickname of a well-preserved natural mummy of a man from about 3300 BC, found in 1991 in a glacier of the Otztal Alps, near the border between Austria and Italy. The nickname comes from the valley of discovery. He rivals the Egyptian "Ginger" as the oldest known human mummy, and has offered an unprecedented view on the habits of Chalcolithic (Copper Age) Europeans.

Scientific analysis

The body has been extensively examined, measured, x-rayed, and dated. Tissues and gut contents were examined microscopically, as was the pollen found on his gear. At the time of his death, Otzi was a 30-to-45-year old man, approximately 160 cm (5'3") tall.

Analysis of pollen and dust grains and the isotopic composition of his teeth's enamel indicate that he spent his childhood near the present village of Feldthurns, north of Bolzano, but later went to live in valleys about 50 km further north.

He had 57 tattoos, some of which were located on or near acupuncture points that coincide with the modern points that would be used to treat symptoms of diseases that Otzi seems to have suffered from, such as digestive parasites and osteoarthrosis. Some scientists believe that these tattoos indicate an early type of acupuncture.

His clothes, including a woven grass cloak and leather vest and shoes, were quite sophisticated.

The shoes were waterproof and wide, seemingly designed for walking across the snow; they were constructed using bearskin for the soles, deer hide for top panels, and a netting made of tree bark. Soft grass went around the foot and in the shoe and functioned like warm socks. The shoes have since been reproduced by experts and found to constitute such excellent footwear that there are plans for commercial production.

Other items found with the Iceman were a copper axe with a yew handle, a flint knife with an ash handle, a quiver full of arrows with viburnum and dogwood shafts and flint heads, and an unfinished yew longbow that was taller than he was.

Among Otzi's possessions were two species of polypore mushrooms. One of these (the birch fungus) is known to have antibacterial properties, and was likely used for medical purposes. The other was a type of tinder fungus, included with part of what appeared to be a complex firestarting kit. The kit featured pieces of over a dozen different plants, in addition to flint and pyrite for creating sparks.

Task: You have to explain : Who was Otzi, when and where he lived, when and where was found. How many kind of tools he used, how were his clothing. Did he have anything else?

Friday 24 February 2012

Discovering Ardi

Discovering Ardi, one of the first beings in the human evolution

Discovering Ardi : Discovery Channel

Answer these questions:
When were they discovered?
Where they lived?
How they lived?
How many million of years ago have they lived here?
Make a brief description about these first human beings

You have to see at least two of the Audi´s videos

Erase una vez.... el hombre






Hombre de Neanderthal

¿Cómo era ?


¿Cómo vivía ?


¿Qué herramientas usaba ?


¿ Qué cazaba o pescaba ?


¿ En qué creían ?


¿Cómo fabricaban el fuego ?


Cómo se vestían ?


Cómo era el clima ?


¿Qué te ha parecido más interesante?