HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2014

Next Friday it's Halloween! But before that, it's time to enjoy a spooky time in class.
Click on the bat if you are in year 1 or on the pumkin if you are in year 3.

MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON (HE'S SO ADORABLE!)

               

                                                                             


                                                                             


I simply love Marcel and I wanted to share these short films with you. Isn't he cute? Do you like Marcel as much as I do? Write your comments below

WORD DOCUMENT FOR OUR CLASS ON EBOLA ESO 3

EBOLA

How to create a DOSSIER on your COUNTRY

This is the worksheet to start your dossier.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.       Decide if you prefer a digital dossier or on paper.

2.       Just complete the worksheet with the information required.

3.       Be clean and neat.

4.       You can add some pictures.

 STEP ONE

1.       Which country have you chosen?

2.       Why?

3.       Look for a map of this country in its continent

 STEP TWO: THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

4.       Look for a physical map of your country 

 http://go.hrw.com/atlas   //  http://www.freeworldmaps.net/  //  http://www.mapsofworld.com/physical-map/

http://www.maps.com/maps.aspx?nav=RM&cid=694

5.       Write the geographical coordinates of  the capital and another important city.

6.       Caculate the distance between them using the scale

7.      Relief

a.      Mountain ranges and peaks (Indicate the highest one)

b.      Plains and plateaus

c.      Basins

d.      Deserts

e.      Volcanoes

f.       Earthquakes

g.      Coastal features:  capes, gulfs and peninsulas

h.      Islands

8.       Water

a.      Oceans and seas

b.      Main rivers and their features (flow regime, uses)

c.      Lakes

d.      Underwater

e.      Dams, reservoirs

9.       Climate and landscape

a.       Have a look at these websites: http://www.educaplus.org/climatic/  //  http://www.weatherbase.com/

b.      Find the temperature and precipitation figures of the capital of your country

c.      Make the climogram of the capital and comment it

d.      Which kind of climate/s  is/are there in this country? 

e.      Landscape / vegetation

f.        Protected areas, natural parks

Working with map scales

Here you are the video we watched in class. Now you can watch it again to review how map scales work.
This is also good for students in the third level who don't remember very well how to deal with it.
Hope you enjoy !!!