MONDAY 18TH OCTOBER 2010

Today in Social Sciences we have presented the projects work about the five continent of the world.

The first group that has presented his project work has been Spain.(Yolanda, Diego, Laura, Carlos).

I like this presentation because it was very complete,and it also has a good drawing about Spanish climate and relif.

After this group have presented the project work my group, it was about Oceania and Antarctica.(Yolanda, Silvia, Mª Luz and Enrique ).

I think we have done a good work on this  project work.

We have done a big card board with some photos and some texts.

Then, the next group has been Africa's group.(Rebeca, Angel, Juan Carlos and Isa). They have done a newspaper with a programme with pictures and different texts.

I like this group because they have worked hard with the newspaper. The newspaper is very good.

Not all people could finish, Asia and America and Europe's groups had not time.

Next class they will present us their projects works.

I think this class has been interesting and funny because we have learned many things about this continents.

I'm waiting for Wednesday to see what other group have done.

Bye.

This is a presentation about Spain, made by : Yolanda Rubio, Laura Bustamante, Diego and Carlos.

This is a presentation about Antartica and oceania, made by : Silvia, Mª Luz, Yolanda Abad and Enrique.

This is a presentation about Africa, made by : Rebeca, Isa, Juan Carlos and Ángel.

Image source: http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/small_continents_map.htm

15th October 2010

Source: http://www.vayacamping.net/weather.asp?lang=es

Today in Social Sciences we have continued with the project work about continents and Spain. My group is formed by Yolanda Rubio, Laura Bustamante , Carlos and me. We have to do the project about the relief and climates of Spain. The period after Social Sciences, we have Physical Education and the teacher was absent and we have had extra time to continued with the projects. We have to work hard because we have to do the presentation on Monday and we have to finished as soon as posible.

Sorry for the delay, because I have to go to Ciudad Real

Thematic maps for the projects

Source: CIESIN, Columbia University

Here you have an interesting link to get visual information for your projects. It´s the website of the CIESIN, the Center for International Earth Science Information Network, an institution of the Columbia University, one of the most prestigious universities of the U.S.A and worldwide. The CIESIN website hosts a collection of thematic maps that can be used to show different aspects of the Earth: climates, vegetation (biomes), landforms, population density... You can use these maps to prepare your presentations:

http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/place/mapCollection/All

Wednesday, October,13, 2010

Source: http://mapsof.net/oceania/static-maps/jpg/oceania-map-2

Today, is Carmen's birthday. Then, we have been all the class doing the project. After, Paqui has looked every work, but she has explained in the blackboard the questions that we have to had in the project. My group is formed by Enrique, Yolanda Abad, Silvia and I. Then, my group we have written the questions in a sheet that we have to had in the project. After, we had done the summary about Oceania and Antartica. After, we have explained to Paqui how we are going to do the project in cardboards.Then, Yolanda Abad has changed the money to Paqui for to buy the cardboards. On thursday afternoon my group will stay in the library to do the project. Finally, Paqui has said that I do the diary, today before eight o'clock.

Today the class was very interesting and exciting because my group work very hard and the others groups too.

Source: http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/about/habitat_types/habitats/polar_regions/

8th October 2010

Today at the beginning of the class we have checked the exercise about the review of Spain's climates, which are the mediterranean, oceanic, continental mediterranean, mountain and subtropical climates. After Paqui has explained us all about the project we will do about a continent. She has told us the groups, my group is formed by Daniel Rodríguez, Ana de la Fuente, Laura Meco, Beatriz Yuste and I and we have to talk about America, that is very long, so we have to distribute the work. We will do a PowerPoint presentation and a cardboard with the information. In the work we have to talk about the relief and the climates of the continent.

Today the class was very interesting, we are going to do the project so I hope we won't have an exam...

Image source: http://www.north-america-map.com/

Watermelon snow

Watermelon snow in Sierra Nevada, central California

Photographer: W.P.Armstrong

Today, when we were reviewing cold climates, Dani Pintado has reminded watermelon snow. This is a curious natural phenomenon that happens in alpine zones: the snow is dyed in pink or reddish colour, it smells to fresh watermelon and it has a sweet taste. This pink snow is caused by a green algae called Chlamidomonas nivalis. This green algae loves cold and it grows in freezing water. During the winter it lives under the snow and remains dormant. With the spring heat and the thawing of the snow, this algae releases lots of red spores, dying the snow in pink. This phenomenon is common during the summer in coastal and alpine regions all over the world. It is commonly observed in Sierra Nevada, California. Watermelon snow has a sweet taste, but if you eat too much, you may have diarrhea.

You can find more information and pictures in the following links:

http://waynesword.palomar.edu/plaug98.htm

http://www.summitpost.org/article/640549/exploring-the-mystery-of-watermelon-snow.html

Watermelon snow at Yosemite National Park,

Photographer: Chris Lombardi

6th OCTOBER 2010

Source: http://www.arch.hku.hk/~cmhui/teach/65156-7a.htm

Today Paqui has said to us that maybe on Friday we will do the groups for the project, then we have checked the exercises about the climates and Paqui has drawn a chart on the blackboard to write the different types of climates. After that Yolanda, Carmen, Juan Carlos and Javier have gone to the blackboard to explain some features about Oceania and Yolanda Abad, Isa, Andrea and Monica have gone to the blackboard to explain some features about Asia too.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 4th, 2010

Today Kelly has come to our class. We have taken a photo for the blog. Then, Paqui has given us the correct crossword. We have done the sheet crossword. Then we saw some maps and Yolanda Abad has gone to the blackboard. At the end of the class Paqui has put us in groups.

Source: http://www.mapsofworld.com/physical-map/europe.htm

I'm with Alejandro, Daniel and Manuel. Each group have to study a continent, we have to study Europe. And for homework we have to do the exercises 1 to 3 from the pages 14 and 15 of the book.

More about waterfalls

In our last lesson we talked about waterfalls. Here you have two interesting links about this subject: 

- This is a blog of a Geography teacher, Mr. Chambers, where he includes useful resources for his students. In this link you can learn how waterfalls are formed: 

http://geobytesgcse.blogspot.com/2006/11/upper-course-of-river-waterfalls.html

- A curious video of the Devil´s Pool, in Victoria Falls, on the course of Zambezi River. People go there to take a bath on the edge of the waterfalls. This is only possible in the dry season, from September to November, when the river flow is lower. There is a natural wall below the water that protects the bathers and stops them to fall, dragged by the river current.

Hello everybody!

Sorry, I could not write the diary yesterday, because I didn't know...

Well... Yesterday we reviewed the bodies of water and the parts of a river. Then Paqui explained what's wadi, it's a river bed of the desert that only carries water when it rains.

After that she showed us the PowerPoint presentation and meanwhile we were giving the definitions.

At the end she gave us a sheet of exercises to do with two crosswords. And I think that this was all for yesterday.

Nice weekend!

Bye

Image source: http://platea.pntic.mec.es/~abercian/priaranza/turismo/aguaalta.htm