Time banks

Source: Banco de tiempo de Pinoso (Alicante)

Last Friday we talked about a different type of banks: time banks. They don´t work with money, but with the abilities and the will to help of their members. Every member offers an hour of his/her time and their help in the activities they are skilled. In exchange, they receive help in the way they prefer. There are a lot of possibilities: you can offer to clean the house of someone and receive a weaving lesson or you can offer an hour of babysitting and get a guitar lesson in exchange ... It´s similar to barter, but people don´t exchange material things. They exchange their time.

Here you have some links, where you will find more information about time banks:

- The story of time banks:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Banking

- Time banking in the United Kingdom:

http://timebank.org.uk/

- Time banking in the U.S.A:

http://www.timebanks.org/

- Time banks in Spain. The closest to Campo de Criptana is in Herencia:

http://www.sindinero.org/blog/archives/2229

Geography exam

I´ve corrected all the maps you gave me on Friday and I´ve sent an e-mail to the students who will have to do the exam, because they haven´t passed the maps or brought them late. So, please, check your mailbox. If you don´t have any message, this means you´ve passed. I´ll give you the maps back tomorrow at second period. You will know the final marks of Unit 1 on Wednesday.

The students who will have to do the exam can use this link to prepare it and to review:

http://www.xtec.cat/~ealonso/flash/flashmaps.htm

I hope you study more than you´ve worked on the project and on the maps.

Friday,October 29,2010

Today, Paqui  has collected the maps of  Europe, Spain, Asia, America and then she has given us the maps of Africa and Oceania that we had given her the other day. Some people have to do an exam on Wednesday about Oceania and Africa, because they haven´t done the maps well.

Then we have checked exercise 2 of the book about  reliefs and continents. And she has said that Captain James Cook was a navigator that discovered Oceania.

Lather we have started with unit 2. This unit is about Economic organization of Societies. While she was explaining the unit, she was asking us questions about the unit and she has  said that this unit will be very interesting.

Then she has given us a definition of  economy: Economy is the science that studies the activies that human beings develop to fulfil their necessities.

There are two grups of economic activities:

- Activities consisting in producing goods.

- Activities consisting in rendering services.

At the end of the class Cristina Blanco has come to our class and we have seen a powerpoint that Angel had prepared for her.

And finally Paqui has given us for homework to read points 1 and 2 of page 22.

Source: http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/category/finance/economy/

Wednesday, October 27/2010

Today we have had the class at third hour. Paqui has taken the three maps that she gave us on Monday. She also has said to the people who haven't given her the maps that next Wednesday they will have an exam.

Then we have copied the most important reliefs and bodies of water of Asia and Europe and Paqui has given the Europe and Spain map too. We have copied many reliefs and many bodies of water because Asia wasn't separated in north and south like America. She has said that we can find the reliefs and bodies of water of Spain at the book and she has given us the three maps for homework for Friday.

Today in the breaktime some idiots have burned the shrubs of the fence of the old centre.

Map of Spain.

I have said her that give so many maps is abuse of authority, jeje.

The three maps will take us much time because Asia and Europe have many reliefs and rivers.

Physical map of Asia.













Physical map of Europe. Source:

Image sources: 

Spain: http://www.freeworldmaps.net/europe/spain/map.html

Asia: http://geology.com/world/asia-physical-map.shtml

Physical map of Europe: http://www.mapsofworld.com/physical-map/europe.htm

26th of October

Source: http://www.coolgeography.co.uk/Year%208/geography_of_conflict.htm

Today Paqui has given us a sheet of paper that contains the 5 continents. America my group has started puting the peninsulas, island, seas, gulfs, plains, montain ranges, rivers, lakes and other things. In America we have started in North America and then in South America. After that we have seen the sheet of Africa. We have finish with Oceanía. After that Paqui has given to us two sheets of paper that has the 5 continets to do in our house. Paqui has say that we have two days two finish the maps and colored. SORRY BY THE DELAY. YESTERDAY MY MUM HAVE TAKEN THE COMPUTER AND I CAN NOT WRITE DE JOURNAL, SORRY.

Someone "has forgotten" to write the journal today



Source: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-do-we-forget-things

Daniel Rodríguez was in charge of writing the journal today. I´ve sent him two e-mails reminding him that he had to write the journal Can any other person write today´s journal? It will be great. Thanks in advance.

Reaching conclusions from the projects

Source: http://dimurroa.wordpress.com/critical-thinking-and-problem-solving-skills/

Being critical is basic to improve. Analyzing what you have done and being aware of the things that you could have done in a different and better way is an important step to the best knowledge: the one you have built on your own. Learning with projects is and effective way of learning if you are able to recognize the strong and the weak points of your work. I´ve already read your assessment sheets, but I think it would be interesting that you wrtite some lines here about what you have learnt with this project. You don´t have to write about the contents. I would like that you explain what you consider important to prepare a good project, what experiences you liked in this project, what you wouldn´t do again and what ideas have you kept in your minds to do it better next time. 

Friday, October, 22,2010

Today in Social Science, Paqui has scolded us, because she did´t like so much our projects. She has told us that when we present a project we have to know some thinks like : the information is more important than design, that ... Summarizing doesn't mean underlained some  parts, That..studying  doesn´t mean  memorized without understanding, that we can´t read a presentation and if any member of our group is blocked we have to help them. Later,  Enrique collected  the assessments of our team work and Andrea, Yolanda Abad and Carlos didn´t bring the assessment, Then Enrique has  given us a sheet of questions about the project and we have to complete a chart about the forms of relief of all the continents, for homework Finally, Paqui has said that I do the diary, today before eight o ' clock.

Monsoons

Yesterday, during Asia´s presentations, Alejandro explained the big influence of monsoon winds in the south and East of Asia. Here you have some more information about these periodic winds. Periodic winds blow in different directions depending on the season of the year. The reason for these different directions lies on the Earth´s revolution around the Sun movement. Here you have an animation where you can learn the process of formation of monsoon winds:

http://www.iesalbayzin.org/descargas/AnimacionesBio-Geo/WebCTMA/Monsoons.swf

On the picture below you can observe that monsoons blow from the continent to the ocean in winter and on the other way around in summer. In winter the winds are cold and dry. In summer the winds are hot and wet and they produce abundant precipitation. Floods are frequent in the area affected by the monsoons.

Source: http://staff.harrisonburg.k12.va.us/~cwalton/solpracticegeographytwo.htm

On the second image you can oberve the effects the monsoons have caused in Pakistan this last summer. You can have an idea of the area flooded by observing the normal Indus´ river course and the overflowing produced by the torrential rainfall of the summer monsoon. The flood covered almost one third of the Pakistani territory.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Pakistan_floods



Wednesday, 20th of October

Today in Social Sciences when Paqui still hasn't come to the class, some classmates have prepared their works on the blackboard. The first group that has presented its work has been Europe. This group has been formed by Dani, Ana, Andrea and Bea. They have done a mural, a powerpoint with the questions and some pictures and a box like a theatre. They have explained us where is Europe located, its limits, the highest mountains and its rivers, like Danube, Alps or Apennines. They have done another mural with climates. Europe has six climates. After that we have seen beautiful pictures of Europe in the powerpoint with the song of Moulin Rouge. It has been a work very exciting at the end.

The second group has been America. This group has been formed by Dani, Laura, Ana, Javier and Bea. They have done a carboard and a power point. They have explained us that it is divided into three parts. The main forms of relief of America are Grand Canyon, Rocky mountain, Sierra Madre de Chiapas, the Cordillera Isabelia, Andes Mountains, the Atacama Desert, etc. The main bodies of water are: Amazon River Basin, Mississipi River Basin, Colorado River, Lake Superior, etc. In America there are a lot of climates. This presentation has finished with questions that they have done for us about the things that the have said about America.

The third presentation has been Asia. This group has been formed by Alejandro, Monica, Manu and Carmen. They have explained us that it is the largest continent and it has the most populates countries in the world: India and China. In Asia there is the Gobi desert. Its mountains are Himalaya Mountains, Ural Mountains, Caucaso Mountains, etc. in Asia there are a lot of plateaus. the Siberian plateau, for example. Its bodies of water are: Huang He river, Yangtze river, lake Baykal, etc. Alexander has explained us one thing of the winds of Asia.

Ángel has recorded the presentation, so Ángel please put them on the blog.

At the end of the class Paqui has given us the sheet of evaluations.

Today has been a funny class because we have learned in a different way. I like a lot doing works and to presentate them.

A lot of kisses, Yolanda Rubio.

This is a presentation about Europe, made by Daniel Pintado, Andrea , Bea Antequera and Ana Lucas.

This is a presentation about America, made by Javi, Dani Rodriguez , Laura Meco, Ana de la Fuente and Bea Yuste.

This is a presentation about Asia, made by Alejandro, Manuel , Mónica and Carmen.