Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Types of Plants

There are many types of plants. According to its stem, plants can be: a tree, a bush or a grass.

TREES

Trees are plants with a woody stem, called trunk. The branches grow out from the trunk high above the ground.
 Trees can be deciduous or evergreen. Deciduous trees lose their leaves in autumn and grow new ones in spring. Evergreen trees do not lose their leaves and are green all year round.

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Parts of the Plant


Parts of the plant 


The stem of a plant connects the roots with the leaves. The stem supports the plant. Stems transport water and minerals from the roots to the flowers and the leaves. Stems can be woody or soft

Leaves grow from the stems and branches of the plant. Leaves use sunlight, air, water and minerals to make food for the plant. Different types of plants have different types of leaves. Most leaves are flat to absorb as much sunlight as possible. 

Roots are the part of the plant that is under the ground. They absorb water and minerals from the soil, and they hold the plant in the ground. 



Monday, May 19, 2014

Characteristics of Plants

CHARACTERISTICS OF PLANTS

-  Plants are living things.

-  They need water, air, sunlight and minerals from the soil.

-  They make their own food.

-  They form seeds to reproduce.

-  They can’t move around, but they react to their environment.


Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Unit 5 Review Worksheets

Download and print these worksheets to practice UNIT 5 grammar. You can find the answers at the end of each worksheet.










Tuesday, April 29, 2014

The Properties of Air


The properties of air

Air has different properties.

  • Air is invisible. It has no color.
  • Air has no shape. It takes the shape of its container, like all gases. Air occupies the greatest possible space.
  • Air has no taste or smell


  • Air has weight. A balloon with air inside weighs more than a balloon with no air inside.
Hot air weighs less than cold air. There is hot air in hot air balloons. This is why they go up .


Wednesday, April 23, 2014

All living things need air


All living things need air

The Earth’s atmosphere is made up of airAir is a mixture of different gases. The main gases are nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide. All living things need air to survive.
  • Animals and people need air to breathe. We breathe oxygen into our lungs and breathe out carbon dioxide. Fish take in air from water through their gills. Aquatic mammals, such as whales and dolphins, come to the surface of the water to breathe in air.
  • Plants need carbon dioxide from air to make their food. They release oxygen into the atmosphere.


Introduction video to the Air and the Athmosphere

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

SCIENCE UNIT 8 - AIR


UNIT CONTENT 
Content objectives

  1.  Understanding that air is necessary for life 
  2.  Appreciating the uses of air
  3.  Analyzing the characteristics of air
  4. Knowing the composition of air
  5. Learning about the atmosphere, its functions, and some atmospheric phenomena 
  6. Appreciating the importance of breathing clean air


Language objectives
  1. Describing the uses of air: to breathe; in tyres; for pushing sailing boats
  2. Stating facts: zero conditional: If we burst a balloon, the air escapes.
  3. Making comparisons: It weighs less than...; there is more ... than ...
  4. Describing a hypothetical situation: 2nd conditional: If there were ... the Sun would burn ...
Contents
CONCEPTS
PROCEDURES
ATTITUDES
  • The air: importance, composition, physical characteristics
  • The atmosphere: the layer of gases surrounding the Earth
  • The atmosphere and its functions: filters the Sun’s rays and has the oxygen we need to breathe
  • Atmospheric phenomena: precipitation, wind, storms
  • Interpret diagrams
  • Identify everyday situations in
    which air is useful to people
  • Apply the characteristics of gases to air
  • Associate oxygen in the atmosphere with life
  • Analyse why the atmosphere is necessary for living things
  • Identify some atmospheric phenomena
Appreciate the importance of breathing clean air


EARTH DAY

Today (April 22) we celebrate Earth Day. We made this simple and fun activity in the art class.


  1. Color the Earth and cut it out
  2. Trace both hands in a piece of paper, cut them out and stick them to the Earth
  3. Write 5 things you can do to help save the Earth
  4. Glue everything together on a frame.


Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Thursday, April 3, 2014

The three states of water

THE THREE STATES OF WATER

Water exists in three states: liquid, solid and gas.
  • Rain, rivers and oceans are examples of water in a liquid state.
  • Ice, snow and hailstones are examples of water in a solid state.
  • Water vapor is a gas.

Water can change states.

Water changes from one state to another when it's temperature changes.

  • When liquid water is cooled to below 0°C, it changes into ice. This is solidification.
  • When ice is heated, it changes into liquid water. This is melting.
  • When liquid water is heated, it changes into water vapor. This is evaporation.
  • When water vapor cools, it changes into liquid water. This is condensation.

The Water Cycle

THE WATER CYCLE

  1. 1  From the oceans to the clouds 
    Water is continually moving around the Earth. This causes the water cycle.
    The water cycle begins when water from the oceans, lakes and rivers heats up and evaporates to form water vapor. Water vapour passes into the cold atmosphere. The cold temperature makes the water vapour cool down and condenseCondensed water in the atmosphere turns into tiny water droplets and forms cloudsClouds move across the sky with the wind.

  2. 2  From the clouds to the land
    As clouds move across the sky, the tiny water droplets in the clouds join together to form larger drops. These large drops of water fall to the land as rainWhen rain freezes, it falls to the land as snow or hail.

  3. 3  From the land to the sea
    When rain falls on the land, it forms streams. Streams flow into rivers. Rivers flow into seas and oceans. When snow melts, it flows into the streams and rivers and finally reaches the sea. Sometimes, rainwater and melted snow sink deep into the ground to form aquifers. Water from wells and springs comes from aquifers. 


Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Spelling List #23

SPELLING LIST #23 'ss' / 'zz'

  1. buzz
  2. fizz
  3. fuzz
  4. puzzle
  5. dizzy
  6. less
  7. cross
  8. miss
  9. floss
  10. confess
  11. dessert
  12. crossroads

Monday, March 17, 2014

Spelling List #21

SPELLING LIST #21 '-y'

  1. party
  2. story
  3. happy
  4. holly
  5. envy
  6. study
  7. puppy
  8. family
  9. library
  10. mystery

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Dani's Sample Songs

Here is a sample that I made with the songs we are going to listen to in Dani's concert... and the lyrics. Aren't you excited? I am!
Enjoy


Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Gummy bears experiment



GUMMY BEARS EXPERIMENT

Gummy  bears do some interesting things when put into different liquids.  We wanted to find out what would happen when we put gummy bears into water, salt water, vinegar, and baking soda water.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Spelling List #19

SPELLING LIST #18 'Days of the Week'

  1. Monday
  2. Tuesday
  3. Wednesday
  4. Thursday
  5. Friday
  6. Saturday
  7. Sunday
  8. yesterday
  9. today
  10. tomorrow


Friday, February 28, 2014

Venetian Masks

Each year we celebrate Carnival in the school. This time our costumes were about the Venetian Carnival, so kids made their own venetian masks in Art. Here you have some of their creations.  Which one is your favorite?




Sunday, February 23, 2014

Spelling List #18

SPELLING LIST #18 'ck'

  1. duck
  2. neck
  3. lick
  4. sick
  5. clock
  6. sock
  7. kick
  8. back
  9. brick
  10. luck
  11. rocket
  12. broomstick


Monday, February 17, 2014

Vertebrates posters

During the art time last couple of weeks, the students made these wonderful posters with all the information about vertebrates.

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Spelling List #17

SPELLING LIST #17 'qu'

  1. quit
  2. quiz
  3. quilt
  4. quick
  5. squid
  6. queen
  7. liquid
  8. quiet
  9. question
  10. squirrel

TRICKY WORDS

  • does
  • goes
  • made
  • their

Spelling list # 17 practice:



Valentine's day craft

Kids created these 'creatures' for Valentine's day. They are made of different materials, such as foam, pipe cleaners, googly eyes, construction paper, Pom Pom balls...
Aren't they cute?



Wednesday, February 12, 2014

More about insects

We talked earlier about insects in this post - Invertebrates. But here you have more interesting things about insects:




  • There are over 10 million species of insects.



  • Baby insects are called larvae. 



  • Their body is divided into three parts: head, thorax and abdomen.



  • They have antennae on their head. They use it for touch, smell and taste.



  • Some insects have wings connected to the thorax.


  • INSECTS GAMES:

    Tuesday, February 11, 2014