BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES

Subject: Science                

Title of the Unit: BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES              Course / Level: 3rd grade Primary         

INTRODUCTION

In this unit, pupils enjoy a great trip around the world in order to distinguish natural and man-made features in landscapes.

They will travel from inland to the coast and visit the most important landforms. At the end, they will be able to describe using their own words all the inland and coastal landforms. They will realise a power point with pictures or videos and show it to their classmates and teacher.

1. Learning outcomes / Evaluation criteria

 - To distinguish natural and man-made features in landscapes.

 - To define and distinguish coastal and inland landscapes.

 - To define and recognise the most important landforms.

2. Subject Content

  - Human features in landscapes: road, villaje, dam, bridge…

  - Natural features: plants, animals, wáter and landforms.

     

  - Coastal landforms: sea, ocean, island, cape, bay, cove, gulf, peninsula, isthmus, beach, cliff, archipelago

  - Inland landforms: mountain, summit, slope, foot, range, hill, plain, valley, plateau, moor, river.

3. Language Content / Communication

VOCABULARY

Nouns: road, village, animals, plants, coast, inland, land, water, sea, ocean, lake, body, piece, landscape, landform, mountain, summit, slope, foot, range, hill, plain, valley, plateau, moor. river, island, cape, bay, cove, gulf, peninsula, isthmus, beach, cliff, archipelago,

Adjectives: high, low, middle, flat, large, deep, rocky, wide, narrow, surrounding, human, natural.

Verbs: to be, meet, bite, surround, extend, want, run, swim…

Prepositions: into, between, in, with, at, of, near, far…

STRUCTURES

What is a …? It is …    

Where is …?

DISCOURSE TYPE

Definitions

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Listening, reading, speaking and writing.

4. Contextual (cultural) element

To know the most important landforms to enjoy the natural landscapes.

5. Cognitive (thinking) processes

Understand, analyse, apply, evaluate and create.

6. Final task

To make a power point presentation with pictures or videos including all the inland and coastal landforms.

7. Activities

SESSION 1

- To practise new vocabulary using the introducing web.

http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/landscapes/

- To distinguish natural and man-made features in landscapes

http://learningapps.org/display?v=pe30imyua01

Some large picture representing different landscapes can be used in order to make pupils speak about the features they can see.

SESSION 2

- To distinguish inland and coastal landscapes

- Listening to the song "I want to go to the coast" and sing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSPDYdQup14

- Watching the different landforms

http://www.slideshare.net/craextremadura/landscapes-56034691

SESSION 3

- Watching the video lesson and answering question about it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwNfvyCXh1k

- To hang the diagrams in the classroom:

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6GamuZvGp7xnDW3_mOz6mBoC2mCyY1m4MD0Anvf8yQZQp7XEOYAY-5d9L4cdrJ6Oo9IWm2D5TqGUfjYOXuzE0Y_4cpoZ-N-_MxZ87Ip8CopQBL1FBh_fdaKbaxEVBJ-x6A8eMhYml/s1600/Inlandlandscapes.png

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSYd9tivsAe-fKxCkNuV12C2SGkncT91Ym6eEFms0ieQ-jb3WJcDCVjyktDsGydDTZVmbFOGS0YK7uXzATKzH1Si1rAXaQBn_2RbfDiPLWY9ldRu6c90PQrihrGZzKajCGWOtdEfq/s1600/coastal+landscapes.png

SESSION 4

- Landforms review

https://636c9c96-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/ceiplasantacruz/Home/clozemakerinland.swf?attachauth=ANoY7criX25GK1wdFKFcoN8ZB3bsqdRGojnNV7V7hR35htyx2PKWYA2R0G082vE9cXr0ZiFSXTwWpZNI_XnmVRechWCQqdJcc55ZAjacJAbshW0f_xKailcjLTqVE1weLJioM0RrDhW5vOPw2Iip_UWTOjm5ErbJtBYp8i9N8zNqNo6gmaIlZV5upPvo6aaTKokIg511_Dqrt-BSO4stT0eUalSrjQYZiFdb9Juo6L-60QOtW0OI7uc%3D&attredirects=0

https://060c239b-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/depavirtprogramaseuropeos/departvirtu/clozemakerCOASTAL.swf?attachauth=ANoY7colslMMz61JFnzKAMlA2z0zE4PJwPYJ3a3fowcvRi6DFihmxzB8lKdaiVtVUyHhzEZ9-_UdAWlWJDCGQ4lkhwIhbQf8fePbPYEeaczmS_1BmwPZ8hEuPQ-pfBfrDcYha09RgpSCPjLCoZyC1WB_K-Z9j-IYKuajmSz6ljYmhpowarnVBhWKTEkeILc0auflUAicrpDZZF6OvO01cdfQ3jhLSzqsWgT90Si2xweTRMBH-eeyjSO9WaH-8-AiH5JO2OK0hRX3&attredirects=0

- Pupils elaborate their own flashcards about landforms

SESSION 5

- Worksheet

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5QSRnbXnWTANF9mSFIxY1Y5UEk/edit

- Tests

http://LearningApps.org/display?v=p02p6kv4n15

http://www.educaplay.com/es/recursoseducativos/804098/landscapes_test.htm

- Pupils elaborate their own power point about landforms

SESSION 6

- Visiting webs:

http://ciudaddecordoba3scienceblog.blogspot.com.es/search?q=landscapes

http://www.eloyvillanueva.com/2015/03/22/landscapes/

- Pupils go on working with their power point.

SESSION 7

- Pupils show and explain their own power point.

8. Organization and class distribution / timing

The methodology will be active and participatory; in addition, it must facilitate both individual and group learning. Final task will be elaborated by pairs or small group (3 pupils). Unit will be develope through 7 sessions.

9. Key compentences

Specific basic competencies that will be practiced: linguistic, mathematical, social, digital, cultural, learn to learn, autonomy, etc.

10.Evaluation (criteria and instruments)

Evaluation criteria:

- To distinguish between natural and man-made features in landscapes.

- To distinguish between coastal and inland landscapes.

- To define the different inland and coastal landforms.

- To know what fertilisation and the different embryonic developments are, in animals

Evaluation instruments:

   - Continuous assessment of each student with different oral and written test.

   - Worksheet and tests

 - Final task (ppt presentation).

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pn8qeXgBQkyf5cBGiYrZ0v5CZgk1XwJUeMcXZytTaLg/edit?usp=sharing

                                               Ángel Manuel Correa Cabezas