Earth sciences diary

8/05/2020   Today we have studied the learning through inquiry model. For this, we have made a graph where we have synthesized the information of a document. The beginning has been difficult to organize the information as there was too much . However, in the end we have achieved a good result.       

6/05/2020     Today we have made a gymkhana where we had to discover codes. It has been a very interesting and attractive activity which has made me reflect on its use with elementary school children.     Then, my group and I have made a presentation on the consumption of plastic in supermarkets. In addition, we have held a debate in acadly to find out the opinion of our colleagues about those who have the power to change customs: consumers or supermarkets. Opinions have been very diverse but we have all come to the conclusion that we all have to do our part.   To finish the class we have evaluated our work in the project and also to our colleagues. 

29/04/2020 First of all,  we have been talking about the exam. It will consist in two parts: one of them it is going to be an oral examination and another part will be a recording.   Then, we have done a videocall with our classmates to evalute our project. We have collected some important ideas. We cloncluded that we are working properly and  achieving with the established dates.   We have made a test from socrative in order to make some definitions parts of the unit and review some of them: ecosystems, community, hervibore, biodiversity, phosyntesis, descomposer, sunlight and autotrophs.    

24/ 04/2020   Today we have started the class finishing the unit of ecosystems. Some of the basic concepts are the following ones: flow of energy, flow of matter and carbon cycle. Besides, To better understand the ecosystem concept, we have seen a video with which some of the doubts I had have been resolved.     Then, s ome class members have given their opinion of the article called "Tip of the iceberg: is our destruction of nature responsible for covid-19?". Besides, we have had a discussion in acadly about it. The article explains that humans are creating habits where viruses are transmitted more easily.       The difference between now and few decades ago is that viruses spring up in both urban and natural environments as humans are not respecting the barrier between host animals and themselves. One example of this is the wet market were wild animals are killed and it is a perfection storm for cross- species transmission of pathogens. From my point o

22/04/2020    Today we have started the class assesing our classmates´ questionaries aboout the unit. Besides, the teacher has sent us a document with the right answers so it was easier to check if they were right or not in their answers. So, it is a good opportunity to sel-learning.   The second part of the class was based on the ecosystems´ explanation. Teacher gave time to read the unit and understand some basic concepts such as habitat, species, population, community, ecosystem, nutrients, community, population....   The most important part of the lesson was the concept of photosynthesis which is the first step in a food chain. So, it is really important fot ecosystems.     For the next class, we have to read an article called "Tip of iceberg: is our destruction of nature responsable for covid-19?"   

17/04/2020   T o start the class we have made an individual reflection on the film "A plastic ocean". The film is a documentary about the consumption of plastic on our planet. In it you can see how the ocean has no limits and plastic travels all over the world. In this way many animals consume plastic and the food chain is affected. Furthermore, many of them die. On the other hand, many poor communities live on plastic islands where hygiene conditions are low. Besides, these communities use plastic for cooking, which is a great health risk since it can cause respiratory problems as well as cancer. All in all, w e have in our hands a problem to solve. Each individual action will lead to great change.     We have been presented with a word cloud with the most prominent words that characterize the film.  Word cloud is a useful tool to have a general view of the film. Then, the class has been divided in two groups. The two groups had to debate about the re