Science 6th Grade: Unit 7 - Magnetism and electromagnetism

Morning to everyone,

As usual, here you have a compilation with the new resources from unit 7. Please, keep in mind that these resources are for native speakers, so don't panic if you don't understand every single word. Focus on the images and the general ideas.

1. Magnetism

2. Electricity and magnetism

3. Using electromagnetism

I hope you find them useful!

Science 6th Grade: Unit 6 - Matter changes

Hello to everyone,

As usual, here you have a compilation of resources from unit 6. All of them are very useful for you because you can practise your listening skills, revise the new contents, and also expand your knowledge about the contents in your books.

1. We can classify matter

These videos deal with matter and the states that can be found in matter.

The next video talks about pure substances and mixtures, both homogeneous and heterogenous ones.

2. Separating mixtures

In this video the different methods of separating mixtures are explained in detail.

The following one treats the same topic in depth. It offers more complex scientific responses to these processes. Don't worry if you find it hard to understand every single word, keep in mind that this material is for native speakers of English and it is not graded.

3. Matter changes

The first video shows the possible changes in matter.

Besides, if you want to know more about the chemical reactions found in nature, don't miss the following video. It's surprising!

I hope you find all these resources useful, see you in class!

Science 6th Grade: Working with mass, volume, and density!

Morning to everyone!

In the following link you have the possibility of putting the new knowledge about mass, volume, and density into practice! Just click on the following image in order to access:

Hope you find it useful!

Science 6th Grade: Unit 5 - Matter and materials

Morning to everyone,

Here you have a compilation of resources so this new unit is easier for you to understand and study.

1. Matter

The first video gives an explanation about what matter is and how to identify it.

This second one explains mass, volume, and density in depth!

2. Specific properties of matter

3. Forces everywhere

4. Properties of materials

Hope you find them useful!

6th Gtrade: Science Classes - From 17th until 21st January

Good morning,

Here you have a summary of the activities we did in class so you can do the same things at home.

Monday 17th January

Hemos corregido la página 30 del workbook y los mind-maps. En el siguiente enlace tenéis las soluciones para poder comprobar los vuestros.

ANSWERS

Tuesday 18th January

Aquí tenéis la grabación correspondiente a las páginas 62 y 63. Cuando acabéis, tenéis que hacer el mind-map de estas dos páginas junto a la página 34 del workbook.

RECORDING

Thursday 20th January

Hoy hemos corregido los mind-maps, el workbook y hemos trabajado en la página 64. Podéis comprobar vuestras respuestas con la siguiente ficha.

ANSWERS

RECORDING

Como actividades para casa, hay que hacer el mind-map de la página 64 y el workbook, página 35. Si tenéis alguna duda, podéis escribid en la sección de comentarios.

Take care!

6th Grade: Science Class - Thursday 13th January

Morning to everyone,

Here you have a summary of what we did in class so you can do the same at home. The following link contains a recording of the lesson, based on your Science book on pages 60 and 61 so you can follow the explanation and focus on the pronunciation.

RECORDING

For homework, you have to do the mind-map of this lesson and page 33 on your workbook.

Take care!

6th Grade: Science Class - Tuesday 11th January

Morning to everyone,

As usual, here you can see a summary of what we did today in class for those of you who are following these classes from home.

Today we checked our mind-maps. Here you can see the most important aspects that yours should include: 

- Title (título)

- Definition of health (definición de salud)

- First branch: Which things influence our health? Name the four sections and provide examples. (Primera rama: Cosas que influyen en la salud. Nombrad las cuatro secciones y dar ejemplos).

- Second branch: Types of ilness. Infectious ilness are caused by micro-organisms: Virus, Bacteria, Protozoa, Fungi and ilness they can cause. Non-infectious ilness: malfunction of an organ or social causes: examples of both. (Segunda rama, tipos de enfermedades. Enfermedades infecciosas causadas por virus, protozoos, hongos o bacterias y enfermedades que pueden ocasionar. Enfermedades no infecciosas: fallo en algún órgano o con causas sociales: ejemplos de los dos tipos).

Besides, we worked on our Science Workbooks page 32. 

- En el ejercicio 1 hay un listening que podéis escuchar desde los archivos de audio que subí a comienzos del curso. Se trata de contestar a las preguntas tras escuchar a los trabajadores de la salud que entrevistan.

- En el ejercicio 2 hay que dar una explicación y dos ejemplos de lo que son non-infectious ilnesses.

- El ejercicio 3 trata de completar ese resumen con los aspectos más importantes de las enfermedades infecciosas.

After completing these activities, you can check your answers with the ones provided in the next link.

ANSWERS

Take care!

6th Grade: Science Class - Monday 10th January

Hi there,

Today we are going to start unit 4, entitle "Health, it's good for all". Here you have a summary of what we did in class so you can do the same at home.

First of all, here you have a link to the recording of the lesson, so you can follow the explanation and focus on the pronunciation of the new vocabulary items in this unit.

LESSON 1

For homework, you are supposed to design the cover for unit 4 and the mind-map from pages 58 and 59 in your textbooks.

If you have any doubts, feel free to write them in the comments section of this entry.

Hoy comenzamos el tema 4 que trata sobre la salud. Con la grabación que hay en el enlace de arriba podéis seguir la explicación y centraros en la pronunciación de las palabras nuevas. Como actividades, tenéis que hacer la portada del tema 4 y el esquema de las páginas 58 y 59 de vuestros libros. Cualquier duda que tengáis podéis escribirla en la sección de comentarios de esta entrada.

Take care!

6th Grade Science Class: Tuesday 21st December

Hi there,

I hope your all doing great. As you know, the Science exam was yesterday but those of you who are currently at home will take the exam after the holidays.

For that reason, here you have a worksheet in which you can review the main concepts and terms from this unit.

WORKSHEET

Don't hesitate to write in the comments section in case you have any doubts.

See you!

Natural Science 6th Grade: Unit 3 - The human body and reproduction

Morning to everyone,

As usual, here you have a compilation with online resources from unit 3.

1. Stages of life

2. The reproductive system

3. Sex cells and fertilisation

4. Pregnancy and giving birth

5. Summary

In the following online activity you can practise with the main ideas from unit 3. Read the following texts and complete them with the missing words.

 

I hope you find them useful!

Natural Science 6th Level: Quizlet - Unit 2 "The human body and nutrition"

Morning to everyone,

Here you have the Quizlet flashcards from Unit 2. Remember this is an entertaining way of studying the most important terms in Science.

I hope you find it useful!

Natural Science 6th Grade: Unit 2 - The human body and nutrition

Hello,

As usual, here you have a compilation of all the resources from unit 2.

1. What do we need to function?

2. Digestion

3. Respiration

4. Circulation

Besides, if you want to know more about it, click on the following image to watch another video and have a go with an online quizz. Good luck!

5. Excretion

6. Revision

I hope you find all these resources useful!

Natural Science 6th Level: Tendons vs. Ligaments

Hi there,

The following video provides an extremely good explanation about the difference between tendons and ligaments. 

I hope you find it useful!

Science 6th Grade - Workbook Audio Files

 Morning to everyone,

In the following link you can find all the audio files for your Science workbook. 

Para acceder a los audios del cuadernillo de Science podéis acceder al siguiente enlace.

Now there are no excuses for not doing the listening activities! See you in class!

Natural Science 6th level: Quizlet - Unit 1 "The human body and interaction"

Hi there,

Here you have the Quizlet cards from unit 1. In this way you can learn by heart the most important terms about this unit.

 

Hope you find it useful!

Natural Science 6th Grade: Unit 1 - The human body and interaction

Hi there,

Here you have a compilation with resources for unit 1.

1. The three vital functions

2. The interaction function

3. The sensory system

4. The nervous system

Besides, the following video tells you more about the nervous sytem, it will help you to understand how it works.

5. The musculoskeletal system

I hope you find these resources useful!

Registro de licencias digitales y códigos de acceso a los grupos de clase

Buenos días,

En el siguiente enlace pueden acceder a un tutorial para completar el registro de las licencias digitales de SM y para acceder al grupo creado de la clase.

TUTORIAL

Os recuerdo que los códigos para unirse a los grupos de clase son los siguientes:

6º Inglés: s00XE708F

6º Science: s008QW7MM

5º A Inglés: s00J81GNW

5º A Science: s00MB4HQ9

5º B: Inglés: s005B2JXJ

4º Inglés: s00Y5XB79

See you in class!

Electrical safety tips

Verbs with animals

Volcanoes

Morning to you all,

The following picture shows some great information about volcanoes. Did you know that there are three types?

TTFN,