Learning Sequence by Laura Montes https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk Our Environment en-us 2018-06-03 18:33:46 UTC 2023-03-25 17:37:28 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/294787137/56bea155e72fd07fdcb8773957aaacc0/green_recycling_icon.jpg PROJECT SUMMARY TOPIC: OUR ENVIRONMENT OUTCOME: Students ́ will make a poster about pollution problems. INTERMEDIATE TASKS: Reading texts focusing on social purposes: Explanations about ecology and pollution (causes and effects) Reading reports (describing things). Classsifying waste. Interviewing classmates on their daily activities that affect our environment and possible solutions. Reading a story about an Ecology problem. FINAL PRODUCTIONS MADE PUBLIC: Students will share thir posters with other courses at school. They will also choose about any pollution problem, make a research and finally they will do an oral presentation for the class. lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265234914 2018-06-03 18:53:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265234914 MORE DETAILED PLAN AIMS To present the Content of the Project. To build students’ knowledge about the concept of environment and the importance of caring for our environment. To develop students’ ability to express an opinion. lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265235988 2018-06-03 19:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265235988 LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of the Project, learners will be able to Demonstrate understanding of the different kinds of pollution and waste that affect both human beings, animals and the environment in general, as well as the possible solutions to be applied in daily life. Describe the processes of selective waste collection (reduction, reuse and recycling). Describe the environment, common characteristics and problems that affect it. Expand the general and specific vocabulary related to the environment, ecology and the problems facing our planet. Use oral and written language to describe our environment. Identify problems and learn about ecology. Identify and interpret ecology problems in our culture through texts. Encourage the development of behaviors that respect the environment. lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265236214 2018-06-03 19:09:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265236214 TEACHING OBJECTIVES CONTENT (content dimension) Introduction to the topic. Our environment. Ecology. Pollution: The rubbish. Solutions to prevent pollution. Recycling. lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265236740  ]]> 2018-06-03 19:15:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265236740 COGNITION (focus on lower-order processing) (learning dimension) Recalling tasks and content from the (previous class). Understanding the texts: interpreting, inferring. Applying knowledge of the genre: explanations, reports (social purposes) to. lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265237000  ]]> 2018-06-03 19:18:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265237000 CULTURE (culture dimension) Identify problems that affect our environment. Develop students’ critical thinking abilities. Think and propose solutions for the care of our environment. Define ecology and value the importance of owning a clean environment. lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265237065 2018-06-03 19:19:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265237065 COMMUNICATION (language dimension) Language of learning Key vocabulary related to kinds of pollution: air, land, water. Polluting agents: factories, fires, pesticides, fuel, household cleaners. Types of waste: organic waste, glass, paper, aluminum, plastic. (Revision) of simple present tense. lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265237257 2018-06-03 19:21:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265237257 Language for learning Language related to Reading strategies (scan, skim, key words, cognates).I think it is…(to express opinion) Is it…? Yes, it is /No, it isn’t. (to identify) I can /can’t. (to talk about possiblity, lack of possibility) We must /mustn’t. ( obligation, prohibition) Do you…? Yes, I do /No, I don’t. (questioning,asking for information). lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265237784 2018-06-03 19:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265237784 Language through learning Anticipated emerging language. Vocabulary to describe. Vocabulary to describe pollution problems. lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265238003 2018-06-03 19:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265238003 ASSESSMENT Assessment of learning, for learning, and through learning. Teacher assessment through-planned observation (work in class and specially during the writing process of the final production students posters (focusing on the achievement of genre knowledge –structuring the text accordingly- and the use of linguistic exponent meaning) Peer assessment: students will assess and comment on each others ́ posters. Self-assessment: students will write a journal entry at the end of each class reflecting on class tasks and content, and an entry at the end of the project. lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265238107 2018-06-03 19:32:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265238107 MATERIAL What is Ecology? Pollution. Definitions. What if there were no bees? A book about the Grassland Ecosystem (Food Chain Reactions) by Suzanne Slade. lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265238425 2018-06-03 19:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265238425 lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265239264 2018-06-03 19:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265239264 lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265239515 2018-06-03 19:49:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265239515 TASKS WHAT IS ECOLOGY? It’s a bright, sunny day at the park so you and your friends decide to meet up and hang out. After playing for a while, you decide to hang out under big shade tree to get out of the sun while you drink your bottle of water and eat the Apple you brought as a snack. Though you not might not realize it, you are interacting with your ENVIRONMENT, which includes everything from the shade tree keeping you cool, to the water you drank and that sweet, to the juicy apple you ate. ECOLOGY is the study of how living things on Earth interact with and rely on other living and non-living things in the ENVIRONMENT where they live. And like you interacted in different ways with your ENVIRONMENT at he park, all livings do the same in their sorroundings. lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265239580

]]> 2018-06-03 19:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265239580 1- Listen and read. Complete. An Instructive Visit An ecologist is visiting Glew Shool today. She visits schools and gives children talks on rubbish and how much we throw away. She says that if we recycle things, we can help to save the planet. A typical person throws away a- ____________ kilos of rubbish every year and b- ______________ kilos of paper. That’s a lot! It’s very important to recycle paper and save trees. The ecologist also says that we throw away about c- _____________cans and d- ____________ glass bottles a year. Everybody is surprised at the numbers. `Let’s recycle our cans and bottles!’ she says. How many litres of water do people use every day? Do you know? Well… about e- ___________ litres a day. That is 18,250 litres a year! Too much, isn’t it? a- 45 b- 120 c- 95 d- 50 lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265240500 2018-06-03 20:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265240500 POLLUTION There are lots of ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS nowadays, mainly bacause of pollution. It is the contamination of AIR, WATER and LAND by different materials that interfer with human health and quality of life. The emissions of industries and engines, including cars, are big causes of air pollution and simple things that we do at home, like using aerosols, have bad effect on the ozone layer, which protects life on Earth from ultraviolet radiation. Water is also suffering from pollution, by domestic, municipal and also industrial waste. It is up to us to stop damaging the ENVIRONMENT. We all must be ENVIRONMENT friendly! lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265240969 2018-06-03 20:10:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265240969 2- Answer the following questions: 1- What is the biggest enemy of the environment? 2- What are the causes of air pollution? 3- What’s wrong with aerosols? 4- What is the function of the Ozone Layer? 5- Why is wáter suffering from pollution? 6- Why do you think we all must be ENVIRONMENT friendly? lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265241121 2018-06-03 20:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265241121 3- Complete with Must / Mustn’t to do save the Earth. MUST MUSTN'T 1- We _____________ burn trees. 2- We ____________ walk or ride a bike to school. 3- We _____________ leave the tap running when we are brushing the teeth. 4- We _____________ turn off the lights and the computer when we leave the room. 5- We _____________ recycle waste paper, bottles and cans. 6- We ____________ use aerosols. 7- We ____________ use low energy light bulbs. 8- We _____________ drop litter in the streets. lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265242380  ]]> 2018-06-03 20:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265242380 4- Complete the mind map:-Factory Emissions -Mining-Loud Music -Fertilizer from farming -Volcanic eruptions -Oil spills -Burning Fossil Fuels -Chemicals from factories-Transport -Untreated sewage - Rubbish - Nuclear Waste - Wildfire and dust storms -Cosntruction Works -Cars, aeroplanes, lorries -Sirens and alarms -Factories-Deforestation - Animal Waste lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265242897

]]> 2018-06-03 20:35:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265242897 5- Sorting Rubbish: Cut the picture at the bottom and paste them in the right category: RECYCLE RUBBISH lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265247371 2018-06-03 21:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265247371 6- How Green are you? Anwer: 1- Do you turn the TV off when you leave the room? a-Always b-Sometimes c- Never 2- Do you often use the bus, your bike or your legs instead of your car? a-Always b- Sometimes c-Never 3- What do you recycle at home? a-Bottles b-Paper c-Batteries d-Plastic and cans e-Compost 4- Do your parents try to buy local products (in order to save energy for transport)?a-Often b-Sometimes c-Never 5- Do you try to use recycled-paper products (in order to save trees)? a-Always b-Sometimes c-Never 6- Do you advise your parents to buy low-energy bulbs or appliances? a- Always b-Sometimes c-Never 7- Have you ever written letters or organized meetings on environmental issues? a-Yes b-No 8- Have you ever joined an eco-organization (sush as Greenpeace, WWF) to make a difference? a-Yes b-No 9- Have you ever tried to persuade people to act? a-Yes b-No 10- Do you ask your parents to drive you short distances?a- Always b-Sometimes c-Never 11- Do you live your tap on when you are brushing your teeth? a- Always b-Sometimes c-Never 12- Do you have a bath instead of a shower? a- Always b-Sometimes c-Never 13- Do you use plastic bags when you are shopping? a-Always b-Sometimes c-Never 14- Do you turn down yor heater by one degree and puta an extra jumper on? a-Always b-Sometimes c-Never 15- Do you turn off the lights when you aren’t using them?a-Always b-Sometimes c-Never 16- You are in a picnic in the forest, what do you do with the rubbish? a-Put it in a bin. b-Take it home. c-Leave it on the ground. 1 2 1 0 2 2 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 1 0 5 2 1 0 6 2 1 0 7 1 0 8 1 0 9 1 0 10 0 1 2 11 0 1 2 12 0 1 2 13 0 1 2 14 2 1 0 15 2 1 0 16 1 1 0 Between 0 an 11: You aren’t too eco-friendly, are you? Change your lifestyle! It isn’t good for the environment. Between 12 and 24: You are quite eco-friendly but you can still improve. Between 25 and 31: CONGRATULATIONS! You are a very eco-friendly person, a true Green! lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265258434 2018-06-04 00:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265258434 7- Listen and complete the song: SAVE THE PLANET! Don’t throw away a-_________.b-__________ it, please! Save the planet, the birds and the trees. There’s a big blue bin, blue bin, blue bin, Let’s take our _____________ and put them in. Save the planet! Save it, please! Don’t throw away any _______. Recycle them, please! Save the planet, the birds and the trees. There’s a big yellow bin, yellow bin, yellow bin, Let’s take our _______ and put them in. Save the planet! Save it, please! Don’t throw away glass. Recycle it, please! Save the planet, the birds and the trees. There’s a big green bin, green bin, green bin, Let’s take our ___________ and put them in. lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265260632 Cans (x2) – Recycle – bottles- newspaper- paper

]]> 2018-06-04 00:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265260632 8- Read the poem and draw: WHAT YOU CAN DO When you see litter in the streets And the air smells of pollution When you feel like it’s all piling up Remember there’s a solution There’s something each of us can do To keep the rivers clean To keep fresh the air we breath And keep the forests Green Help clean a beach Or recycle bottles and cans Learn about the problems we face And help others understand It doesn’t have to be a lot If we each just do our share So take time out on Earth Day To show the Earth you care lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265261721 2018-06-04 00:44:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265261721 9- Find the Words in the crossword: lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265262824 2018-06-04 00:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265262824 10- Read and match concept and definition: Reduce – Reuse – Recycle REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE ● Means to make new items out of used or waste materials. It takes a lot less energy to make things out of used materials than it does to start with raw materials taken from the Earth. ● Means to cut down on the amount of disposable products and energy that you use each day. The idea is to create as little waste as possible. ●Simply means to use again. There are many things we own that can be used more than once…or given to someone else to use. It cuts down on future waste. lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265263860   ]]> 2018-06-04 01:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265263860 11-Problem and solution:Match the Problems and Solutions: lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265264459 2018-06-04 01:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265264459 12- Listen and read: RECYCLING GUIDE How may ideas to save the planet can you find? We need to recycle more things. Help us! There are many things you can do to save the planet. The most important things are to recycle and to save. This easy guide gives you ideas that you can put into practice with your family and Friends. What can we recycle? PAPER and CANS Put them in separate bins or boxes. Then, take them to a recycling centre or sell them. Remember that every time you recycle a pile of newspapers one metre high, you save a tree. BATTERIES Don’t throw batteries away! They can contaminate the wáter and the land. Keep them and then take to a recycling centre. What can we save? WATER Close the tap when you are cleaning your teeth. Don’t have a bath, have a shower. ENERGY Turn off the lights you don’t need. PLASTIC BAGS Don’t throw plastic bags away. Use them again. lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265265223 2018-06-04 01:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265265223 13- Circle the correct option: a- Put papers and cans in separate boxes / in the same box. b- Batteries can contaminate the air / the water. c- When you recycle paper / plastic bags, you save trees. d- Have a bath / Have a shower to sabe water. e- Turn on / off the lights you aren’t using. lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265266450


]]> 2018-06-04 01:21:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265266450 14- What can we do? I can…. / I can’t… lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265266793 2018-06-04 01:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265266793 15- TASK : Start recycling at school and at home: lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265267191 2018-06-04 01:29:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265267191 16- Read the following text: WHAT IF THERE WERE NO BEES? Don’t be fooled by a BEE’S SIZE. It’s tiny compared to the foxes, skunks, and owls that share its grassland home. But BEES do the work of GIANTS! Bees spend countless hoursdarting from flower to flower to collect pollen and nectar. GRASSLAND PLANTS, ANIMALS AND INSECTS are tied to one another by food chains. Bees as well other living things, belong to several chains. Many food chains are connected by one planto or animal to create larger food webs. lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265268484 FLOWERS ARE A BEE’S BEST FRIEND. They are often filled with a sweet liquid called nectar. Bees sip nectar to keep up their energy.Honey bees also use nectar to make honey.

As bees collect nectar, tiny pieces of pollen stick to their furry legs.When bees visit other flowers, the pollen falls off. Flowering plants need pollen to create seeds and fruits. This process is called pollination.

AS BEES FLY AROUND to collect food, they face many dangers. Spiders, birds, toads, and other hungry predators hunt these harworking insects. Pollution and some of the pesticides farmers use to protect their crops can also hurt bees.

Mice often make unwelcome nests in honey bee boxes. While the mice aren’t dangerous to the bees, they damage the boxes and the bees’ honeycomb. The smell of mouse droppings may cause bees to leave their hive for good.
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF BEES BECAME EXTINT?

If there were no bees, farmers near grasslands woul have a lot of trouble growing crops. Farmers need bees, especially honey bees, to help pollinate their fruit and nut trees. Apple, cherry, plum and avocado trees would produce less fruit –or none at all- without bees. Almond and macadamia tres would produce less too.
FIELDS OF STRAWBERRY PLANTS wouldn’t be able to produce fruit. Neither would blueberry plants. Without bees, there would be fewer carrots, onions and other vegetables. Bees are major pollinators of many fruit and vegetable crops.

GRASSLAND WILDFLOWERS and other plants couldn’t make sedes without bees. Flowering bushes in nearby forests couldn’t grow berries for birds. Soon,  many mice, aquirrels and many other animals would not have enough food to survive.

HONEY BEES MAKE HONEY from nectar they collect. Bears, skunks, mice, and ants love the sweet honey. It’s an important source for them. Without honey, these animals, and many others, would suffer.

WITHOUT BEES, grasslands and nearby farms and forests would become quieter, less colourful places.

FEWER TRUCKLOADS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

NO FLOWERING PLANTS BLANKETING THE WIDE, OPEN FIELDS.

NO BRIGHT BERRIES OR CRUNCHY SEEDS FOR THE FOREST ANIMALS TO EAT.

 What would happen if bees became extint? ALL KIND OF THINGS!

The loss of one small creature, even as small as the bee, can have a huge effect on the ecosystems of our world. Today scientists are studying bees closely to learn how to keep them safe and healthy. Farmers are finding new ways to control pests. All this hard work should mean more bees buzzing around in the future!

 



]]> 2018-06-04 01:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265268484 18- Describe the food web: lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265269961 2018-06-04 01:53:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265269961 17- After reading the text think about how humans can take action to help bees: Then draw. lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265270588 2018-06-04 01:59:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265270588 19- What we can do? -Ask the government to reduce pesticides. -Farming for bees. -Gardening for bees. -Learn more about bees. -Create a hotel for bees. - Plant flowers rich in nectar. -Buy local honey. -Help to protect swarms. Taking into account: ● Bees are the perfect pollinators. ● A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT NEEDS BEES. ● Bee-friendly spaces are good for us too. ● A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT IS ESSENTIAL FOR HEALTHY LIVING. ● EARTH IS OUR HOME. lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265270856 2018-06-04 02:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265270856 20- Complete the chart:Think about the problems and the solutions about the extintion of bees? lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265271340 2018-06-04 02:06:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265271340 21- FINAL TASK Choose an environmental or ecology problem. Create a poster and make and oral presentation of it to the class. lauramontes76 https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265378897 2018-06-04 13:10:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lauramontes76/4h01fx8vwvzk/wish/265378897