miércoles, 10 de junio de 2015

Eco-Communities Vocabulary

Eco-Communities Vocabulary

Pre-reading vocab for eco-communities text


WordMeaning
bamboo nouna type of woody plant that grows very quickly
biomass nounorganic material and waste that can be used for fuel
buzz wordsnounwords that are popular during a certain time period, especially in the media
carbon nounmaterial that is released into the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burned
carbon footprint nounthe measurement of damage a single person does to the environment (how much greenhouse gas each person produces in a lifetime)
car share program nounallows a group of people in a community to take turns using the same car, instead of owning separate vehicles
durable adj.strong, long-lasting
eco prefixrelated to the environment/natural habitat
energy efficient adj.uses less resources to produce energy
global warming nounthe gradual increase in temperature on earth
green initiative nounan effort to protect the natural environment
in the worksnounbeing developed now
non-toxic adj.not harmful for people or the environment
pesticidesnounchemicals that are sprayed on crops to prevent insects from destroying them
self-sufficientadj.ability to function without outside help
unprecedentednounnever recorded before
utility metrenouna device that records how much water, electricity, and heat is being used
ventilationnounthe replacement of unclean air with fresh air
zero emissionsnouna system in which all waste is recycled in some way or form

miércoles, 29 de abril de 2015

Ancient Civilisation Quizzes

Dear children.

These are the links for the ancient civilisation quizzes.

Clic on each one and complete each form once only.

Do not forget to write your FULL name and to double check before sending it.

Do your best!!

Mr Cobos.

Mesopotamian Civilisation.

Egyptian Civilisation.

Ancient Rome.

Ancient China.

Mayan Civilisation.

martes, 28 de abril de 2015

Written Work Guidelines

In order for all of us to be on the same page, please can you follow these guidelines:

1. A cover like this:

The English School
Grade Four

Central idea: .............

By
Group members

Tutor

2014-2015

2. An index in which they should include the intro, lines of inquiry, action plan, conclusions and bibliography.

3. The introduction must include the transdisciplinary theme description, key concepts, central idea, and lines of inquiry stating the reasons why you chose to work on those concepts, central idea and lines of inquiry.

4. The inquiry process: in which you include every concept, new knowledge and ideas found for the three or four lines of inquiry.

5. Action plan: you should include the first two boxes developed on the action plan sheet.

6. Conclusions: one or two pages including some of the conclusion you came to.

7. Bibliography: you have been keeping record of every website, book and other resources used while inquiring. Include them all.

The whole document body should be times new roman or arial, 12 pt and bold 14pt for the headings.