Monday, 29 February 2016

UNIT 5 - THE BOURBONS




  • The Bourbons of the 18th century
  • The Enlightenment movement.
  • Charles III and the transformation of Madrid into a modern capital city.

  • Identify the Bourbons of the 18th century.
  • Identify the main aspects of the kingdom of the Bourbons.
  • Know the main ideas of the Enlightenment movement.
  • Associate the kingdom of Charles III with the modernisation of the city of Madrid.

AMAZING ANIMALS



Tuesday, 23 February 2016

UNIT 5. MATERIALS



  • The origin of raw materials.
  • Properties of materials.
  • Manufacture of products from raw materials.
  • Uses of materials in technology.

  • Identify the origin of different raw materials.
  • Explain how some products are made.
  • Invent a new object, explain its utility, identify the materials it is made of and explain why these materials are appropriate.
  • Recognise the relevance of new inventions in society.




Mineral detectives
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/minerals/index.htm

Superconductors used in magnetic levitation trains

Thursday, 11 February 2016

Habitats

This term we've been learning about ecosystems. We carried out some researches about habitats in teams and we created these beautiful posters. Then, we presented our discoveries to the rest of the group. We learnt a lot about the savannah, the tundra, the coral reef...!!!

Our minibooks about the Catholic Monarchs

This term we've been learning about the Catholic Monarchs and some important events that took place during this period.

Here you can find the minibooks we created!





Friday, 5 February 2016

UNIT 4 - THE HABSBURGS

  • Spain in the Modern Age. 
  • 16th and 17th centuries.
  • The Habsburgs

  • Identify some important events of Charles I's, Philip II's and Philip IV's reigns.
  • Name some writers and painters of the Spanish Golden Age.
____________________