School year 2012/2013

In technology we began with the credit of Water (use, waste and save) that connects with the curriculum in the design of water nets, layouts and flows calculations.

On the third term we have been working on electrical and electronic systems and we have begun calculating the values of resistors with colour codes.

We have also been getting to grips with diodes, capacitors and transistors. We learnt how to calculate circuits with these electronic components.

In May we began with the second part of electronics: digital binary. Eventually they learnt how to design logic circuits to solve some problems.

In science we started studying chemistry. First, we worked on the structure of the atom and separation methods. After that we introduced the periodic table. We focused on names of elements, for this purpose we played bingo and learned a new song, found on you tube. There are several other games you can find in the science link.

In biology, looking at the human body, we worked on the reproductive system. Later we continued with systems related to nutrition: circulation, respiration and digestion systems.

The topic of WW1 was taken from the curriculum and chosen for the PILE Project. A variety of materials were used and concepts were only taught in English for this topic. Students were engaged in communicative tasks and worked on developing their reading and listening techniques. The exercises were often quite challenging as the topic was new to them but they managed to remain motivated and keen to practice and improve their English skills.

Materials used can be found on the links of this blog and they have been improved designing new activities to engage students in oral expression.