UNIT 4 SOCIAL SCIENCE: HISTORICAL TIME

WHAT IS HISTORY?

History studies the past of people. In order to date the events that ocurred in the past, historians use units of time. In history, we use mainly years and centuries as units of time.

UNIT 3 NATURAL SCIENCE: ECOSYSTEMS

WHAT IS AN ECOSYSTEM?

An ecosystem consists of all the organisms living in one place, as well as the physical environment they live in. Organisms in an ecosystem interrelate with each other. For example, a dessert is an ecosystem that consists of all the living things that live there (camels, lizards, snakes, cactuses,...), the physical environment (sand, rocks and air), and the interrelationships among the living things and the environment.

Ecosystems come in all shapes and sizes. They can be as small as a terrarium in your room or as big as an ocean.

ECOSYSTEM = PHYSICAL ENVIROMENT + LIVING THINGS (fauna and flora)

UNIT 3 SOCIAL SCIENCE: THE ORGANIZATION OF SPAIN

Spain is divided in 17 autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities (Ceuta and Melilla). These autonomous communities are divided in 50 provinces.

ACTIVITIES OF STUDY

• Political interactive map.
• Puzzle map.

UNIT 2 SOCIAL SCIENCE: EUROPE

UNIT 2 NATURAL SCIENCE: KINGDOMS OF LIVING THINGS

Classifying living things

Living things are classified into groups, called kingdoms. Living things from the same kingdom share similar characteristics. There are 5 kingdoms:

• Animal kingdom.
• Plant kingdom.
• Fungi kingdom.
• Protista kingdom.
• Monera kingdom.

UNIT 1 NATURAL SCIENCE: LIVING THINGS

What are living things?

All living things carry out three processes to stay alive: nutrition, sensitivity and reproduction.

• Nutrition: living things obtain nutrients and energy from food.
• Sensitivity: living things react to what the perceive around them.
• Reproduction: living things produce new individuals that are similar to themselves.

UNIT 1 SOCIAL SCIENCE: THE RELIEF OF SPAIN

Where is Spain?

Spain is the soutwest of Europe. Spain consists of most of the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands and the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla on the North of Africa.

Spanish borders:

• North: Cantabrian Sea, France and Andorra.
• South:  Mediterranean sea, Atlantic Ocean and Morocco. 
• East:  Mediterranean Sea.
• West: Atlantic Ocean and Portugal.

NOTEBOOK RULES

If you want to get the best mark in your notebook, you will follow these instructions properly:

1. Keep your notebook clean.
2. Date each page and the date must be written in red.
3. Class notes have to be written with blue pen.
4. You have to write your name and class in the cover.
5. Create a cover page.
6. No ripped out pages.
7. Notebook should be used for science only.
8. Write neatly and legibly.
9. All pictures must be painted.
10. You can use colors and markers to write different tittles.

WELCOME TO THE NEW ACADEMIC COURSE!

This year we don`t have any science books. So it is very important to visit our science blog, because on it you can find all you need to prepare your exam. For each unit, you can find a post with all information you need.

If you want to get a great marks, it's very easy, you only have to work a little day by day. The standars of evaluation are the next ones:

• 60% Exam.
• 30% Notebook.
• 10% Behaviour and attitude.