LIFE IN OUR PLANET

Today we finished everything we needed to do. After finishing the blog yesterday, today we have focused on the realization of the report, the infographic and presentation.  At the beginning we didn't really know what we had to put in each place, but little by little we have been doing it.

Videos and audiovisual resources This tool helps us to increase the motivation and interest of the students in the activity as they feel more connected to the topic to be discussed. How is it used in our learning situation? Videos are used at various times during the learning situation to better contextualize the activity or content. - Session 1: We use it to help children better understand what the European Commission is and what its functions are. - Session 3: The video serves as a foundation upon which children will build their understanding of climate change and its consequences. - Session 5: In the same way as in the other classes, we use it as a dynamic resource in explaining what a habitat is and its characteristics. Reference Sosa-Paucar, G. (2021). Recursos audiovisuales y el desarrollo de competencias comunicativas en estudiantes de primaria. Polo del conocimiento , 6 (2), 250-269. Quizziz As a gamification tool, this technological resource boosts student motivation and enga...

Today we settled the justification and the learning situation of our didactic unit: Life on our planet is a didactic unit through which children must be able to identify and internalize the different elements that make up ecosystems, their characteristics, the animals that constitute it and its main characteristics, fauna and flora, the role of the human being in the ecosystem, etc.  On the other hand, we will also work on the basic needs of living beings and the difference between living and inert objects. This didactic unit will have a duration of  seven hours, 1 hour per lesson,  we will work the contents previously proposed with activities and didactic material to get the objectives and ensure that students develop the skills and abilities at the end of the didactic unit.   Referring to evaluation, will be carried out progressively through observation and instruments that will allow monitoring of student learning.    This is the justification of our did...

  SESSION 7 - How to be a good citizen Today is the last class of this learning situation. That's why the children will be informed that they have completed all the tasks assigned by the European Commission and that the final challenge will be set by the citizens. Message from the European Commission: "Congratulations! We must tell you that all members of the European Commission are very proud and grateful for the work you have done. We believe that you are now fully qualified to be part of our team. However, citizens also want to make sure that, in addition to having a lot of knowledge about our planet, you are also good citizens. That is why we have created a final activity that, when you complete it, you will have met all the requirements to be part of our commission. We have entrusted your teacher with the task of explaining the activity to you. Good luck! We are confident that you will succeed." The  objetives  to work on this session are:  - 1.1.  Implemen...

 In today's meeting we have remade the session nuember six and seven.  In the session number 6, we have expanded the information as we have been doing for the past ones. We have added the message of the European Comission too so that children can understand better the purpose of the activity. Besides, we have add an image of the map the kids will need to follow in order to reach the QR and a rubric for further evaluation.  In session number 7, we have enhanced the class similarly to the previous session. We included instructions on how to operate the Bee-Boots, along with additional messages and information. We have also incorporated a final detail, which involves presenting children with a diploma to formally conclude the learning situation. We have also changed the design of the blog since the one we first put up seemed very disorganized. However, we like the one we have finally left better. On the other hand, in addition to the above, we have started to look for the sp...

SESSION 6 - Living or inert beings? Today's class will consist of answering different questions in groups using QRs that will be distributed around the courtyard.  Message from European Commission: "Good morning! At the European Commission, we are very proud of your great work. Your collaboration is very important for the success of all the projects in which you are involved. In addition to studying living beings, we are also dealing with beings that do not fulfill the fundamental characteristics of life, i.e., they are not composed of cells and do not carry out vital functions such as feeding, reproducing and interacting. These are inert beings. To facilitate the identification of these beings, we invite you to go to the playground, locate the various QR codes that are found and answer the questions associated with each of them. This exercise will help you understand them better. Thank you for your commitment and dedication!" The  objectives  to work on this session are:...

This morning, we gathered to work on the development of lessons 4 and 5.  Yesterday, we made the decision to divide lesson 3 into two parts, resulting in the addition of one more class to the instructional unit. Consequently, the lesson 4 we worked on today is considered as the continuation of the second part of lesson 3. In the lesson 5, we have added an evaluation and we have explained in depth the activity so it is more specified.

SESSION 5 - Each animal in its place Today's lesson will deal with the different animal habitats and will be covered with different activities: virtual reality goggles, creating a joint mural and relating habitats and animals through an app. Message from European Commission: "Hello boys and girls, we saw your videos about the climate change, we will use your innovative ideas to raise awareness in society. Today we have prepared an activity to differentiated the different animals and their habitats, with this glasses of virtual reality you will have to decide in which habitat has relation the animal. Then, in groups, you will have different activity will the other groups are with the virtual glasses" The  objectives  to work on this session are:     -  2.1. Classify animals according to their natural habitat.      - 2.2. Identify the different types of animals and their characteristics.      - 2.3.  Distinguish and understand di...

Session 4 - Actions against the climate change Today's class will be mostly devoted to video recording. Message from the European Commission: "Hello boys and girls, do you remember the script you started in the previous class? Well, we are going to translate it into a video. How are we going to do it? In groups, you will record yourselves explaining the ideas you thought of. Then, you will upload those videos to a video forum so that the rest of your classmates can see them. But, in addition, from the European Commission we will also see them and use them to raise awareness among the rest of the people." The  objectives  to work on in this session are:       - 1.1 Implement norms of citizen coexistence.      -  1.2 Become aware of climate change, its importance and impact on society.      - 1.3 Know the role of human beings and the environment. This class will last one hour. In the first 20 minutes the teacher wi...