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Science 4th grade. Contents distributed in the three languages Catal Castellano English

Laigua: un b com i Laigua imprescindible. Els Propietats de laigua: rius poder dissolvent. Els usos de laigua: consum, regadiu higiene , indstria. Estats de laigua: slid, lquid, gas. Canvis destat El principi dels vasos comunicants. Estalvi i consum de laigua

El agua y las mezclas. Tipos de mezclas: homogneas soluciones y mezclas heterogneas. La cocina y las mezclas

Rivers: How rivers start and how rivers affect the land: erosion, transportation, sedimentation along its course

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Social Studies, 4th grade. Contents distributed in the three languages

Catal Els rius

Castellano

English Pollution: Causes, consequences and prevention

La xarxa Los principales hidrogrfica de ros de la Catalunya. Pennsula Ibrica Els rius relacionats amb el relleu del pas. Els rius relacionats amb la ubicaci de les poblacions
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Science: PILL+ PILE methodology

PILL methodology
1. Teacher as a guide in the teaching- learning process: open questions to develop thinking skills and language abilities 2. Guided activities: - Manipulation/Experimentation 3. Children describe what they see and why it happens. 4. Drawing conclusions 5.Small groups/ whole class work to share ideas 6.Oral/written work
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PILL+PILE aproach: scientific knowlege

1. Teacher as a guide in the teaching- learning process: open questions to develop thinking skills and language abilities 2. Open activities: thinking of hypothesis. 3. Carring out experiments in groups. 4. Proving hypothesis and making changes when necessary. 5. Sharing experiments ( different ways) 6. Drawing conclusions. 7. Oral and written work. 8.Small groups/ whole class work.

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Identifying and controlling variables that influence the experiment (e.g. gradient ,quantity of water, sand and pebbles).
Making hypothesis :experimenting, observing, predicting and communicating the results of the experiment. Forming simple and easily proven hypotheses. Understanding teachers explanation/classmates during the course of the experiment. Understanding texts about rivers and the corresponding experiments. Answering questions related to the experiments in a clear and logical manner. Oral and written description/explanation of the experiments.
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Language Contents
Vocabulary

Parts of a river: source, mouth ,channel, tributary, meander, flood plain. Upper course, middle course and lower course. Erosion. transportation, deposition. Strong/weak, Plenty of, less, fast/slow, High/low To carry, to transport, to pick up, to wash away, to erode, to be left, to soak into
Grammar structures

Where + clause Simple present, Past tense, Future tense Causal clauses Comparative sentences
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Questions to carry out the scientific aproach.

How do you think rivers start? What activity can you do to prove how a river starts? What will you need to prove it?

Where will you carry out this activity?

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Carrying out the scientific approach.

Depending on what they do....
Why did you choose these materials? Why did you place the activity here? Depending on what they answer... Can rivers flow on flat land? Does all the water flow down? Escola Vila Olmpica/ PILE 20122013

Other questions.....
Experimenting
Where do rivers start? How? Does the water flow in a straight line? Why? Why does water change its colour? How fast does the water flow at the beginning of its course? Why? And in the middle? Why? And at the end? Why? Where does the river flow fastest? Why? Where does the river flow slowest? Why? What happens to the river along its course? How does it affect the land? Do you see a tributary? Why? Where do rivers end? What happens at the end? What happens if we pour more water? Why? What happens if the slope is steeper?........

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Activities PILL Experiments about Rivers Science, 4th grade 2012 and before....

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