Tides

National Geographic - History Of Earth's Oceans

The Island of Surtsey

Introductio to Volcanoes

Deforming the Earth's Crust

This is a PowerPoint created to show rock deformities in the Earth's Crust
such as folds, faults, and types of mountain ranges.

Link to download

Unit 1, Games

There are diferent games about the unit 1

• Flightrescue compass and direction game
• Other Games

La tierra en el Universo

Es sorprendente  el universo  y lo grande que es , y lo poco que sabemos de todo, y cómo todo resulta relativo. Es tan alucinante que se puede quedar uno con la boca abierta, espero que lo disfrutes, enlace




   The Size of All Planets Are Relative - video powered by Metacafe

The last day of Pompeii

Virtual Tour in  Pompeii , The Eruption of Vesubius, map of Pompeii, BBC

Task, Investigate: 

1. What caused the destruction of Pompeii? 
2. When was Pompeii destroyed? 
3. Explain why Pompeii is important to telling us how the Ancient Romans lived. Make sure to usecomplete sentences and give specific examples
 4. Describe how the archeologists were able to get very accurate information on what the peopleactually looked like 

Entertainment

The Colosseum was a huge public entertainment center.

The Colosseum could seat 45,000 spectators. Some people were not lucky enough to have a seat in the Colosseum. If you didn't mind standing, the Colosseum could hold up to 70,000 spectators!

This is where the ancient Romans gathered to watch bloody combat between gladiators, and battles between men and wild animals. This is where they threw people to the lions! To see men being killed was very entertaining to the ancient Romans. On occasion, they flooded the Colosseum with water, to hold naval battles. During the battles, many competitors died.

The ancient Romans were great builders. They built things to last. The Colosseum was built of concrete, faced with stone, as were most amphitheaters. It was built in the early days of the Roman Empire, around 70 CE. It was designed to host huge spectacles. Anyone could attend the events in the Colosseum. Admission was free.

You wouldn't want to be a Roman gladiator!

Task:

• Describe the Colosseum.
• Describe the gladiator. What type of gladiator are there? How do you know? (What is he wearing? What type of weapons is he using?)
• Describe what happened during the event.
• Describe the spectators. How do they react? How many are in the arena? What role do they play?
• Where is the emperor? What role does he play in the games?
• Describe the life and training of the gladiator.
 

 Interview:
1. A top Roman magazine has sent a questionnaire to you, Rome’s most popular new gladiator, to fill in.
2. Gladiator’s Today wants to make you a star, so tell them about yourself.
3. Introduce yourself  How did you become a gladiator? (slave, criminal, chance of winning freedom
4. What injuries have you suffered?
5. Have you ever fought against animals? Which ones? (Elephants, tigers, rhinos, lions, cheetah)
6. What is it like underneath the arena? (Corridors, hot, trapdoors, animals, gladiators)
7. Can you tell us about the most spectacular show you’ve been involved in? (Battle recreation, sea battle, animal fight)
8. Now tell us a bit more about yourself, and about life as a Gladiator

Colosseum

A Roman Timeline

Government of Rome

 Evolution Map of Rome

How did Rome get its name?

How was Rome ruled?

What was the Senates main job?

What was discussed in the Senate?

Who were the Roman Emperors?

 How was Eome governed?

What was the Consul´s functions?

BBC Link , pdf 1, doc

The Roman Empire

ANCIENT GREEKS - HOW DID THEY HELP US?

Stonehenge

3D Animation - world heritage “Stonehenge” from VIVESTUDIOS on Vimeo.


Secrets of Stonehenge - Watch more funny videos here

Otro vídeo en Castellano
To know more Stonehenge

TASK : Study the arrangement of stones shown in the video. Then answer these questions.

• Describe the arrangement of stones. 
• When early people built their stone monuments, they had to move huge stones to these site. Try you  to work out how they did it and then you explain to Ani and after that, you write for me by E-mail.

Lascaux y Altamira

Megalithic Art

In the late Neolithic Age, human beings built what we can call the first monuments using big blocks of stone, called megaliths (Big stones). The main monuments were menhirs, dolmens and cromlechs.


Menhirs were big, long stones vertically driven into the ground. Menhirs were probably religious constructions dedicated to worship the sun.


Dolmens were collective burial places. They were composed of big, long vertical stones which formed a wall and were covered by several horizontal slabs of a great size.


Cromlechs were wide circles formed by several menhirs. They were probably used as sanctuaries

Prehistory in the Iberian Peninsula

Para ver dos documentales sobre la prehistoria en España puedes ver estos dos enlaces sobre La Memoria de España:

• En los inicios de los tiempos
• De altamira al útil de metal

Europe: Natural Resources

What do you think about Spain´s climate like?

Climate Conditions in central and northern Spain are considered near-perfect in spring and late summer, as you avoid the oppressive heat of July and August, and the much colder conditions of late fall and winter.

The 'Costa del Sol' and other southern coastal areas are pleasant throughout the year. Across the Andalucia Region (even in winter) the days are usually sunny and warm. In Andalucia summer months are frequently hot and humid, but manageable.

For those seeking summer heat relief, the mountains are always a good choice, as well as the northern coastal areas from La Coruna to San Sabastian. In addition, the eastern Mediterranean coastal cities - from Barcelona south to Cartagena - and the Balearic Islands, are much more temperate.

The central plateau (or Meseta) experiences dry, freezing conditions December - February, while summer temps regularly reach into the high 80's, with low 90's common in July and early August.

The northern mountain areas - especially the Cantabrica and Pyrenees - are much colder in winter with heavy snowfall in the upper elevations.

TASK: What do you think about Spain´s climate text? do you agree or disagree with it? Explain your answer.

Europe: Climate, Vegetation and Wildlife

Geography of Europe

Russia physical features