Unit 6

Unit 6

Things around me

OBJECTIVES 1. Recognise and identify different types of materials: plastic, paper, wood, glass…

2. Identify the origin of the material of some daily use objects.

3. Learning that batteries are highly pollutant.…

4. Respect and value the importance of recycling for the environment.

5. Distinguish and identify the existing types of banks for recycling of materials (green: glass; blue: paper…).

6. Know the usefulness of reusing certain materials.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 1. Distinguish the types of materials that objects of daily use are made of: paper, wood, cotton, oil…

2. Identify the origin (oil, trees…) of some materials we frequently use.

3. Depositing batteries in recycling points.

4. Appreciate the benefits of recycling for the environment.

5. Classify materials in recycling banks (green: glass; blue: paper…).

6. Identify the usefulness of reusing certain materials.

BASIC COMPETENCES / ASSESSMENT CRITERIA SUBCOMPETENCES Competence in linguistic communication Communicate, verbally and in writing, simple messages.

Speak, listen and, in general, participate in dialogue and debate in an organised and clear manner.

Use specific vocabulary from each area as an instrument for language enrichment.

Compose and manage different kinds of texts with different communicative and creative purposes.

Process information from oral and written sources.

Adequately perceive the physical space where life and human activity develop, both at a large scale and in the immediate surroundings.

Explain the influence that the presence of humans has on the physical world, including settlements, activities and modifications made to landscapes.

Recognise the importance of the fact that all human beings benefit from progress and that progress should preserve natural resources and diversity.

Identify questions and problems, and make decisions about the physical world and about the changes that human activity produces on the environment and on people’s quality of life.

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Social competence and citizenship Be aware of social values, assess and reconstruct these values in an affective and rational way in order to progressively create a system of values and behave accordingly when facing a conflict and making decisions.

Have skills to participate fully and emotionally in civic life, which means building, accepting and practising social rules in agreement with democratic values, exercising rights,‌.

Competence in learning how to learn Learn from others

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ACTIVITIES

VOCABULARY _ batteries= pilas _clay =arcilla

_ containers = contenedores _ cotton =algodón _ glass =cristal _ leather =piel _ metal =metal _ paper =papel _ plastic =plástico _ recycle =reciclar _ recycling bank =banco de reciclaje _ reduce =reducir _ resistant =resistencia _reuse =reusar _ rigid =rígido _ rubber =goma _ sand =arena _ save =ahorrar _ transparent =transparente _ wood=madera - wool = lana

Motivation Activities What can you see in this picture?

Containers

Do you know…..?

RECYCLE

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1.Write the material each object is made of.

Clay

h

wool

at is it ma

________ _______

wood

glass

de of?

___________

______________

__________

_________________

2.Write the vowels in the words. Draw an object made with each material.

1p_p_r

c_tt_n

m_t_l

r_bb_r

pl_st_c

l_ _th_r

3.Match the pictures with the words.

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W

wool

hat i

plastic

s it made

wood

of

glass

4.Match each object with the material it is made of.

5.Write under each picture the property of the object.

6.Colour the recycling banks

Colour the recycling banks.

7.Make your recycle simbol

8.Cut and classify:

mirror

paint can tin paper

glass bottle

battery

recyclable materials

9.Colour and match.

no-recyclable materials

They are polluting

battery container

batteries

Not polluted paper container

Three R's: •

Reduce - reduce the amount of things you buy and use and you will have less to throw away

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Reuse - keep using the same things as many times as you can

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Recycle - find new ways to use old things

Final task Make your own recycled toy. Use reusable materials .

RECYCLING VIDEOS http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BKpoCzt03B8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdA23lw6KZE&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTQmCYl8Ap8&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=YzxkOb8gi-U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pId8pKyt9rE&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-utd0HRifOw

GAMES ON LINE http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/sorting_using_mate.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/characteristics_materials.shtml