Kids news eplus en 3rd issue geography by Eva Münchova

#3 JUNE 2018

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LET’S EXPLORE DIFFERENCES OF THE WORLD The word geography comes from the Greek “Geos” means land and “Grafia” means general view, therefore geography is the description of the Earth.

This science and also Geography as a school subject studies the ways of relationship between humans and their physical environment. Thanks to it we know continents, countries and seas. It is related to the study of astronomy, geology, natural sciences, economics and history. All this makes us think that geography also studies society, and therefore different cultures of the world. At school we have friends from other countries, we participate in international projects. That makes us feel good because we are happy to share our cultural heritage and we can learn new things, other customs, another culture, foreign languages. It enriches and expand our horizons. Studying geography helps us to value importance of taking care of the environment and to be aware of problems such as global warming, pollution, water scarcity and how to solve them. Recycling, not wasting water, thus preserving our environment.

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In the 21st century new technologies advance allow us to know at any time things about the Earth, Space, rivers, oceans, continents or mountain ranges by simply opening the computer, tablet or mobile. In the globalized world in which we live, in a moment we can go anywhere. Will you come with us? Eugènia Fernández Rodríguez

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COOL BRAINS ARTUR GAVAZZI (1861–1944) He spent his entire life as a geographer in Croatia. He was a very famous among the people of the country, because he enhanced education and infrastructure. He reconstructed the Institute of Meteorology and built a number of weather stations across the country. Aggelos Fragkiadoulakis, Fotis Georgakis, Chris Trypas, Greece ERATOSTHENES (276–194 BC) Greek mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer and also music theorist. The most time he lived in Alexandria in Egypt and he worked on primes. He got really famous because he calculated the circumference of the Earth. Xenia Knause, Germany ALFRED WEGENER (1880–1930) Thus German scientist was interested in paleoclimatology and he took part in several expeditions to Greenland to study polar air circulation. In about 1910 he began playing with the idea that about 250 million years ago all the present-day continents had formed a supercontinent, which had subsequently broken apart. Wegener called this ancient continent Pangaea. Tara Jambrović, Croatia

NICOLAS STENO (1638–1686) He was a Danish scientist. In 1666 a giant white shark was caught on the coast of Tuscany. Stenos noticed the great similarity between the teeth of the shark and the „stone tongues“ (fossils with healing properties) and deduced importance of the movements of the level of the sea for the formation of sediments and marine fossils. It was the origin of geology. María Jesús Ocaña Ramírez, Spain JUAN SEBASTIÁN ELCANO (1476–1526) He was a famous Spanish sailor. In 1519 he participated in Magalhães first tour around the world as a navigator. He was punished for the rebellion against the captain but after seven months he was pardoned. And at the end of the tour he became a commander of ship Victoria, because Magalhães died. After return to Spain he was promoted to noble state. Daniela Zemková, Czech Republic EMIL HOLUB (1847–1902) He was Czech explorer, ethnographer and physician in Africa. He settled down in Africa practising medicine after gaining a medicinal degree at the Prague university in 1872. During his expeditions, he made an extensive, science-based collection of African artifacts. You can see it in the museum in Prague. Ali Al-Hirz, Johannes Adolph Ricky Larsen, Denmark

WINDOW TO SCHOOL

SANT BOI DE LLOBREGAT (Spain) Our school’s motto for this year is “Around the world”. We have been working on this theme during the cultural week. We have learnt about different countries, continents, cultures. The most interesting and fun activity was the QR Quest. We worked in small groups. Using a QR reader application, the fourth grade students tried to find QR codes stuck on the walls and some of them in hidden places. Then they had to fill in some tables with the information they got such as the extension, the capital city, the official language or colors of the flag. 6

It was a very entertaining activity. We discovered a lot of things about African countries. As we worked in groups we had to work together as a team. Using new technologies we also practiced different ways to get information. It was a very motivating activity because we had to move freely throughout the school - the codes were placed in the halls in a disorderly manner. Josep Cotonat Espinola

ČAKOVEC (Croatia) Near the end of the school year, our fourthgraders go on a school excursion which we call School in nature. That is a multi-day trip to visit natural, cultural, historical, sports and technical centers of our country – most often on the coast of our Adriatic sea. The main goal of this type of extracurricular class is to bind school subjects in immediate reality. The program contains three basic areas:

- In the evening it is time for entertainment. Theme parties with games and dancing are usually organised for children. In conclusion, our School in nature provides fun and educational activities and beautiful memories of completing first educational period. Petra Žganec

MOST (Czech Republic) Once a week we have an optional school subject called Geocaching. During autumn and spring we often go out for lessons and look for “treasures”. We have found almost all of them hidden around our school. We also create our own ones - sometimes a Geography teacher does, sometimes some of us. You can see one of them in the picture. We usually look for them by GPS, azimuth or just by photos. There is always a sweet surprise inside and some other things. In winter we sometimes create maps on the computer or send postcards with people from all over the world. We like this school subject a lot. Anna Doubková, Anna Žuravljová, Eliška Bystrá - Educational component includes walks and tours of places, buildings and monuments, field trips or activities on the beach. The goal is to acquaint pupils with our coastal terrain, climate, plants, animals and to find out what people do in that part of country and to get to know the coastal tourism. - Sports activities are mostly swimming and water sports. 7

PUZZLE CAN YOU RECOGNIZE ALL THE EUROPEAN CITIES?

MAAMDSRTE

SANTEH

ABVRAALTSI

SBLREUSS

NLOODN

ERMO

MSLTOOHCK

AVNINE

MATCH THE PLACE TO THE RIGHT COUNTRY

Great Wall of China Petra The Colosseum Chichen Itza Machu Picchu Taj Mahal Christ the Redeemer

MEXICO JORDAN ITALY BRAZIL PERU CHINA INDIA

COLOUR THE BOXES WITH DOTS AND FIND ONE OF THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD.

TRY TO DECODE THE QUOTE

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Abdelatif Belkasmi, Spain

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS Základní škola, Most, Okružní 1235 (Most, Czech Republic) Oberschule Westercelle (Celle, Germany) Osnovna škola Strahoninec (Čakovec, Croatia) A. E. Sygxrona Ekpaideftiria Trikalon (Trikala, Greece) Rosengårdskolen (Odense, Denmark) Escola Barrufet (Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain)

KIDS NEWS E+ No. 3 - Geography Published by Základní škola, Most, Okružní 1235, příspěvková organizace June 2018

Editors: Eva Münchová, Ondřej Černý, Michaela Šicová Illustration: 5th and 6th grade students of Escola Barrufet, Spain Graphic design: Lukáš Hájek Printed: Tiskárna K&B, s.r.o., Most http://erasmus.18zs.cz https://twinspace.etwinning.net/46849/home

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VOCABULARY spyglass dalekozor dalekohled kikkert Fernglas kialia catalejo

compass kompas kompas kompas kompass piksida brújula

north sjever sever nord nord voras norte

satelite satelit satelit satellit satellit doriforos satélite

earth Zemlja Země jord Erde gi tierra

south jug jih syd süd notos sud

CUT AND COLLECT #memoryGAME

EAST ISTOK VÝCHOD ØST OST ANATOLI ESTE

MAP KARTA MAPA KORT KARTE CHARTIS MAPA

WEST ZAPAD ZÁPAD VEST WEST DISI

EAST ISTOK VÝCHOD ØST OST ANATOLI ESTE

MAP KARTA MAPA KORT KARTE CHARTIS MAPA

WEST ZAPAD ZÁPAD VEST WEST DISI

OESTE

SHIP BROD LOĎ SKIB SCHIFF PLIO BARCO

I love lithosphere plates and magma (our teacher calls it hot chocolate) Luana Bojinovic, Croatia

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