sábado, 18 de febrero de 2017

Unit 3: Animal Kingdom.

Unit 3.- Animal kingdom: vertebrates and invertebrates



INVERTEBRATES







The main characteristic is that they don't have a backbone. They are divided into three main groups: 
  • Arthropods: insects, myriapods, arachnids and crustaceans.
  • Molluscs: gastropods, bibalves and cephalopods. 
  • Other invertebrate groups: cnidarians, annelids and echinoderms.
A) ARTHROPODS
It is the biggest group of invertebrates. It is divided into: insects, arachnids, myriapods and crustaceans. 
1. INSECTS
 
  • Exoskeleton.
  • Body has three sections: head, thorax and abdomen.
  • Two antennae.
  • Six legs.
  • Most have wings.
2. ARACHNIDS 
 
  • Exoskeleton.
  • Body has two sections: head and abdomen.
  • Eight legs.
  • Most have eight eyes.
 
3. MYRIAPODS 
  • Exoskeleton.
  • Body has lots of segments.
  • Lots of legs.
  • Two antennae.
4. CRUSTACEANS
  • Thick exoskeleton..
  • Most have eight legs and two claws.
  • Two eyes.
  • Four antennae.
B) MOLLUSCS
They don't have an exoeskeleton. There are three main groups: gastropods, bivalves and cephalopods.
 
1. GASTROPODS
  • Soft body.
  • Some have a protective shell.
  • Tow eyes on the end of antennae. 
  • Live on land and in water. 
2. BIBALVES
  • Soft body.
  • Two shells connected at one point.
  • Live in water.
3. CEPHALOPODS
  • Soft body.
  • Most do not have an external shell.
  • Large head with tentacles.
  • Live in water.   
VERTEBRATES

The main characteristic is that they have a spine or a backbone.
There are five groups of vertebrates: mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and amphibians. 
Learn more about all of them!


1. MAMMALS


  • Reproduction: viviparous. They are born from their mothers' womb. They have live babies and feed them with milk. The only exception are the monotremes: platypus and echidna.
  • Breathing: they breathe with their lungs and they need air.
  • Food: they can be carnivores, herbivores or omnivores.
  • Physical appearance: they have four limbs (legs or flippers) and they are generally covered with hair or fur.
  • Habitat: they can live on land or in water.
  • Blood: they are warm-blooded.






MONOTREMES: they are mammals but they lay eggs. Then, they feed their babies with milk. They are the platypus and the echidna.


2. BIRDS


  • Reproduction: oviparous. Adults incubate the eggs, they keep the eggs warm until they hatch. Some bird feed their babies when they are born. 
  • Breathing: with their lungs. 
  • Food: some birds are herbivores, others are carnivores and others are omnivores. You just have to look at their beaks to know.
  • Physical appearance: they have wings and feathers. Males have brighter colours than females. 
  • Habitat: most birds can fly. Some, like the penguin, ostrich or kiwi, can't. 
  • They are warm blooded.







AMAZING BIRD OF PARADISE AND ITS COURTSHIP DANCE:



3. REPTILES

  • Reproduction: oviparous. They lay the eggs on land.
  • Breathing: they breathe with their lungs. 
  • Food: most of them are carnivores. Some of them are omnivores and they eat meat, plants and fruits.
  • Physical appearance: they have scales on their body. Most of them have four legs, some don't have legs. 
  • Habitat: most of them live on land; some of them live in water part of their time.
  • They are cold-blooded.




4. FISH


  • Reproduction: most of them are oviparous. They lay the eggs in water. 
  • Sharks, whales and dolphins are viviparous. They have live babies, they breathe with lungs, they cannot breath in the water, so they have to go to the surface to get some air. 
  • Breathing: they breathe with their gills. 
  • Food: they can be carnivores, herbivores or omnivores.
  • Physical appearance: they have scales on their body. They have fins and a tail. 
  • Habitat: they live in water. 
  • They are cold-blooded.




5. AMPHIBIANS


  • Reproduction: they are oviparous. They lay soft eggs in water. 
  • Breathing: when they are babies they breathe with their gills. As adults they breathe with their lungs and through their skin.
  • Food: most of them are carnivores. 
  • Physical appearance: they have moist skin. Frogs have strong back legs and webbed toes (toes joined by skin flap: patas palmeadas).
  • Habitat: they live in water and on land. 


METAMORPHOSIS OF A FROG: the life cycle of a frog









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viernes, 17 de febrero de 2017

miércoles, 15 de febrero de 2017

Unit 6 - All year round

Dear class,
These are the videos we watched in class about the Seasons and the months of the year. Sing and learn!



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Unit 3 Europe - Maps & Games

Dear students,
Let's learn the European Countries and their Capital Cities little by little.
Here you have some maps and games for you to practise. Enjoy them!



 GAMES 

 

CARNAVAL 2º A

Queridas familias de 2º A,

Tal y como hablamos ayer en la reunión, aquí os dejo los enlaces a los vídeos para la elaboración del disfraz de Carnaval. 
Os recuerdo que el gorro de cocinero lo haremos en clase, por lo que necesitamos que cada niño y niña traiga cuanto antes una cartulina blanca o una lámina de Goma Eva de 40x60 cm.
 
Muchas gracias por vuestra asistencia y colaboración.
Un saludo. 

1. Delantal:


2. Gorro de cocinero: (para que veáis el resultado, porque lo haremos en clase).


miércoles, 8 de febrero de 2017

Present Continuos Game

Present Continuous Rally Game

Reviewing Unit 3 The Animal Kingdom

Unit 3 The Animal Kingdom
1.- Living things are born, living things grow, living things reproduce and living things die.


2.- Animals with a backbone are called VERTEBRATES.
Vertebrates can be divided into:
  • Mammals: have fur, are born from the mother's womb, drink milk, they are viviparous, they can run, jump, crawl, swim, etc.
  • Birds: have feathers, wings, beak, they fly, they are oviparous
  • Amphibians: live on land and in the water, they are oviparous, they lay soft eggs in the water, breath with gills first and then with lungs, their skin is moist (moist skin).
  • Reptiles: live on land and in the water, lay hard eggs on land, they are oviparous, they breathe with lungs.
  • Fish: have scales, fins and tail. They are oviparous. They breathe with gills.
3.- Animals with no backbone are called INVERTEBRATES
Invertebrates can be divided into:
  • Molluscs: soft moist body; they can have tentacles or a shell.
  • Arthropods: they have segmented body, many have antennae, they have an exoskeleton.




4.- Animals can fly, can run, can jump, can swim, and animals can crawl.
5.- Animals that only eat meat are called CARNIVORES. 
6.- Animals that only eat plants are called HERBIVORES. 
7.- Animals that eat meat and plants are called OMNIVORES.


8.- Animals that are born from the mother's womb are called VIVIPAROUS. 
9.- Animals that are born from and egg are called OVIPAROUS.





Unit 5 The Frozen Lake

Dear children and parents,
Find below a summary of the contents that we have been studying in this unit and a Presentation to review it.

UNIT 5: THE FROZEN LAKE

 Actions: drink, skate, wave, smile, dance, make a snowman, eat, take
a photo, play, listen to music.
 Adjectives: fat, thin, short, tall, clean, dirty.
 Grammar:
Present continuous:
We´re skating/dancing
Are you eating? Yes, we are. / No, we aren´t.
What are they doing? They’re taking a photo/dancing/listening to music…

Unit 5 The Frozen Lake - Opposite Adjectives

Here you have a video to revise the adjectives of the Unit: fat, thin, short, tall, clean, dirty. Enjoy it!



Reviewing Unit 3 - The Animal Kingdom


Here you have some videos and games to practise and learn more about Living things - Non-living things and the classification of animals into vertebrates and invertebrates.


 



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