My didactic programme constitutes the third level of curricular concretion

for the 6C class of Primary Educaction.

1.- ANALYSIS AND CONTEXT ADAPTATION
The Maria Zambrano School is located at Mijas Costa and its in active from
2006. The school is divided into two blocs, one for Infantile and the other one
for Primary Education. Its got an Enligh class, library, computers room,
multipurpose room and a specific class for Special Education.
Its an Infantile and Primary Education school and counts with:

Infantile Education: 2 unit for 3 years; 2 units for 4 years and 2 units for 5
years.
Primary Education: 2 units for 1st Level; 2 units for 2nd Level; 4 units for
3rd Level; 7 units for 4th Level; 5 units for 5th Level and 4 units for 6th
Level.

2.- CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STUDENTS

The program in question is intended to Third Level of Primary
Education students, specifically in the sixth grade.
This course strengthened and perfected the basic instrumental learning and
starts into trouble and more complex concepts that require the use of more
sophisticated tools.
The period in age from ten to twelve, corresponding to the third cycle of primary
education, is characterized by a series of evolutionary traits that affect socioemotional and intellectual development of children.
3.- SESSIONS AND ESTIMATE TIME
TERMS

DIDACTIC UNITS

FORTNIGHT

FIRST TERM

INITIAL EVALUATION

From 15 to 19 of September

FIRST TERM

UNIT 10

From 22 of September
to 3 of October

FIRST TERM

UNIT 11

From 6 to 17 of October

FIRST TERM

UNIT 1

From 20 of October
to 7 of November

FIRST TERM

UNIT 2

From 10 to 21 of November

FIRST TERM

UNIT 3

From 24 of November
to 5 of December

FIRST TERM

UNIT 4

From 9 to 19 of December

SECOND TERM

UNIT 5

From 7 to 16 of January

SECOND TERM

UNIT 6

From 19 to 30 of January

SECOND TERM

UNIT 7

From 2 to 13 of February

SECOND TERM

REVIEW / ANDALUSIAN
DAY

From 16 to 20 of February

SECOND TERM

UNIT 12

From 2 to 13 of March

SECOND TERM

UNIT 13

From 16 to 27 of March

THIRD TERM

UNIT 14

From 6 to 17 of April

THIRD TERM

UNIT 15

From 20 to 30 of April

THIRD TERM

UNIT 8

From 5 to 15 of May

THIRD TERM

UNIT 9

From 18 to 29 of May

THIRD TERM

REVIEW / PROGRAMME
ADJUSTING

From 1 to 5 of June

THIRD TERM

REVIEW

From 8 to 19 of June

4.- DIDACTIC UNITS

Every didactic unit in this Planning contains the following sections:
4.1. BASIC COMPETENCES
4.2. BASIC SKILLS
4.3. OBJECTIVES
4.4. CONTENTS
4.5. EVALUATION CRITERIA
4.6. MINIMUM SKILLS REQUIRED
4.7. METHODOLOGY
4.8. STUDENT MATERIALS
4.9. PROCEDURES AND EVALUATION
4.10. HOW TO MARK
4.11. MEASURES TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY
4.12. COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES
4.13. READING PRACTICE
4.14. ICT
4.15. CROSS-CURRICULAR THEMES

FIRST TERM
UNIT 10. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE EARTH
BASIC COMPETENCES
Knowledge and interaction with the physical world
- To know the general features of the Earths relief, climate and hydrography.
- To identify and locate on the map the main accidents of relief in Africa, Asia,
America, Oceania and the Antarctic.
Cultural and artistic competencies
- To understand the influence of the physical characteristics of territories on the
culture of the people who inhabit the area.
- To increase students knowledge of other lands.
Mathematics
- To use numerical data about the altitudes and lengths of different elements of
the Earths relief and hydrography.
Social and citizenship competencies
- To understand and value the importance of the work of explorers in learning
the Earth.
Information and digital competencies
- To consolidate the understanding of maps as a method of representing the
land.
- To obtain geographical information from maps and diagrams of the Earth and
use that information to describe and compare.
Linguistic competencies
- To extend the vocabulary in relation to the names of the main elements of the
worlds relief and hydrography.
- To use the vocabulary acquired in the elaboration of written reports or oral
discussions.
Autonomous learning competencies
- To use the diagrams and conceptual tables to summarise and order the
information about the world's geography for the purpose of facilitating
memorisation.
Autonomy and personal initiative
- To acquire the habit of consulting geographic atlases, globes and other
sources of information to acquire knowledge about certain regions of the
world.

BASIC SKILLS
- Knowledge and interaction with the physical world.
- Mathematics.
- Linguistic competencies.
OBJECTIVES
1. To develop curiosity about the Earths geography.
2. To define the main features of the Earth: the relief and its hydrography.
3. To name and locate on the map Africas main elements of relief, rivers and
lakes.
4. To know and locate on the map Asias main elements of relief, rivers and
lakes.
5. To know and locate on the map Americas main elements of relief, rivers
and lakes.
6. To know and locate on the map Oceanias main elements of relief, rivers
and lakes.
7. To develop techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information,
and to self assess learning.
CONTENTS
Last week of February and first week of March
-

The main forms of relief.

Relief, rivers, lakes of Africa, Asia, America and Oceania.
Identification and description of the forms of relief on the planet.
Identification and location on physical maps of the relief of Africa, Asia,
America and Oceania.

EVALUATION CRITERIA
1.1.
2.1.
3.1.
4.1.
5.1.
6.1.
7.1.

Develops curiosity about the Earths geography.

Knows the planets main forms of relief and hydrography.
Locates on the map Africas main elements of relief, rivers and lakes.
Locates on the map Asias main elements of relief, rivers and lakes.
Locates on the map Americas main elements of relief, rivers and lakes.
Locate on the map Oceanias main elements of relief, rivers and lakes.
Develops techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information,
and to self assess learning.

MINIMUM SKILLS REQUIRED

- To know the main forms of relief.
- To know some of Africa, Asia, America and Oceanias main forms of relief.

- To know some of Africa, Asia, America and Oceanias main rivers and lakes.
- To make physical maps of Africa, Asia, America and Oceania.
METHODOLOGY
- To encourage use of materials from the Atlas and the different types of maps
(relief, hydrography).
- To make physical maps of Africa, Asia, America and Oceania.
STUDENT MATERIALS AND OTHER RESOURCES
- Students Book, Activity Book.
- CD-ROM Resources.
PROCEDURES AND EVALUATION
- Unit evaluation test.
- Continuous student evaluation in the register.
HOW TO MARK
- One point for each activity in the evaluation test provided.
- Add the points earned as a result of student observation to the total for the
unit evaluation.
MEASURES TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY
For all the students:
- Consolidation activities provided for this unit.
- Extension activities provided for this unit.
COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES
- Activity: Working with Blank Maps, included in the Science Workshop project
provided.
READING PRACTICE
- Reading: The roof of the world.

ICT
- (Information and Communications Technology). The course CD-ROM which
includes interactive activities and consolidation and extension activities.
CROSS-CURRICULAR THEMES
- To know and value the world's different landscapes and to respect them.
UNIT 11. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE
BASIC COMPETENCES
Knowledge and interaction with the physical world
- To know the general features of the relief, climate and hydrography of Europe.
- To Identify and locate on physical maps the main features of Europes relief.
Cultural and artistic competencies
- To acquire an idea of the traditions and mythology related to Europe.
- To know some artistic representations related to the legend of Europe.
Mathematics
- To use numerical data about the altitudes and lengths of different elements of
Europe and Spains relief and hydrography.
- To understand the importance of scale in graphical representations.
Social and citizenship competencies
- To acquire consciousness on the shortage of water in many regions of Spain
due to the climate, and thus, the need to conserve this precious resource.
Information and digital competencies
- To improve the capacity to extract geographical information from maps,
atlases, guides, applications such as Google Earth, etc.
Linguistic competencies
- To extend the vocabulary in relation to the names of the main elements of
relief and hydrography of Europe and Spain.
- To use the vocabulary acquired in the elaboration of written reports or oral
discussions.
Autonomous learning competencies
- To work with different graphs such as river profiles, graphical and numerical
scales, representations of lengths or altitudes, etc.
Autonomy and personal initiative
- To develop the ability to use the knowledge acquired to argument, by their
own initiative, in debates or oral discussions.

BASIC SKILLS
- Knowledge and interaction with the physical world.
- Mathematics.
- Linguistic competencies.
OBJECTIVES
1. To develop curiosity about Europes physical geography.
2. To name and locate on the map the main elements of Europe's relief and
coasts.
3. To know Europes types of climate, main rivers and most important lakes,
locating them on the map.
4. To develop techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information,
and to self assess learning.
CONTENTS
Last three weeks of March
-

Europes location and inland relief. Europes coasts.

Europes climates, rivers and lakes.
Identification and location on Europes relief physical maps.
Making physical maps of Europe.

EVALUATION CRITERIA
1.1. Develops curiosity about Europes physical geography.
1.2. Knows Europe's location and the seas and lands surrounding it.
2.1. Names and locates on the map the main elements of Europe's relief and
coasts.
3.1. Defines Europes types of climate, main rivers and most important lakes,
locating them on the map.
4.1. Develops techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information,
and to self assess learning.
MINIMUM SKILLS REQUIRED
- Location of Europe.
- Most important elements of relief of Europe and some of its most important
peninsulas and islands.
- Europes types of climates.
- Europes main rivers and lakes.
- Making physical maps of Europe.

METHODOLOGY
- To encourage the use of materials from the Atlas and different types of maps
(relief, hydrography and climates).
- Making physical maps of Europe.
STUDENT MATERIALS AND OTHER RESOURCES
- Students Book, Activity Book.
- CD-ROM Resources.
PROCEDURES AND EVALUATION
- Unit evaluation test.
- Continuous student evaluation in the register.
HOW TO MARK
- One point for each activity in the evaluation test provided.
- Add the points earned as a result of student observation to the total for the
unit evaluation.
MEASURES TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY
For all the students:
- Consolidation activities provided for this unit.
- Extension activities provided for this unit.
COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES
- Activity: Working with Blank Maps, included in the Science Workshop project
provided.
READING PRACTICE
- Reading: The myth of Europe.
ICT
- (Information and Communications Technology). The course CD-ROM which
includes interactive activities and consolidation and extension activities.

CROSS-CURRICULAR THEMES
- To be aware of the need to respect nature as a way of preserving it.
UNIT 1. LIVING THINGS REPRODUCE
BASIC COMPETENCES
Knowledge and interaction with the physical world
- To understand animals sexual reproduction, the types of embryonic
development and spermatophytes sexual reproduction.
- To discuss about the importance of seeds and the threats suffered by plants.
Cultural and artistic competencies
- To encourage a taste for aesthetics in making scientific drawings.
Mathematics
- To complete simple calculations with lengths, its units of measurement and it
equivalencies.
Social and citizenship competencies
- To recognise the great value of plants for human beings.
- Be aware of the fact that not everyone has access to the food plants provide.
Information and digital competencies
- To use new technologies to prepare a short text about insects and birds.
- To be capable of interpreting mixed information: graphical, numerical and
verbal.
Linguistic competencies
- To acquire the habit of consulting the dictionary.
- To apply the vocabulary to explain drawings and diagrams.
- To extend and use the vocabulary related to animals and plants sexual
reproduction.
Autonomous learning competencies
- To order the information in conceptual diagrams or summaries.
- To interpret and apply the information about the reproduction of living things in
order to make classifications.
Autonomy and personal initiative
- To encourage students to develop the habit of independently organising the
information in diagrams.

BASIC SKILLS

- Knowledge and interaction with the physical world.

- Linguistic competencies.
- Autonomous learning competencies.
OBJECTIVES
1. To develop curiosity about living things sexual and asexual reproduction.
2. To know the general characteristics and some forms of sexual and asexual
reproduction.
3. To identify and describe the general stages of animals sexual reproduction.
4. To know the two types of animals fertilization and embryo development.
5. To identify and name the types of flowers, their parts and functions.
6. To identify and describe the general stages of spermatophyte plants sexual
reproduction.
7. To develop techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information
and to self assess learning.
CONTENTS
Last two weeks of September
-

Reproduction: parents and descendants.

General characteristics of sexual and asexual reproduction.
Animals sexual reproduction: sexes and reproductive systems.
Stages of animals sexual reproduction: reproduction of gametes, fertilization
and types of fertilization, zygote development.
- Spermatophyte plants sexual reproduction: flowers, pollination, fertilization
and seeds formation and germination.
- Identification in posters and drawings of animals and plants reproductive
organs.
- Description of animals and plants reproductive processes using posters and
drawings.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
1.1.
2.1.
3.1.
4.1.
4.2.
5.1.
6.1.
7.1.

Develops curiosity about living things sexual and asexual reproduction.

Names the general characteristics of sexual and asexual reproduction.
Describes the stages of animals sexual reproduction.
Distinguishes inner and external fertilization and identifies groups of
animals having those types of fertilization.
Describes embryo oviparous and viviparous development and names
groups of animals of each type of embryo development.
Identifies the parts of a flower and names their functions.
Names and describes the stages of sexual reproduction in flowering
plants.
Develops techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information

and to self assess learning.

MINIMUM SKILLS REQUIRED
- General characteristics of sexual and asexual reproduction.
- Basic ideas of the reproductive system, gamete, zygote and embryo.
- Description, using posters and diagrams, of the phases of animals sexual
reproductive process.
- Description, using posters and diagrams, of the sexual reproduction in
flowering plants.
METHODOLOGY
- To present the contents completing the vital functions of living things. To
summarily review the functions studied in the previous course.
- To use posters to explain the great variety of reproductive processes of
different living things.
- To consolidate the ideas of sexual and asexual reproduction. For plants, use
examples such as cutting, tubercle and bulbs, in contrast to seeds.
STUDENT MATERIALS AND OTHER RESOURCES
- Students Book, Activity Book.
- CD-ROM Resources.
PROCEDURES AND EVALUATION
- Initial evaluation test provided.
- Unit evaluation test.
- Continuous evaluation in the register.
HOW TO MARK
- One point for each activity in the evaluation test provided.
- Add the points earned as a result of student observation to the total for the
unit evaluation.
MEASURES TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY
For all the students:
- Consolidation activities provided for this unit.
- Extension activities provided for this unit.
COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES

- Activity: Observing a Flower with a Magnifying Glass, included in the Science

Workshop project provided.
READING PRACTICE
- Reading: The Svalbard Seed Bank.
ICT
- (Information and Communications Technology). The course CD-ROM which
includes interactive activities and consolidation and extension activities.
CROSS-CURRICULAR THEMES
- To develop curiosity about the great variety of mechanisms of animals and
plants reproductive function.
UNIT 2. HUMAN REPRODUCTION
BASIC COMPETENCES
Knowledge and interaction with the physical world
- To identify and know the organs of the male and female reproductive systems
and the reproductive process.
- To know the prenatal diagnostic tests to preserve mothers and babies health.
Cultural and artistic competencies
- To know the importance of midwives in different cultures.
Mathematics
- To count the time between certain events of the menstrual cycle.
- To interpret the graph (week of pregnancy per length of femur) and perform
simple mathematical calculations.
Social and citizenship competencies
- To reflect on the help mothers and babies need during labour.
- To encourage respect among girls and boys, helping them to be more
prepared for the imminent changes in their bodies.
Information and digital competencies
- To foster the development of information handling competencies through
exposure to the information contained in the illustrations and diagrams of the
male and female sexual organs.
Linguistic competencies

- To improve reading comprehension and expand vocabulary related to the

structure and functions of the reproductive system.
- To develop the habit of looking words up in a dictionary.
- To use acquired language in context.
Autonomous learning competencies
- To encourage the use of learning techniques such as the creation of
conceptual outlines based on a text. Use self-evaluation and individual and
group work as methods of consolidating study material.
Autonomy and personal initiative
- To make students aware of the changes that occur within their bodies and
help them develop a positive attitude towards these changes.
BASIC SKILLS
- Linguistic competencies.
- Knowledge and interaction with the physical world.
- Mathematics.
OBJECTIVES
1. To develop curiosity about the characteristics of human reproduction.
2. To name and identify the organs of the male and female reproductive
system and their functions.
3. To name the steps involved in human reproduction.
4. To describe the changes that take place during pregnancy and to identify in
posters the different stages of embryo development.
5. To know and describe the events surrounding and constituting childbirth.
6. To develop techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information,
and to self assess learning.
CONTENTS
First two weeks of October
-

General characteristics of human reproduction.

Male and female reproductive systems: functions and organs.
Fertilization. Pregnancy and its stages. Childbirth.
Identification of human reproductive organs and gametes in posters and
drawings.
- Description of the human reproduction process.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
1.1. Develops curiosity about human reproduction characteristics.

1.2. Names the three general characteristics of human reproduction.

2.1. Locates, describes and names the organs of the male reproductive
system.
2.2. Locates, describes and names the organs of the female reproductive
system.
3.1. Names steps of human reproduction in order.
4.1. Defines embryo and foetus and describes the function of the eventual
pregnancy organs and fluids: placenta, amniotic fluid and sack and
umbilical cord.
5.1. Defines childbirth.
6.1. Develops techniques to memorize, organize and relate information, and
to self assess learning.
MINIMUM SKILLS REQUIRED
-

The organs of male reproductive system and their functions.

The organs of female reproductive system and their functions.
Human fertilization.
Identification in posters and drawings of the different stages of human
embryonic development.

METHODOLOGY
- To use the illustrations of the Students Book, and others which may be
available, to identify and describe the organs of male and female reproductive
systems and the process of embryonic development.
- To emphasize the idea of complementarity between the sexes in reproduction.
- To emphasize the uniqueness and importance of the eventual organs of
pregnancy and the interaction mother-foetus.
STUDENT MATERIALS AND OTHER RESOURCES
- Students Book, Activity Book.
- CD-ROM Resources.
PROCEDURES AND EVALUATION
- Unit evaluation test.
- Continuous student evaluation in the register.

HOW TO MARK
- One point for each activity in the evaluation test provided.
- Add the points earned as a result of student observation to the total for the

unit evaluation.
MEASURES TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY
For all the students:
- Consolidation activities provided for this unit.
- Extension activities provided for this unit.
COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES
- Activity: Using a Word Processor, included in the Science Workshop project
provided, in order to prepare a report on how to care for a baby.
READING PRACTICE
- Reading: Childbirth past and present.
ICT
- (Information and Communications Technology). The course CD-ROM which
includes interactive activities and consolidation and extension activities.
CROSS-CURRICULAR THEMES
- To value the techniques employed to monitor pregnancy: ultrasound scans.
UNIT 3. GROWING UP HEALTHY
BASIC COMPETENCES
Knowledge and interaction with the physical world
- To know the human life stages, the most common illnesses, their causes and
strategies to prevent them.
- To recognize organ transplants as a medical procedure used to treat some
serious illnesses.
Cultural and artistic competencies
- To know historical aspects about organ transplants.
Mathematics
- To perform simple calculations about differences in age among people, from
data obtained from a complex text.

Social and citizenship competencies

- To emphasise the family meeting shown in the picture, since it encourages
communication and respect.
- To recognize the great importance of the donation and organ transplant
network.
Information and digital competencies
- To encourage extraction of information from photographs and when providing
data related to the last medical check-up students had.
Linguistic competencies
- To extend and apply the vocabulary related to relationships, life stages,
illnesses and causes of illnesses.
- To apply the vocabulary to advice methods to prevent illnesses.
Autonomous learning competencies
- To encourage students to develop the habit of organising the contents in
conceptual diagrams.
- To promote evaluation and individual and group work as a means to raise
awareness about the unit contents that have been discussed.
Autonomy and personal initiative
- To encourage self awareness, the identification of life habits and personal
problems, and the acquisition of confidence when facing difficulties.
BASIC SKILLS
- Linguistic competencies.
- Knowledge and interaction with the physical world.
- Social and citizenship competencies.
OBJECTIVES
1. To know common infectious diseases and generically identify their causes
and transmission mechanisms.
2. To know common non infectious illnesses and generically identify their
causes and transmission mechanisms.
3. To acquire an idea of illness prevention and to value the importance of
periodic medical checkups.
4. To know and value individual actions to avoid infectious diseases, and to
identify risk facts and behaviors.
5. To know and value individual actions to avoid non infectious illnesses, and
to identify risk facts and behaviors.
6. To develop techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information,
and to self assess learning.

CONTENTS
Last two weeks of October
-

Illness and health.

Infectious and non infectious diseases and their transmission mechanisms.
Idea of prevention. Periodic medical checks.
Oral descriptions on prevention of infectious and non infectious diseases.
Valuation of health as the proper coordination of the systems forming our
organism.

EVALUATION CRITERIA
1.1. Defines infectious disease and identifies the causes of infectious
diseases and its transmission mechanisms.
2.1. Defines non infectious diseases and identifies their causes.
3.1. Understands the meaning of prevention and describes what a medical
check is and its purpose.
4.1. Names individual actions that can be carried out at home and at school in
order to avoid infectious illnesses.
5.1. Names individual actions in order to avoid non infectious diseases.
6.1. Develops techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information
and to self asses learning.
MINIMUM SKILLS REQUIRED
-

Infectious diseases and their transmission mechanisms.

Some non infectious diseases and their causes.
Some guidelines to prevent infectious and non infectious diseases.
Oral descriptions on prevention of disease.

METHODOLOGY
- Following the sequence of contents: to ask the names of the diseases
students have suffered from or know, and classify them according to the origin
criteria. To identify their possible causes and establish prevention ideas,
asking for instance, how could we have avoided them
STUDENT MATERIALS AND OTHER RESOURCES
- Students Book, Activity Book.
- CD-ROM Resources.
PROCEDURES AND EVALUATION
- Unit evaluation test.
- Continuous student evaluation in the register.

HOW TO MARK
- One point for each activity in the evaluation test provided.
- Add the points earned as a result of student observation to the total for the
unit evaluation.
MEASURES TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY
For all the students:
- Consolidation activities provided for this unit.
- Extension activities provided for this unit.
COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES
- Activity: Vaccination Schedule, included in the Science Workshop project
provided.
READING PRACTICE
- Reading: The family photo album.
ICT
- (Information and Communications Technology). The course CD-ROM which
includes interactive activities and consolidation and extension activities.
CROSS-CURRICULAR THEMES
- To value the importance of medical checkups and the efforts made by families
and institutions in order to maintain peoples health and cure their illnesses:
vaccination campaigns, establishment of health centers, hospitals, emergency
services, retirement homes, etc.

UNIT 4. ECOSYSTEMS
BASIC COMPETENCES

Knowledge and interaction with the physical world

- To identify the elements and types of ecosystems and apply this information in
the interpretation of ecosystems nearby.
- To know the trophic relationships existing among the living things in an
ecosystem.
Cultural and artistic competencies
- To know the historical evolution of the concept of species and the work
completed by the first naturalists when trying to determine the biological
diversity of the planet and the origin of it.
Mathematics
- To perform simple calculations with fractions.
Social and citizenship competencies
- To reflect on the environmental conditions in which living things perform their
activities and the consequences that any alteration in their environment can
cause.
Information and digital competencies
- To extract information from a picture and organise it in a table, using
information technology tools if applicable.
Linguistic competencies
- To acquire the habit of consulting the dictionary.
- To extend and apply the vocabulary related to ecosystems and the
relationships occurring within ecosystems.
Autonomous learning competencies
- To encourage the habit of using a diagram to organise the types of
relationships established among living things.
- Develop the ability to selfassess learning.
- To encourage cooperative work and the division of tasks.
Autonomy and personal initiative
- To encourage students personal interest for hobbies or professions related to
nature.
- To encourage students to work in teams by their own initiative.
BASIC SKILLS
- Linguistic competencies.
- Knowledge and interaction with the physical world.
- Autonomous learning competencies.
OBJECTIVES

1. To develop curiosity about the characteristics of ecosystems.

2. To define ecosystem, identify the elements forming it and classify them
according the physical environment where they appear.
3. To acquire the concept of adaptation and identify different types of
adaptations, both body and behavior adaptations.
4. To identify food relationships within the ecosystems and classify the living
things according to their position in the food chain.
5. To develop techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information,
and to self assess learning.
CONTENTS
First two weeks of November
- Ecosystems and their elements. Types of ecosystems.
- Adaptations of living things and types of adaptations.
- Food relationships within the ecosystems. Producer, consumer and
decomposer organisms.
- Classifications and descriptions of the elements of ecosystems.
- Oral descriptions of information on posters and drawings.
- Valuation of plants as food producers and base of the trophic pyramids of
almost every ecosystem.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
1.1. Develops curiosity about the characteristics of ecosystems.
2.1. Defines ecosystem, identifies the elements forming it and classifies them
according to the environment in which they appear.
3.1. Defines adaptation and identifies body and behavior adaptations.
4.1. Defines and provides an example of producer, consumer and
decomposer organisms.
4.2. Identifies and characterizes different types of consumers.
5.1. Develops techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information,
and to self assess learning.
MINIMUM SKILLS REQUIRED
- Elements of the ecosystems and types of ecosystems.
- Ideas of body and behaviour adaptation. Identification of adaptation of living
things.
- Characterization and identification of the ecosystems three types of living
things: producers, consumers and decomposers.
- Oral descriptions of information on posters and drawings.
- Valuation of plants as food producers and base of the trophic pyramids in
almost every ecosystem.

METHODOLOGY
- To start from students' information about ecosystems and adaptations of living
things.
- To use videos of extreme ecosystems with less variety of living things and
more noticeable and eye-catching adaptations.
- To locate nearby ecosystems and analyze the food relationships and some
adaptations in particular.
STUDENT MATERIALS AND OTHER RESOURCES
- Students Book, Activity Book.
- CD-ROM Resources.
PROCEDURES AND EVALUATION
- Unit evaluation test.
- Continuous student evaluation in the register.
HOW TO MARK
- One point for each activity in the evaluation test provided.
- Add the points earned as a result of student observation to the total for the
unit evaluation.
MEASURES TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY
For all the students:
- Consolidation activities provided for this unit.
- Extension activities provided for this unit.
COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES
- Activity: Visiting a Natural Space, included in the Science Workshop project
provided.
READING PRACTICE
- Reading: Coral Reefs.
ICT
- (Information and Communications Technology). The course CD-ROM which

includes interactive activities and consolidation and extension activities.

CROSS-CURRICULAR THEMES
- To develop curiosity about the complexity of organisms and relations in
ecosystems, specially the closest ecosystems.

SECOND TERM
UNIT 5. HUMAN BEINGS AND ECOSYSTEMS
BASIC COMPETENCES
Knowledge and interaction with the physical world
- To provide an idea of what are na
tural resources and their use by human societies throughout history.
- To know the causes how we alter the ecosystems and the effects of these
changes.
Cultural and artistic competencies
- To know the great travels throughout history, the ships used, the style of
dress, the commercial exchanges, etc.
- To value the importance of natural spaces, like the Parque Natural de
Timanfaya.
Mathematics
- To use numerical data to express the time it takes for the messages in
spaceships to arrive, taking into account the enormous distances that
separate the Earth from other stars.
Social and citizenship competencies
- To relate through fictitious graphs, the growth of human population, the
increase in consumption of natural resources and the increase in the intensity
and extension of environmental impacts.
Information and digital competencies
- To exercise the relation of contents in diagrams, with arrows.
- To obtain information from different sources and include it in a report.
- To work the enquiry of several information sources and when relating the
results obtained.
Linguistic competencies
- To acquire the habit of consulting the dictionary.
- To use the vocabulary acquired to participate in dialogues in the classroom or
to write about protection of the planet.

Autonomous learning competencies

- To be aware of learning and the acquisition of the capacity of selfassessment.
Autonomy and personal initiative
- To know the actions that benefit or prejudice the natural environments, reflect
on them and develop respectful attitudes towards the environment.
BASIC SKILLS
-

Linguistic competencies.
Knowledge and interaction with the physical world.
Social and citizenship competencies.
Autonomy and personal initiative.

OBJECTIVES
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

To develop curiosity about the role of human beings in the ecosystems.

To define and identify the natural resources.
To identify the causes that change ecosystems.
To know and value the environmental effects of current human activities.
To know and value actions to protect life on the planet.
To acquire an idea of protected natural space and of the different levels of
protection.
7. To develop techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information,
and to self assess learning.
CONTENTS
Last two weeks of November
- Natural Resources.
- Human actions that change ecosystems: over exploitation, occupation of
natural spaces and different types of pollution.
- Effects of human actions on the ecosystems: loss of biodiversity, reduction of
natural spaces and climate change.
- Actions to protect life on the planet.
- Types of protected natural spaces: parks, reservations, areas and
landscapes.
- Oral descriptions on the change of ecosystems.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
1.1. Develops curiosity about the role of human beings in ecosystems.
2.1. Defines and identifies natural resources.
3.1. Names and describes the current causes changing ecosystems.

4.1. Knows and values the environmental effects of current human activities.
5.1. Identifies and describes measures to protect life on the planet.
6.1. Defines protected natural space and identifies the objectives of
protection.
6.2. Names different types of protected natural spaces.
7.1. Develop techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information,
and to self assess learning.
MINIMUM SKILLS REQUIRED
- Natural resources.
- Human actions that change ecosystems: overexploitation, occupation of
natural spaces and different types of pollution.
- Actions to protect life on the planet.
- Concept of protected natural spaces and knowledge of some of them.
- Oral descriptions on information about changes in ecosystems.
- Positive attitude towards sustainable development models.
METHODOLOGY
- To identify individual and collective activities affecting ecosystems.
- To present the proceedings of different administrations and groups aimed at
protecting natural spaces.
STUDENT MATERIALS AND OTHER RESOURCES
- Students Book, Activity Book.
- CD-ROM Resources.
PROCEDURES AND EVALUATION
- Unit evaluation test.
- Continuous student evaluation in the register.
HOW TO MARK
- One point for each activity in the evaluation test provided.
- Add the points earned as a result of student observation to the total for the
unit evaluation.
MEASURES TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY
For all the students:
- Consolidation activities provided for this unit.

- Extension activities provided for this unit.

COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES
- Activity: Developing an Environmental Campaign, included in the Science
Workshop project provided.
READING PRACTICE
- Reading: The Breadfruit Tree.

ICT
- (Information and Communications Technology). The course CD-ROM which
includes interactive activities and consolidation and extension activities.
CROSS-CURRICULAR THEMES
- To be sensitive about the actions that change the ecosystems of the planet.
- To have a positive attitude towards sustainable development models.
- To show respectful behaviour in natural environments.

UNIT 6. CHANGES IN MATTER

BASIC COMPETENCES
Knowledge and interaction with the physical world
- To know the general and specific properties of material objects and use units,
instruments and to measure them.
- To understand the concepts of pure substance, mixture or solution.
Cultural and artistic competencies
- To talk about the role of Maria the Jewess in the applied sciences, with her
famous Bain Marie.
Mathematics
- To practice the calculation of density, consolidating the meaning and use of
division.
Social and citizenship competencies
- To emphasise the importance of the distribution and selling of fuels, which are
essential for carrying out household activities and for transportation.

Information and digital competencies

- To perform guided searches on the internet in order to obtain information to
consolidate knowledge of some symbols related to dangerous substances as
seen in certain facilities and on packages, so as to avoid accidental contact or
consumption.
Linguistic competencies
- To acquire the habit of consulting the dictionary.
- To use the vocabulary acquired to express differences or to explain
procedures.
Autonomous learning competencies
- To experiment with the formation of mixtures and the separation of their
components, and with physical and chemical changes.
- To encourage experiments as part of the scientific method.
Autonomy and personal initiative
- To encourage students verbal expression to communicate ideas in a debate.
- To discuss knowledge of physical phenomena in depth.
BASIC SKILLS
-

Linguistic competencies.
Knowledge and interaction with the physical world.
Social and citizenship competencies.
Mathematics.

OBJECTIVES
1. To develop curiosity about the properties of matter and its changes.
2. To acquire the idea of matter and describe the general properties of matter.
3. To know the units, instruments and procedures to measure the mass and
volume of an object.
4. To name and identify some specific properties of matter.
5. To define pure substance, mixture and dissolving and know some simple
mixtures and solutions and identify their components.
6. To know and describe procedures to separate the components of mixtures.
7. To identify physical changes in matter and causes of these changes.
8. To acquire a basic idea of chemical reaction and identify physical changes
in the environment.
9. To develop techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information,
and to self assess learning.
CONTENTS
First two weeks of December

Idea of matter. General properties of matter: mass and volume.

Specific properties of matter: density.
Pure substances, mixtures and solutions.
Procedures to separate the components of some mixtures.
Physical changes of matter: deformations, changes of state, expansions and
contractions.
- Chemical changes of matter. Chemical reactions.
- Conduction of experiments mixing and separating substances.
- Conduction of simple experiments in order to observe chemical
transformations.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
1.1. Develops curiosity about the properties of the matter and their changes.
2.1. Defines matter. Names objects and substances.
2.2. Knows the instruments and units to measure masses and volumes.
3.1. Describes procedures to measure and express masses and volumes.
4.1. Identifies and names specific properties of matter.
5.1. Defines pure substance, mixture and dissolution.
6.1. Names and describes different procedures to separate the components of
mixtures.
7.1. Names and describes the physical changes of matter and identifies them
in his/her environment.
8.1. Identifies and describes chemical changes in his/her environment.
9.1. Develops techniques to memorize and relate information, and to self
assess learning.
MINIMUM SKILLS REQUIRED
- Most common instruments, units and procedures to determine mass and
volume.
- Mixtures and dissolutions. Procedures to separate the components of some
mixtures.
- Physical changes of matter: deformations, changes of state, dilatations and
contractions.
- Measurement of mass and volume.
- Mix and separate substances.
METHODOLOGY
- To measure mass and volume. Emphasize the steps of the measurement
process: determine magnitude, choose an appropriate unit, use an
appropriate instrument, follow an appropriate procedure and express the
result.
- To conduct experiments of change of state, deformations, mixtures,
dissolutions and chemical reactions to support the exposition of contents.

STUDENT MATERIALS AND OTHER RESOURCES

- Students Book, Activity Book.
- CD-ROM Resources.
PROCEDURES AND EVALUATION
- Unit evaluation test.
- Continuous student evaluation in the register.
HOW TO MARK
- One point for each activity in the evaluation test provided.
- Add the points earned as a result of student observation to the total for the
unit evaluation.
MEASURES TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY
For all the students:
- Consolidation activities provided for this unit.
- Extension activities provided for this unit.
COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES
- Activities: Visiting a Factory and Separating Mixtures, included in the Science
Workshop project provided.
READING PRACTICE
- Reading: Can we live without natural resources?
ICT
- (Information and Communications Technology). The course CD-ROM which
includes interactive activities and consolidation and extension activities.

CROSS-CURRICULAR THEMES
- To take care of the materials and instruments used in different experiments.
- To value and respect the warning on the packages of dangerous products.

- To value the importance of scientific knowledge.

- To enjoy observation and knowledge of the causes of changes in the
environment.
UNIT 7. LIGHT, MAGNETISM AND ELECTRICITY
BASIC COMPETENCES
Knowledge and interaction with the physical world
- To know the main luminous phenomena and the behaviour of objects in light.
- To understand and describe magnetic phenomena and acquire basic ideas
about static electricity and electrical currents.
Cultural and artistic competencies
- To be able to use mixtures of colours in artistic expression activities.
Mathematics
- To express the distances travelled by light with the help of base ten exponents
and perform simple calculations.
- To perform calculations from dates.
Social and citizenship competencies
- To talk about the importance of the expeditions to the poles and the great
human inventions.
- To raise consciousness on the need to respect electrical devices use and
safety measures.
Information and digital competencies
- To encourage students to draw conclusions about conductive and insulating
materials from the information obtained from various sources.
Linguistic competencies
- To extend and apply the vocabulary and exercise reading comprehension.
- To ask students to use specific vocabulary to formulate their reasoning.
Autonomous learning competencies
- To conduct experiments on magnetism and electricity, adopting the scientific
method as a means of learning.
- To complete diagrams of the unit contents.
- To suggest the experiment of building a home-made battery with a lemon.
Autonomy and personal initiative
- To encourage students to have the initiative to conduct simple experiments to
better understand the physical phenomena.
- To raise students awareness so that they express their opinions
autonomously and behave appropriately.

BASIC SKILLS
- Linguistic competencies.
- Knowledge and interaction with the physical world.
- Social and citizenship competencies.
OBJECTIVES
1. To develop curiosity about the properties of energy and its changes.
2. To define light as a form of energy and know the characteristics of light
propagation.
3. To describe how light affects various materials and objects and classify
materials and objects according to their behavior in the presence of light.
4. To define magnetism and identify the poles of a magnet.
5. To define electricity and acquire the idea of an electric current.
6. To name the elements and operation of a circuit.
7. To know different appliances that work with electricity and magnets and
value their importance in human activities.
8. To develop techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information,
and to self assess learning.
CONTENTS
Second and third week of January
-

Light and light-emitting sources. Propagation of light.

Transparent, translucent and opaque objects. The colour.
Magnetism. Magnets and types of magnets. Interactions among magnets.
Electricity. Electricity conductors and insulators.
Electric currents. Circuits and their elements.
Ordered description of events related to electricity and magnetism, identifying
their causes and effects.
- Planning and conducting experiments in which electric and magnetic
phenomena can be observed.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
1.1.
2.1.
3.1.
4.1.

Develops curiosity about the properties of energy and its changes

Defines light and identifies the characteristics of light propagation.
Defines and names transparent, translucent and opaque objects.
Defines magnetism and identifies the poles of a magnet as areas of
maximum strength.
5.1. Defines electricity and electric current.
6.1. Names elements of a simple circuit and their functions.
7.1. Knows different appliances that work with electricity and magnets and
value their importance in human activities.

8.1. Develops techniques to memorize, organize and relate information, and

to self assess learning.
MINIMUM SKILLS REQUIRED
-

Light and Light-emitting sources. Propagation of light.

Transparent, translucent and opaque objects.
Parts of a magnet and interactions among magnets.
Electricity. Electricity conductors and insulators.
Electric currents. Circuits and their elements.
Ordered description of events related to electricity and magnetism, identifying
their causes and effects.

METHODOLOGY
- To base on multiple experiments facilitating the exposition of contents and the
description of processes. It is advisable to ask questions and let students
present causal hypotheses. For each phenomenon observed, we can study
its effects and causes.
STUDENT MATERIALS AND OTHER RESOURCES
- Students Book, Activity Book.
- CD-ROM Resources.
PROCEDURES AND EVALUATION
- Unit evaluation test.
- Continuous evaluation in the register.
HOW TO MARK
- One point for each activity in the evaluation test provided.
- Add the points earned as a result of student observation to the total for the
unit evaluation.
MEASURES TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY
For all the students:
- Consolidation activities provided for this unit.
- Extension activities provided for this unit.
COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES

- Activity: Constructing a Battery with a Lemon, included in the Science

Workshop project provided.
READING PRACTICE
- Reading: The Earth is a big magnet.
ICT
- (Information and Communications Technology). The course CD-ROM which
includes interactive activities and consolidation and extension activities.
CROSS-CURRICULAR THEMES
- To take care of the materials and instruments used in the experiments.
- To value the importance of scientific and technological knowledge due to its
contribution to peoples well-being.
- To show curiosity about physical phenomena and their causes.
UNIT 12. EUROPEAN SOCIETY
BASIC COMPETENCES
Knowledge and interaction with the physical world
- To know the main parameters of human geography in the countries of Europe
and the European Union.
- To know the main government institutions of the EU.
Cultural and artistic competencies
- To know both the ordinary aspects and the differentiators of the cultures of
European countries.
Mathematics
- To perform simple calculations with numerical data of population, extension
and population density.
Social and citizenship competencies
- To know some of the main rights and obligations of EU citizens.
- To be aware of the importance that EU and Spains governmental institutions
have in our lives.
Information and digital competencies
- To learn to obtain information from official sources that can be accessed

through the internet, in order to study aspects such as life expectancy in the
EU, the composition of the population, etc.
Linguistic competencies
- To acquire specific vocabulary related with Europe and Spains human
geography and use it when preparing written and oral reports.
Autonomous learning competencies
- To prepare and use organisation charts to order the information related to the
governmental institutions and their responsibilities.
Autonomy and personal initiative
- To know some rules of citizenship, and acquire initiative to apply them in daily
life.
BASIC SKILLS
-

Linguistic competencies.
Knowledge and interaction with the physical world.
Mathematics.
Social and citizenship competencies.

OBJECTIVES
1. To develop curiosity about Europe and Spains society.
2. To know the main features of Europes population.
3. To define the main features of the population of the European Union and
the countries forming it.
4. To understand the value of democracy in the EU and know the standard of
living and its advantages for the population.
5. To know the main bodies in the EUs power structure.
6. To develop techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information,
and to self assess learning.
CONTENTS
Second and third week of April
- Europes extension, number of countries and inhabitants, population density
and distribution of Europes population.
- EUs extension, number of countries and inhabitants, population density and
countries composing it.
- Urban population, natural growth, real growth and immigrants in the EU.
- Democracy, high standard of living and the Euro as characteristics of the
European Union.
- The Council of the European Union and the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Power in the EUs political organization.

- Making maps of Europe to know the population density.

- Making a political map of the EU.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
1.1. Develops curiosity about Europe and Spain's society.
2.1. Knows Europes extension, number of countries and inhabitants and
population density.
3.1. Knows EUs extension, number of countries and inhabitants and
population density.
4.1. Understands the value of democracy in the EU and knows the EUs
standard of living and advantages for its population.
5.1. Describes the main bodies in the EUs power structure.
6.1. Develops techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information,
and to self assess learning.
MINIMUM SKILLS REQUIRED
- Europes extension, number of countries and inhabitants and population
density.
- EUs extension, number of inhabitants and population density.
- Countries forming the European Union.
- Natural and real growth of the EUs population.
- Advantages of EU citizenship.
- Main governing bodies of the EU.
- Making a political map of the EU.
METHODOLOGY
- To develop students personal initiative through activities oriented to know the
differences between the standards of living of European countries and the
countries of less developed areas.
- To make maps of Europe and the EU.
STUDENT MATERIALS AND OTHER RESOURCES
- Students Book, Activity Book.
- CD-ROM Resources.
PROCEDURES AND EVALUATION
- Unit evaluation test.
- Continuous student evaluation in the register.

HOW TO MARK
- One point for each activity in the evaluation test provided.
- Add the points earned as a result of student observation to the total for the
unit evaluation.
MEASURES TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY
For all the students:
- Consolidation activities provided for this unit.
- Extension activities provided for this unit.
COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES
- Activity I: Working with Blank Maps, included in the Science Workshop project
provided.
- Activity II: Knowing European Cities, included in the Science Workshop
project provided.
READING PRACTICE
- Reading: The Euro.
ICT
- (Information and Communications Technology). The course CD-ROM which
includes interactive activities and consolidation and extension activities.
CROSS-CURRICULAR THEMES
- To encourage the valuation of the standard of living in the countries of the EU
compared to other less developed and less safe countries.
- To raise awareness on the need to maintain the EUs achievements
UNIT 13. WORK AND THE ECONOMY
BASIC COMPETENCES
Knowledge and interaction with the physical world
- To know the participation of the three economic production sectors of Europe,
Spain and the Autonomous Community.
Cultural and artistic competencies
- To understand the importance of communications and tourism to know the

cultures and artistic endeavours of Europe.

Mathematics
- To use data, expressed as percentages, about the participation of the different
production sectors in Europes economy.
- To learn to interpret graphs of these sectors.
Social and citizenship competencies
- To be aware of the importance that workers belonging to all production
sectors have in order for the countries to maintain the welfare of their state.
Information and digital competencies
- To learn the use of IT applications, such as spreadsheets, to order data in
tables and create bar graphs or pie charts.
- To know how to extract useful information from household documents such as
receipts.
Linguistic competencies
- To acquire specific vocabulary related to the economic activities of the
different production sectors and use it in written texts or verbal
communication.
Autonomous learning competencies
- To use study techniques like the creating conceptual diagrams to improve
memorisation of information.
Autonomy and personal initiative
- To understand that every citizen from the European Union has personal
autonomy to decide his/her professional path and participation in economy.
BASIC SKILLS
-

Linguistic competencies.
Knowledge and interaction with the physical world.
Mathematics.
Social and citizenship competencies.

OBJECTIVES
1. To develop curiosity about the characteristics of work and the economy.
2. To understand that the activities of the primary sector obtain products from
nature and know the main activities of that sector in Europe.
3. To understand that the activities of the secondary sector change the
products from nature and know the most important activities of that sector
in Europe.
4. To understand that the activities of the tertiary sector have the purpose of
offering services and know the main activities of that sector in Europe.

5. To know the main activities of the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors in
Spain, their products and importance in relation with the working
population.
6. To develop techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information,
and to self assess learning.
CONTENTS
Last week of April and first two weeks of May
- Concepts of manufacturing and service sectors.
- Most important activities and areas of the primary and secondary sectors and
most important activities of the tertiary sector in Europe and Spain.
- Making simple graphs of the working population by sectors.
- Making maps locating the main industrial areas of Europe and Spain.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
1.1. Develops curiosity about the characteristics of work and economy.
2.1. Understands the activities of the primary sector and knows its main
activities in Europe and the countries that excel in some of these areas.
3.1. Understands the function of the secondary sector and knows its most
important activities in Europe and the most industrialized countries.
4.1. Understands the function of the tertiary sector in Europe.
5.1. Knows the main activities of the primary sector in Spain, its products and
its importance regarding the working population.
5.2. Names the main activities of the secondary sector in Spain, its products
and importance regarding the working population.
5.3. Describes the main services of the tertiary sector in Spain, its
characteristics and importance regarding the working population.
6.1. Favours the development of techniques to memorize, organize and relate
the information, and to self assess learning.
MINIMUM SKILLS REQUIRED
-

Concepts of manufacturing and service sectors.

Main activities of the three sectors in Europe.
Main activities in the three sectors in Spain.
Making maps locating the main industrial areas in Europe and Spain.

METHODOLOGY
- To make simple graphs of active population by sectors.
- Making maps locating the main industrial areas in Europe and Spain.
- To encourage respect towards the manufacturing activities, emphasizing their

necessity and importance.

STUDENT MATERIALS AND OTHER RESOURCES
- Students Book, Activity Book.
- CD-ROM Resources.
PROCEDURES AND EVALUATION
- Unit evaluation test.
- Continuous student evaluation in the register.
HOW TO MARK
- One point for each activity in the evaluation test provided.
- Add the points earned as a result of student observation to the total for the
unit evaluation.
MEASURES TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY
For all the students:
- Consolidation activities provided for this unit.
- Extension activities provided for this unit.
COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES
- Activities: Working with Blank Maps and Knowing Cities of Europe, included in
the Science Workshop project provided.
READING PRACTICE
- Reading: Starting a business.
ICT
- (Information and Communications Technology). The course CD-ROM which
includes interactive activities and consolidation and extension activities.
CROSS-CURRICULAR THEMES
- To raise awareness on the fact that any job or service are essential for us to
have a high standard of living.

- To encourage respect towards any profession, regardless the social status we

give it.

THIRD TERM
UNIT 14. MODERN AGE
BASIC COMPETENCES
Knowledge and interaction with the physical world
- To know the main events that occurred during the Modern Age in Europe and
in Spain.
- To understand the influence that the events of the past have on the present.
Cultural and artistic competencies
- To know some of the main works of art that were created during the Modern
Age in Spain and some details about the artists that created them.
Mathematics
- To perform simple calculations from numerical data such as dates.
Social and citizenship competencies
- To be aware of the need to respect human historical and artistic heritage.
Information and digital competencies
- To learn to extract historical information from a variety of different works of art.
Linguistic competencies
- To acquire specific vocabulary related to the Modern Age and use it in written
answers or taking part in discussions.
Autonomous learning competencies
- To learn to establish relationships between different pieces of knowledge.
Autonomy and personal initiative
- To acquire curiosity about historical events in order to understand present day
situations.

BASIC SKILLS
-

Linguistic competencies.
Autonomous learning competencies.
Social and citizenship competencies.
Artistic and cultural competency.

- Autonomy and personal initiative.

OBJECTIVES
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

To develop curiosity about the characteristics of the Modern Age.

To place the Modern Age in time and know its most important events.
To describe the artistic and cultural movements of the Modern Age.
To know the main events of the reign of the Catholic Kings.
To name the most important events in the reigns of Carlos I and Felipe II.
To know the crisis of the 17th century in Spain and the meaning of the
Golden Age and to value some of its artists.
7. To know the reformations of the new dynasty of the 18th century.
8. To describe the political meaning of the Enlightenment.
9. To develop techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information,
and to self asses learning.
CONTENTS
Last two weeks of May
- The Modern Age, its limits and great political, scientific, religious and cultural
events.
- The Catholic Kings and the political union of the Spanish reigns.
- The great geographical discoveries and the discovery of America.
- The reigns of Carlos I and Felipe II.
- The crisis of the 17th century and the Golden Age.
- The Enlightenment as the beginning of democracies.
- Comparison of the map of the Peninsula in the 16th century and the current
one.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
1.1.
2.1.
3.1.
4.1.
5.1.
6.1.

Develops curiosity about the characteristics of the Modern Age.

Describes the most important events of the Modern Age.
Knows the artistic and cultural movements of the Modern Age.
Names the main events of the reign of the Catholic Kings.
Knows the most important events in the reigns of Carlos I and Felipe II.
Describes the crisis of the 17th century in Spain and values the meaning
of the Golden Age and some of its artists.
7.1. Knows the reformations of the new dynasty of the 18th century.
8.1. Knows and values the political meaning of the Enlightenment.
9.1. Develops techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information,
and to self asses learning.
MINIMUM SKILLS REQUIRED
- Events of the Modern Age and its artistic movements.

Some facts of the reign of the Catholic Kings. The discovery of America.
Carlos I and Felipe II.
The crisis of the 17th century and the meaning of the Golden Age.
The Modern Age in the community.
The Enlightenment.

METHODOLOGY
- To use graphic material from the book in order to understand the lifestyle in
the Modern Age and some works of art of the period.
- To make chronological timelines to locate the most important Spanish
monarchs during the Modern Age.
- To encourage curiosity about the works of the artists of the period.
STUDENT MATERIALS AND OTHER RESOURCES
- Students Book, Activity Book.
- CD-ROM Resources.
PROCEDURES AND EVALUATION
- Unit evaluation test.
- Continuous student evaluation in the register.
HOW TO MARK
- One point for each activity in the evaluation test provided.
- Add the points earned as a result of student observation to the total for the
unit evaluation.
MEASURES TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY
For all the students:
- Consolidation activities provided for this unit.
- Extension activities provided for this unit.

COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES
- Activities: Developing a Timeline and Visiting an Ethnographic Museum,
included in the Science Workshop project provided.
READING PRACTICE

- Reading: Circumnavigation of the globe.

ICT
- (Information and Communications Technology). The course CD-ROM which
includes interactive activities and consolidation and extension activities.
CROSS-CURRICULAR THEMES
- To value the Enlightenment as the movement that began the way to
democracy.
- To respect the works of our cultural and artistic patrimony.
UNIT 15. CONTEMPORARY AGE
BASIC COMPETENCES
Knowledge and interaction with the physical world
- To know the main events of the Contemporary Age and connect these events
with the present.
- To know some of the great inventions of the last two centuries.
Cultural and artistic competencies
- To know about contemporary art and some details about the artists from this
period.
- Understand the great influence of the events of recent history on current
culture.
Mathematics
- To use numerical data to calculate the decreased travel time due to the
invention of the powerful current means of transportation.
Social and citizenship competencies
- To value the technological and social advances developed throughout the last
two centuries.
Information and digital competencies
- To know the current primary means of communication and use them to
acquire or use information.
Linguistic competencies
- To know the changes that our current language undergoes as a consequence
of the incorporation of new information and communication technologies and
due to the incorporation of words from other languages.

Autonomous learning competencies

- To learn to describe, compare or express conclusions from any type of
graphical information.
Autonomy and personal initiative
- To acquire curiosity about the main works of art from current and recent
history.
BASIC SKILLS
-

Linguistic competencies.
Autonomous learning competencies.
Social and citizenship competencies.
Cultural and artistic competencies.
Autonomy and personal initiative.

OBJECTIVES
1. To develop curiosity about the characteristics of the Contemporary Age.
2. To place the Contemporary Age in time and know its most important events.
3. To describe the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, and the
changes they caused, as the most important events of the 19th century.
4. To name the causes and consequences of the Peninsular War and the
ideologies confronted in Spain throughout the 19th century.
5. To know some of the changes in the Spanish lifestyle during the 19th
century and to recognize Modernism as the emerging theme at the end of
the century.
6. To describe the two World Wars and when they took place.
7. To know the different areas of the world according to their development
from 1950 up to now.
8. To know the main political events of Spain from 1900 to 1975 and from
1975 up to now.
9. To develop techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information,
and to self assess learning.
CONTENTS
First two weeks of June
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The Contemporary Age and its timeframe.

The French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution and their changes.
Spain in the 19th century.
The two World Wars and the second half of the 20th century.
Spain between 1900 and 1975 and from 1975 to the current date.

EVALUATION CRITERIA
1.1. Develops curiosity about the characteristics of the Contemporary Age.
2.1. Places the Contemporary Age in time and know its most important
events.
3.1. Describes the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution and the
changes they caused, as the most important events of the 19th century.
4.1. Names the causes and consequences of the Peninsular War and the
ideologies confronted in Spain throughout the 19th century.
5.1. Knows some of the changes in the Spanish style of life throughout the
19th century and recognizes Modernism as the emerging theme at the
end of the century.
6.1. Describes the two World Wars and when they took place.
7.1. Knows the different areas of the world according to their development
from 1950 up to now.
8.1. Knows the main political events of Spain from 1900 to 1975 and from
1975 up to now.
9.1. Develops techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information,
and to self assess learning.
MINIMUM SKILLS REQUIRED
- The Contemporary Age.
- The French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution as the most important
events of the 19th century.
- The Peninsular War and some Spanish king of the 19th century.
- The two World Wars.
- The worlds most and least developed areas.
- The great political events of Spain and the community during the 20th century.
- The meaning of democracy.
- Valuation of democracy as the political system that defends equality and
guarantees our rights.
METHODOLOGY
- To use the graphic material from the book in order to understand the lifestyle
of the 19th century and be able to evaluate the changes occurred since then.
- Making chronological timelines to locate the main events of the Modern Age in
the world and Spain.
- To encourage curiosity about the works of the artists from the period.
STUDENT MATERIALS AND OTHER RESOURCES
- Students Book, Activity Book.
- CD-ROM Resources.
PROCEDURES AND EVALUATION

- Unit evaluation test.

- Continuous student evaluation in the register.
- Final evaluation test.
HOW TO MARK
- One point for each activity in the evaluation test provided.
- Add the points earned as a result of student observation to the total for the
unit evaluation.
MEASURES TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY
For all the students:
- Consolidation activities provided for this unit.
- Extension activities provided for this unit.
COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES
- Activities: Developing a Timeline and Visiting an Ethnographic Museum,
included in the Science Workshop project provided.
READING PRACTICE
- Reading: The Age of Communication.
ICT
- (Information and Communications Technology). The course CD-ROM which
includes interactive activities and consolidation and extension activities.
CROSS-CURRICULAR THEMES
- To recognize the value of democracy and, especially, the process followed by
Spain in order to establish democracy.
- To understand that democracy guarantees rights but also comes with
obligations from citizens.
UNIT 8. ROCKS
BASIC COMPETENCES
Knowledge and interaction with the physical world
- To know rocks based on their characteristics.

- To improve students skills to understand and describe the aspects related to

the dynamic nature of rocks.
Cultural and artistic competencies
- To know about the Roman Age in the Iberian Peninsula and the effects of
some human activities on landscapes.
- To encourage creativity when creating a drawing about the structure of the
Earth.
Mathematics
- To perform simple calculations and convert units of mass (ton and kilogram).
Social and citizenship competencies
- To encourage awareness about the risks that miners face.
Information and digital competencies
- To use different sources to obtain information about soil and its formation.
Linguistic competencies
- To extend and apply the vocabulary and exercise reading comprehension.
- To use the vocabulary acquired to interpret images.
Autonomous learning competencies
- To practice explanations, ordered and connected to a diagram, of external
geological processes.
- To plan a visit to a natural environment, obtaining information about what
students are going to learn.
Autonomy and personal initiative
- To encourage students to self-assess their knowledge and develop the habit
of researching information so as to improve their understanding of texts and
exercise their ability to formulate ideas and propose arguments.
BASIC SKILLS
- Linguistic competencies.
- Knowledge and interaction with the physical world.
- Autonomous learning competencies.

OBJECTIVES
1. To develop curiosity about the properties of rocks.
2. To know the distinguishing characteristics of rocks and to identify some
common rocks.
3. To describe in a simple way the erosion processes of rocks, and
transportation and sedimentation.

4. To explain the activity of the magma in the mantle and the processes of
rock formation from magma.
5. To develop techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information,
and to self assess learning.
CONTENTS
Last week of January and first week of February
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General characteristics and distinguishing features of rocks.

The formation of sedimentary rocks.
Magma and the formation of rocks from magma. Volcanoes and earthquakes.
Description of the processes of formation and transformation of rocks in the
Earths crust, identifying the causes of the changes.
- Identification of rocks and minerals from real samples and from posters.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
1.1. Develops curiosity about the properties of rocks.
2.1. Knows the distinguishing characteristics of rocks and identify some
common rocks.
3.1. Describes the fragmentation of rocks and its causes and the
transportation and sedimentation of the materials eroded.
4.1. Defines magma and describes how a volcano and an earthquake occur.
5.1. Develops techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information,
and to self assess learning.
MINIMUM SKILLS REQUIRED
- Erosion of rocks on the surface and accumulation of sediment. Formation of
sedimentary rocks.
- Magma and formation of magmatic rocks.
- Methods for extracting rocks and minerals and uses of rocks and minerals.
- Description of the formation and transformation processes of rocks in the
Earths crust using the appropriate vocabulary and identifying the processes.
METHODOLOGY
- To present the unit emphasizing the planets dynamism and encouraging
class participation conducting experiments and discussing previous
knowledge about landscapes and changes in landscapes.
- To use samples of rocks and magnifying glasses to see the components of
rocks. To base the descriptions on the processes of erosion and
transportation of materials through direct observations; e.g. to see how water
acts over lands on slopes.

STUDENT MATERIALS AND OTHER RESOURCES

- Students Book, Activity Book.
- CD-ROM Resources.
PROCEDURES AND EVALUATION
- Unit evaluation test.
- Continuous evaluation in the register.
HOW TO MARK
- One point for each activity in the evaluation test provided.
- Add the points earned as a result of student observation to the total for the
unit evaluation.
MEASURES TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY
For all the students:
- Consolidation activities provided for this unit.
- Extension activities provided for this unit.
COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES
- Activity: Studying the Soil, included in the Science Workshop project provided.
READING PRACTICE
- Reading: The Mdulas.
ICT
- (Information and Communications Technology). The course CD-ROM which
includes interactive activities and consolidation and extension activities.
CROSS-CURRICULAR THEMES
- To know the geological phenomena affecting the Earth.
UNIT 9. HYDROSPHERE AND ATMOSPHERE

BASIC COMPETENCES
Knowledge and interaction with the physical world
- To identify the types of water, their movements and importance for living
things.
- To improve students knowledge about the atmosphere.
Cultural and artistic competencies
- To encourage students' creativity for making a poser about the separation of
wastes.
Mathematics
- To create and interpret graphs related to temperatures and rainfall.
- To apply the knowledge related to measurements and their units.
Social and citizenship competencies
- To raise students awareness on the importance of the work of weather
forecasters.
Information and digital competencies
- To interpret numerical data and conventional symbols to communicate
meteorological information in weather maps.
Linguistic competencies
- To extend and apply the vocabulary and exercise reading comprehension.
- To acquire specific vocabulary about the layers of the atmosphere; also by
consulting the etymology of these terms in suitable dictionaries.
Autonomous learning competencies
- To encourage the creation of conceptual diagrams to organise the unit
contents and improve the learning process.
Autonomy and personal initiative
- To encourage students to express and defend their ideas in a debate.
BASIC SKILLS
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Linguistic competencies.
Knowledge and interaction with the physical world.
Mathematics.
Social and citizenship competencies.

OBJECTIVES
1. To develop curiosity about the properties of the hydrosphere and
atmosphere.

2. To know what the hydrosphere is and to value its importance for living
things.
3. To identify the layers of the atmosphere and describe its characteristics.
4. To define and distinguish between weather and climate.
5. To know the factors that determine climates and identify them in the
characterization of the climate of his/her area.
6. To name instruments used for studying climate, describe their function and
create and interpret simple climate diagrams.
7. To develop techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information,
and to self assess learning.
CONTENTS
Second and third week of February
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The hydrosphere and its importance.

The atmosphere and its importance. Layers of the atmosphere.
Atmospheric weather and climate.
How climate is studied: seasons, instruments and data registers. Climate
diagrams.

EVALUATION CRITERIA
1.1. Develops curiosity about the properties of the hydrosphere and
atmosphere.
2.1. Defines hydrosphere and locates it in the layers of the Earth.
3.1. Defines atmosphere, names its layers and describes their importance.
4.1. Defines climate and differentiates it from weather.
5.1. Names and describes the factors determining climate.
6.1. Names meteorological instruments and creates simple climate diagrams.
7.1. Develops techniques to memorize, organize and relate the information,
and to self assess learning.
MINIMUM SKILLS REQUIRED
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The hydrosphere.
The atmosphere and its importance.
Elements or factors on which climates depend.
How climate is studied: instruments and data register. Climate diagrams.
Interpretation of simple climate diagram graphs.
Ordered description of events related to water movements and flows and
atmospheric phenomena.

METHODOLOGY
- To observe the sky and discuss the states of the sky throughout seasons. To

measure temperature during one week, record it and create graphs.

- Students should be able to characterize different states of the atmosphere
and explain the reasons why the climate of the area is as it is.
- To use globes in order to review the distribution of water, name different
streams and accumulation of continental and oceanic water.
STUDENT MATERIALS AND OTHER RESOURCES
- Students Book, Activity Book.
- CD-ROM Resources.
PROCEDURES AND EVALUATION
- Unit evaluation test.
- Continuous student evaluation in the register.
HOW TO MARK
- One point for each activity in the evaluation test provided.
- Add the points earned as a result of student observation to the total for the
unit evaluation.
MEASURES TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY
For all the students:
- Consolidation activities provided for this unit.
- Extension activities provided for this unit.
COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES
- Activity: Analyzing Aerial Photographs, included in the Science Workshop
project provided.
READING PRACTICE
- Reading: The Earth and the Moon.
ICT
- (Information and Communications Technology). The course CD-ROM which
includes interactive activities and consolidation and extension activities.

CROSS-CURRICULAR THEMES
- To know and incorporate guidelines to reduce the changes to the atmosphere
and water of the hydrosphere caused by pollution.
- To develop the capacity for collecting information in a systematic manner and
presenting and studying data.