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The - Teacher's.magazine Number.57 Abril 2014-04
The - Teacher's.magazine Number.57 Abril 2014-04
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you with a series 0/posters that will help the
students get a deeper understanding about
ecosystems' dynamics and underline the importance of avoiding
actions which harm the environment.
Is it necessary to have a textbook? When do we need to choose
one? How can we choose the best textbook? Find the answers to
these questions, as well as a useful guide to check how complete
a textbook is.
You will also get interesting information on how to incorporate
technology in the classroom.
We hope you enjoy it.
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LEVELS OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANISATION
A) Write the word that corresponds with each definition. Add an example for each level.
a)The smallest unit of life that is able to carry out all the
functions of living things.
B) Let's playa game. In the shortest time possible, student 1: list the levels of biological organisation from
largest to smallest. Student 2: list the levels of biological organisation from smallest to largest.
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Food chain
All plants and animals need food which provides the energy they need
to live. Plants are called producers because they produce their own
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plant matter, they are They eat fruit
herbivores.
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They eat monkeys.
CONUMER
Animals that eat primary
consumers or herbivores.
Secondary consumers are
carnivores.
CONUMER
They can be:
Herbivores: they eat plant leaves, stems,
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')ECOMPOER
Organisms such as bacteria and fungi
that break down dead organisms and
their wastes.
They break down solid matter into liquids
() (."' -- which they can absorb.
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GLOARY OF ECOLOGICAL TERMS
1. abiotic 11. community
The nonliving components of an ecosystem, such as A group of populations of different species that live
temperature, humidity, the mineral content of the and interact together in a particular area.
soil, etc.
12. consumer, in ecological systems
2. adaptation An organism that gets its energy from other
The evolution of features that make a group of organisms. Primary consumers are herbivores; higher-
organisms better suited to live and reproduce in their level consumers are carnivores,
environment.
13. decomposers
3. autotroph Fungi and bacteria that absorb nutrients from
An organism that obtains organic food molecules nonliving organic material and covert it into inorganic
without eating other organisms. They make organic forms.
molecules from inorganic ones by using energy from
the sun or from the oxidation of inorganic substances 14. detritivores
Organisms such as earthworms, smaller animals and
4. biological species scavengers that live on dead organic matter as well as
A population or group of populations whose decomposers (fungi and bacteria).
members have the potential to interbreed.
15. ecological niche
5. biome It describes how an organism responds to the
One of the world's major communities which have distribution of resources and competitors and how it
many similar ecosystems grouped together. They can alters the same factors.
be classified according to the predominant
vegetation and are characterised by adaptations of 16. ecology
organisms to that particular environment. There are The study of how organisms interact in their
many kinds of biomes: marine, desert or tropical environment.
forest, among others.
17. ecosystem
6. biosphere A community and its physical environment.
The entire portion of Earth in which organisms live It
18. family
includes the hydrosphere (the waters of the Earth in
A group of related similar organisms.
all forms: gas, liquid and solid); the lithosphere (the
outer rocky layer of the Earth) and it extends into the 19. food chain
atmosphere (made up of gases and airborne It shows how food is transferred from one organism
particles). to the next starting with producers.
7. biotic 20. food web
It refers to the living organisms in the environment. The feeding relationships of the organisms in an
ecosystem.
8. carnivore
An animal that eats other animals. 21. geographical range
The geographic area where a population lives.
9. colony
A group of organisms of the same species living
22. habitat
together in close association.
The place where species can usually be found.
10. commensalism
23. herbivore
A form of symbiosis between two organisms of
An animal that eats plants.
different species. One benefits while the other is not
harmed.
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24. kingdom 33. population
One of the three main divisions (animal, vegetable, A species that lives in a given geographic area.
and mineral) into which natural organisms and
objects are classified. 34. predator
An organism that eats other living organisms.
25. marine
Living in the sea. 35. prey
An organism eaten by another organism.
26. mutualism
Two different species associated. Both organisms 36. primary consumer
benefit. An herbivore; an organism in the trophic level of an
ecosystem that eats plants or algae.
27. nitrogen cycle
Plants take up inorganic nitrogen and turn it into 37. producer
organic compounds which are taken by animals; A photosynthetic green plant that constitutes the first
bacteria and fungi return nitrogen to the inorganic trophic level in a food chain.
state. This is how nitrogen atoms circulate and are
38. pyramid of energy
used forming the nitrogen cycle.
A diagram of the energy flow between the trophic
28. omnivore levels of an ecosystem.
An animal that consumes both meat and plants.
39. secondary consumer
29. organism A member of the trophic level of an ecosystem
An individual living thing, such as a bacterium, consisting of carnivores that eat herbivores.
fungus, protist, plant or animal.
40. species diversity
30. parasitism The number and relative abundance of species in a
A symbiotic relationship in which the one part biological community.
(parasite) benefits at the expense of another (the
41. symbiosis
host).
An ecological relationship between organisms of two
31. photosynthesis different species that live together in direct contact.
The process through which plants and algae convert
42. tertiary consumer
the energy from the sun into chemical energy that is
A member of a trophic level of an ecosystem
stored in them.
consisting of carnivores that eat mainly other
32. plankton carnivores.
Microscopic organisms that swim near the surface of
43. trophic structure
oceans and lakes.
The different feeding relationships in an ecosystem
• phytoplankton that show the flow of energy and the pattern of
Organisms that float freely in water. chemical cycling.
• zooplankton
44. variation
Plankton that consists of corals, rotifers, sea
Diversity among the members of a population.
anemones, and jellyfish.
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April is a special time to celebrate literature because England's national poet, William Shakespeare,
? was born and died in this month. Here are some activities to learn more about his life and works.
Al These are popular phrases coined by Shakespeare. What do you think they mean? Explain their meaning
with your own words.
11 Love is blind.
2) Break the ice.
B) Match the following phrases with their meaning.There is an extra one that does not belong to any.
11 Green eyed monster. al This phrase is used in jokes between two people; one asks and the
other answers with a joke.
: 2) Knock Knock! Who's there? bI This means you are the ruler of your world; you are free to do
whatever your want.
3) The world is my oyster. ci This phrase is used when someone is jealous of somebody or
something.
4) Make your hair stand on end. dl This means someone is a very bad and cruel person.
C) One of she following works was not written by Shakespeare. Underline it.
3) The Tempest
(1 41 Hamlet , .
5l King Lear .
6) Othello
Caesar "
91 The Lord Of TheRings
SHAKPe ARES
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D) Here are some fun facts about Shakespeare. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box, There is an extra
one you do not need.
31 In Shakespeare's time, plays were in outdoor theaters. Performances took place daring the
day so that the would be lit by natural light.
4) The surname "Shakespeare" was in 80 different ways, including "Shanpere" and "ShaxberdY
5) Shakespeare and his wile had three children, a and twins. Shakespeare named his twins after his
neighbour and his neighbour named his son William.
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7) While most people regularly use about 2,000 .Shakespeare used more than 25,000 in his
writing.
81 If you type the word 'Shakespeare" in a search engine, you get than 30 million results.
Key; A) 1) you can fall in love with anyone; 2) to say/do something flOe to stop an awkward situation. 81 lId; 2) a; 31 b; 41 e. CI 9. 01 rI born; 2) married; 31 26;
performed; stage; 41 written, 51 girl; 61 languages; 71 word:; 81 mere.
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awesome videos in a few clicks. decide you do not like it so much after
You can take pictures and record videos you've started your video, you can
with your webcam; import them from change it.
your computer or from a Facebook,
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can add music by uploading a song or and add text. Do not worry about the
choosing one from our library. It is also order; you can rearrange it as many
possible to add voice-over by uploading times as you need to.
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Background
Hww Matsuri (die Flower Festival) is a religious cetebratio:
to commemorate Buddha's birthday. It is celebrated
yearly in the Buddhist temples all over Japan. On this
day, small buildings decorated with colourful flowers
are made at all the temples and a little statue of a baby Japaii
Buddha is placed inside. Using a small ladle, worshipers
pour a kind of sweet tea called ama-cha over this
figurine, which represents Buddha's baptism with five
coloured perfumes. Then, they can take some ama-cha
and drink it at home as if it was holy water. They also
lake cherry blossoms to the temples as an offering to
Buddha who would turn over 2,500 years this year.
I-lana Malsuri is a very special celebration. We can say
that it is the celebration when a new cycle of life starts sine
it is very near spring day and everything is dyed in pink
because all the cherry trees are blossoming. People go out i
the streets dressed up in bright coloured kimonos to march
to the temples singing Buddhist chants.
Processions and parades are as much colourful and childrei • discover the wide range of activities that take place during the
walk around a huge foal containing a small Buddha sitting blooming season in Japanese cherry blossom festivals.
on a white elephant surrounded by flowers. Some temples
have parades of children dressed in period costumes from • look for picture of our national trees in blossom and where
ancient samurai to modern kimono. they can find them.
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Objectives:
•To learn about this traditional Japanese celebration.
•To learn about Japan and describe its spring customs
and traditions.
.10 review modal verbs.
Activities:
Tell the students about this festival and ask them to:
Did you know?
• write a list of the things the people can do at this festival.
• 2/3 of the Japanese population are Buddhists,
Example: They can chant. They can offer cherry blossoms to about 911 million people.
Buddha. They can go to the temple.
• Buddhism was introduced to Japan in the 6th
•look for information aboutJapan: geographical location, Century AD.
capital city, number of inhabitants, form of governmet, etc. Ask • The Emperor Shomu (701-756) adopted Buddhism
them to write a card containing the main features of this as the official slate religion.
country. • There are over 85,000 Buddhist temples in Japan.
plot
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People celebrate their Patron Saint, St George,
in Aragon, Spain, every year on April 23.
Background
Aragon is in the north-east of Spain. It borders
with France and the autonomous communities of
Castile and Leon, Castile-La Mancha, Catalonia,
La Rioja, Navarre and Valencia. This community
became autonomous in 1986.
St. George's Day is the day of regional celebrations,
renamed as the Day of Aragon in 2007.
Class Plan
Pre-intermediate students (12 year-olds +) • Everybody should cast their '-
votes and the following class, the winners should be
Objectives:
announced.
To learn about this Spanish Celebration.
Extra reading for teachers:
• To review the present perfect tense.
• www.crwfiags.com/fotwfflags/es-ar.html
• To review superlative of adjectives.
• eurotravel.answers.com/spain/the-oragon-flag-of-spain
Activities:
• Show the map of Spain and let the children say which Did you know?
country it is, where it is located, what they know about it. • Spain is the world's largest producer of olive oil.
• Describe this public holiday. • Madrid, its capital city, is in the physical center of the
country and its plaza Poerta del Sot is the exact centre
• Present the students with the 2014 School Awards. These of the country.
awards are lobe presented to those who have contributed
• The ancient Roman Aqueduct of Segovia was built in
in a positive way to the class, the school, or the community.
the 1st century A.D. and still supplies water 10 the city.
Students can suggest categories and nominees, e.g. Best
• Muslims founded the first Spanish university at
manners, Best classmate, Greatest Learning Effort, etc. Each
Valencia in 1209.
nominee should be presented with a brief comment unto
why he/she should gel the award, what he/she has done to
deserve it.
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