NATURAL SCIENCE: INVENTIONS, THE PRINTING PRESS

Hello kids!!!

Last  time in Natural Science we were talking about machines and how they help us by making our work easier.

Today we are going to have a look at the invention of the printing press.

We already know that History begins with the use of a writing system but at the beginning the first writers used a tool similar to a knife to write on clay tablets. Not very easy, is it?

Later people began to use ink to write on papyrus (papiro in Spanish) made from a river plant or on parchment (pergamino in Spanish) made from animals skin. A bit easier. But imagine they had to write everything by hand. Most of the books were written by monks at monasteries and it took long time to write them.

But in the year 1,450 Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. This invention allowed to write many books in short time. And the same letters could be used many times to print different books. Later on the printing press was mechanised and we had a mass production of books. It was an information revolution!!! 

We still read books, newspapers and magazines made by a printing press. But the revolution continued and nowadays we can read electronic books (e-books). This means that we can have a personal library in a small computer. Amazing, isn't it?

Here you have two short videos that tell us about the History of the book. Enjoy!!!

In your Natural Science book you can see more pictures at pages 98 - 99 and I'd like you to read the story at pages 100 - 101 and do exercise 2 at page 101.

EDUCACIÓN EN VALORES/EDUCACIÓN EMOCIONAL: MONSTERBOX

Queridos alumnos y alumnas:

Ya sé que el último video que os subí (Joy) os gustó muchísimo y me alegro.

Hoy os voy a poner otro vídeo que espero que también os guste tanto como el otro.

Podréis comprobar lo importante que es la amistad, la generosidad, el perdón... Todos esos valores que son los que en realidad hacen que nuestra vida sea muy valiosa. Y aprenderemos que la amistad no sabe de edades y que hay muchas formas de decir "Lo siento".

Al igual que la vez anterior, me gustaría que vierais el vídeo y me hicierais un dibujo contándome lo que más os ha llamado la atención de todo lo que estáis a punto de aprender con él.

THE EARLY MODERN AGE OR RENAISSANCE

Hi kids!!!

Let's continue learning about History.

The next period after the Middle Ages is called The Early Modern Age or Renaissance (Renacimiento in Spanish).

It is called Renaissance because it was a time of coming out of the dark, the rebirth of education, science, art, literature and music. One of the greatest people was Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian painter, sculptor, scientist, inventor, architect, engineer and writer. In short words, a genius!!!

The Early Modern Age began in the year 1,492 (at the end of the 15th century) with the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus (Cristóbal Colón). At that time travelling the Silk Road was very dangerous and going to India and China around Africa was too long. So Christopher Columbus thought he could sail straight to India and China crossing the Atlantic ocean. But we all know that America is just in the middle.

Here you have a video to learn more about the discovery of America. 

At this time there were also many inventions like the printing press by Gutenberg. The use of the compass was extended to all explores and they also had better maps. Ships improved.

It was also a period of great writers and painters. This period in Spain is known as the Golden Age. We have great writers like Miguel de Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Quevedo and many others. There were also great artists like El Greco, Velázquez o Zurbarán.

In those years Spain had many explorers like Colón, Magallanes, Núñez de Balboa and it conquered many lands in America, Asia and Africa. Spain had a big empire.

In 1,789 there was a revolution in France (the French Revolution) that was a big change in society because the people (el pueblo) began to have more power. The French Revolution was the end of the Early Modern Age.

Here you have another video to learn more about this important revolution.

In your book you can read the information about the Early Modern Age at pages 90 and 91.

NATURAL SCIENCE: SIMPLE AND COMPLEX MACHINES

Hello kids!

Today is also time for Natural Science and we begin our last unit: Machines and Inventions.

We all know that there are machines all around us. We have machines at home, at school, in the street, even in your pencil case there are machines.

Let's learn about them!

Machines are here to make our lives easier because they are here to make our work easier.

There are two types of machines:

1. SIMPLE MACHINES that only have 1 or 2 parts and we call them tools. Examples: a knife to cut, a pencil sharpener, a pair of scissors or a screwdriver.

2. COMPLEX MACHINES have more than 2 parts and many times they are a combination of different machines. Examples: a bicycle, a washing machine, a hair drier or a computer.

All machines need energy to work. 

Some need our own energy, for example a pencilsharpener. Some others need fuel to move, for example a car. Other machines need electricity, for example a TV set. And finally some machines need the energy of the sun, the wind or the water to work. These are really cool because they don't pollute the air, for example a windmill. 

I'd like you to watch this video to see more examples and learn more. Hope you like it.

The next video is only about simple machines but it's a song and I know that some of you love singing so here you are.

In your Natural Science book I want you to read pages 96 and 97 and do exercise 3. It's really easy!!!

PANCARTA DE ÁNIMO REALIZADA POR ALIA

Alia y sus hermanas Basma y Yasmin han hecho una pancarta preciosa para animar a todos los que están trabajando contra el Covid-19 y han compartido con nosotros este video.

¡Gracias Alia, Basma y Yasmin!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v5LhLEs7bqXC1NBa9-Z1fuzCT2c4tzEO/view?usp=sharing

Irati de 3ºA nos comparte dos de sus libros favoritos.

 Irati quiere compartirnos dos de sus libro favoritos.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G_uCFiA6_-ep4Kmum8l1O89o8ayREKjE/view?usp=sharing

Laila, nos recita estas poesías preciosas para tod@s, por el Día del Libro

Vídeo1
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IrbFkGMQDEar0Sg4gVSj_edF8F5pLVie/view?usp=sharing
Vídeo2
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Iu50DOMFIn1aEm_VnVwvt07PGb8u7NH6/view?usp=sharing