UNIT 13: Medieval Spain

OBJECTIVES:

1. To associate the beginning of the Middle Ages with the fall of the Roman Empire.
2. To name the Germanic tribes which invaded Hispania: the Vandals, Alans, Suevi and Visigoths.
3. To learn that the Visigoths established a kingdom in Hispania, and Toledo was the capital.
4. To link the Visigoth kings with the unification of the territory, religion and laws throughout the peninsula.
5. To know that the Muslim invaded the peninsula in the year 711 and called it Al Andalus.
6. To understand what taifa kingdoms were.
7. To recognise the four kingdoms the Christian territory was divided into around 1230.
8. To learn that the Catholic Kings conquered Granada, the last Muslim kingdom, in 1492.

UNIT 12: Prehistory and Antiquity

OBJECTIVES:

1. To understand that Prehistory is the period extending from the time the first human beings appeared up to the invention of writing.
2. To learn the characteristics of the two periods of Prehistory.
3. To describe how men and women lived in Prehistory.
4. To associate the bedinnings of history with the invention of writing.
5. To learn about the ancient civilisations which inhabited the Iberian Peninsula in Antiquity.
6. To explain the Roman conquest of the peninsula and divisions of Hispania.
7. To appreciate the history of Spain.

Unit 11: The economy

OBJECTIVES:

1. To define: active and inactive population; primary, secondary and tertiary sectors; domestic and foreing trade.
2. To identify the activities involved in the three economic sectors.
3. To explain the distribution of population in Spain by economic sectors.
4. To study the primary sector.
5. To examine the secondary sector.
6. To describe the tertiary sector and distinguish between trade, transport, tourism, financial services and public services.
7. To interpret maps, graphs, diagrams and photos.
8. To recognise the importance of being a responsible consumer.

UNIT 10: Population

OBJECTIVES:

1. To define absolute population, natural increase, population density and migration.
2. To distinguish between the urban and rural populations.
3. To understand why the population is not evenly distributed.
4. To classify the population into groups according to gender and age.
5. To identify the basic reasons for migration.
6. To learn the different types of migration.
7. To identify the basic characteristic of the Spanish population.
8. To interpret photos, maps, diagrams and graphs.
9. To appreciate the cultural diversity provided by people from other places.

UNIT 9: Rivers, climate and vegetation

OBJECTIVES:

1. To define "river" and distinguish three of its elements.
2. To learn the different forms of water found on the Earth's surface.
3. To identify the main rivers in the students' Autonomous Community and their characteristics.
4. To explain the difference between climate and weather.
5. To identify the world's climatic zones.
6. To describe the types of climates of Spain.
7. To learn about the climate, vegetation and fauna in the student´s Autonomous Community.
8. To reflect on excessive or irresponsible consumption of water.

UNIT 8: Landscapes

OBJECTIVES:

1. To define the term "landscape".
2. To realise that mountains and plains are landscapes.
3. To learn about the landscapes of Spain.
4. To identify landscapes in different Autonomous Communities.
5. To define the term "coast".
6. To distinguish the different types of coasts and coastal landforms.
7. To learn the characteristics of the coasts of Spain.
8. To obtain and interpret geographical information from relief maps, drawings and photos.
9. To recognise the need to preserve the environment.

SCIENCE: Unit 7 "Earth our planet"

OBJECTIVES:

1. To describe the Earth's atmosphere, including its characteristics and layers.
2. To distinguish the principal weather phenomena.
3. To explain why the atmosphere is esssential to life on Earth.
4. To identify the hydrosphere.
5. To describe the water cycle.
6. To learn about the geosphere and its parts.
7. To explain what rocks are and identify some types.
8. To recognise the changes produced on the surface of the Earth.
9. To explain the importance of weathering in changing the surface of the Earth.

SCIENCE: Unit 6: "MATTER"

OBJECTIVES:

1. To understand what matter is.
2. To realise that matter is made up of tiny particles called atoms.
3. To distinguish between pure substances and mixtures.
4. To understand the general properties of matter: mass, volume, density.
5. To distinguish between physical changes and chemical changes.
6. To learn the principal changes of state in matter.
7. To calculate mass and volume.
8. To appreciate the importance of recycling.

SCIENCE: Unit 5: "Human nutrition"

OBJECTIVES:

• To learn what nutrients are and know the three main types.
• To be aware of some guidelines to help maintain a healthy diet.
• To describe how the three phases of the digestive process work: digestion, absorption of nutrients and elimination of waste.
• To understand how respiration and excretion work and know the organs which take part in these processes.
• To explain blood circulation and distinguish between pulmonary circulation and systemic circulation.
• To appreciate the importance of basic principles of food safety.

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SCIENCE: unit 4: "Vertebrate animals"

OBJECTIVES:

1. To learn the general characteristics of fish and classify them into groups.
2. To learn the general characteristics of amphibians and classify them into groups.
3. To learn the general characteristics of reptiles and classify them into groups.
4. To learn the general characteristics of birds and classify them into groups.
5. To learn the general characteristics of mammals and classify them into groups.

SCIENCE: unit 3 "Invertebrates"

OBJECTIVES:

1. To Know what an invertebrate is.
2. To recognise the most important invertebrate groups and describe their principal characteristics.
3. To identify the different arthropod groups and their characteristics.
4. To distinguish the different mollusc groups and their characteristics.
5. To use a dichotomous key to identify invertebrates.
6. To encourage the responsible care of all animals.

SCIENCE: Unit 2 "Plants"

OBJECTIVES:

1. To distinguish flowering plants and non-flowering plants. (growing)
2. To classify non-flowering plants into mosses and ferns.
3. To classify flowering plants into gymnosperms and angiosperms.
4. To learn how plants manufacture their own food: photosynthesis and respiration.
5. To learn how sexual reproduction takes place in plants and understand its different stages.
6. To understand the forms of asexual reproduction in plants.
7. To identify and classify plants from photos and drawings.
8. To appreciate the importance of plant diversity for the environment.

SCIENCE: Unit 1 "Living things"

CONTENT OBJECTIVES

1. To distinguish living things and non-living things.
2. To learn the characteristics of living things.
3. To describe the life processes of living things.
4. To understand what a cell is and the parts of a cell.
5. To learn the different levels of organisation in living things.
6. To know that living things are classified into different kingdoms.
7. To observe and interpret photographs, drawings and diagrams.
8. To reflect on the need to protect the environment.