Sunday, 23 December 2012

The Man in the Iron Mask

In the last adventure of the three muskeers, Aramis wants to change king Louis XIV and Philippe, his twin brother. Read "The Man in the Iron Mask" if you want to know if Aramis gets it.

Monday, 3 December 2012

A Kiss Before Dying

I liked this book because is very easy to understand and the vocabulary is not difficult.I will recommend the book,you will read it very quickly because there are not a lot of characters and the story is very simple.

Sunday, 2 December 2012

4ºESO. Unit 3 Trial Exam with worked out solutions

Aquí os dejo el examen de prueba con las soluciones "worked out" (cómo se hacen, paso a paso).

Friday, 23 November 2012

SOCIAL SCIENCES Introductory Unit (page 4 the last) Introductory Unit

INTRODUCTORY UNIT: GEOGRAPHY AS A SCIENCE. MAPS AS THE MAIN TOOL IN GEOGRAPHY.

SUMMARY

PAGE 4

9. MAPS TODAY. COMPUTING OR DIGITAL MAPPING:

G.I.S. stands for GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
DEFINITION: any information system that captures, manages, analizes and displays all forms of geographically referenced information.
MAIN APPLICATIONS:
- Resource management
- Environmental impact assessment
- Urban planning
- Logistics
Etc.

G.P.S. stands for GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
DEFINITION: global navigation satellite system which provides reliable positioning, navigation and timing services to worldwide users on a continuous basis.
MAIN APPLICATIONS:
- Calculate and programme routes for planes, ships, cars and people.

REMOTE SENSING
DEFINITION: science or technique of acquiring information about the Earth's surface without being in contact with it.
SCIENTIFIC BASIS: all bodies emitte or reflect electromagnetic energy sensed and recorded in digital format by sensors installed on satellites.
MAIN APPLICATIONS:
- Weather forecast
- Coastal management
- Crop control
- Evaluate damages of natural disasters
Etc.


10. WORKING WITH MAPS:

PROBLEMS WITH SCALE
Example: - map scale 1: 20,000,000
- real distance between London and Rome?
* Measure with a ruler the distance on the map: 8 cm.
* Multiply the distance measured on the map by the scale denominator:
10 cm x 20,000,000=100,000,000 cm.
* Change cm to km: 100,000,000 cm : 1000 km.

SOCIAL SCIENCES Introductory Unit (Page 3)

INTRODUCTORY UNIT: GEOGRAPHY AS A SCIENCE. MAPS AS THE MAIN TOOL IN GEOGRAPHY.

SUMMARY

PAGE 3

6. ELEMENTS OF A MAP:

The most important ones are:

- TITTLE
- SCALE
- KEY

Other elements:

- ARROW POINTING NORTH
- PROJECTION
- GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES (PARALLELS & MERIDIANS)

7. TYPES OF MAP (classification):

a) According to the information provided:
- TOPOGRAPHIC: they represent all visible and some non-visible aspects of the land.
- THEMATIC: they represent specific themes or issues.

b) According to the scale:
- SMALL SCALE MAPS: more than 1: 500,000
- MEDIUM SCALE MAPS: between 1: 500,000 and 1: 50,000
- LARGE SCALE MAPS: between 1: 50,000 and 1: 5,000
- VERY LARGE SCALE MAPS OR CITY PLANS: less than 1: 5,000

8. LOCALIZATION ON A MAP:

TYPE
RELATIVE
ABSOLUTE

TECHNIQUE USED
FOR RELATIVE LOCALIZATION
- Clues to know the aprox. location of a place
- Point of the compass
FOR ABSOLUTE LOCALIZATION
- Geographical coordinates

ELEMENTS
RELATIVE LOCALIZATION
- Near, at the back of, opposite to, etc.
- N, S, E and W
ABSOLUTE LOCALIZATION
Parallels (LATITUDE 0-90º N or S) and Meridians (LONGITUDE 0-180º E or W).

SOCIAL SCIENCES 3 Introductory Unit (pages 1, 2)


INTRODUCTORY UNIT: GEOGRAPHY AS A SCIENCE. MAPS AS THE MAIN TOOL IN GEOGRAPHY.

SUMMARY

PAGE 1

  1. DEFINITION:

Science dealing with the study of the distribution of any phenomena in the Earth's surface, as well as the interaction of human beings with the environment.


  1. NATURAL SCIENCES deal with the study of nature, whereas SOCIAL SCIENCES deal with the study of societies and human activities.
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY focuses on geography as an Earth Science and therefore a natural science. It is concerned with the physical characteristics and processes of the lithosphere, hidrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere.
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY focuses on geography as a social science. It is concerned mainly with human activities, overall those related to the interaction of humans with the environment.

  1. APPROACHES TO GEOGRAPHICAL STUDIES:
SYSTEMATIC (GENERAL) GEOGRAPHY is concerned with the formulation of general laws and principles applied to all the Earth, e.g. the study of erosion processes.
REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY analyses regions in order to understand or define their unique characteristics, e.g. the study of the Extremadura peneplain (penillanura).

PAGE 2

  1. DEFINITION (map):

A flat representation of the Earth's surface made at scale.

  1. MAKING MAPS:
PROBLEMS:
      • The Earth is a sphere (a non-developable surface), so it cannot be represented in a plane.
      • The Earth is too large to be represented in a map.
      • The Earth's surface has 3D, while a map is 2D.
      • The Earth' s surface is complex with a huge amount of info to represent in a small map.

SOLUTIONS:
      • CARTOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS.
      • SCALE.
      • CONTOUR LINES.
      • CARTOGRAPHIC GENERALIZATION (USE OF SYMBOLS).


ARE THE SOLUTIONS DEFINITIVE?
      • No. Some distortions always remain in any type of projection. The smaller the scale, the largest the distortions.
      • Yes.
      • Almost definitive: height is exact in contour lines, but not in the space between them.
      • Non definitive, but symbols are useful for most purposes.

INFORMATION FOR MAPS CAN BE OBTAINED BY...

      • DIRECT OBSERVATION (FIELDWORK).
      • INDIRECT OBSERVATION (AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH & REMOTE SENSING).


Monday, 19 November 2012

4º ESO. Absolute value Inequalities

En esta página tenéis ejemplos de cómo resolver inecuaciones en las que aparecen valores absolutos.

http://www.mathwarehouse.com/absolute-value/inequalities/how-to-solve-absolute-value-inequalities.php

Además, en la parte de abajo te dejan plantear "cualquiera" de estas inecuaciones, y te muestran paso a paso cómo se resuelve.

Por otra parte, tenéis este vídeo  de la "academia Khan", donde explican cómo se resuelven las inecuaciones

http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/solving-linear-equations-and-inequalities/v/absolute-value-inequalities


Wednesday, 7 November 2012

[4ºESO] Fracciones Algebraicas (Worked Out Examples)

Aquí os dejo los ejercicios resueltos sobre fracciones algebraicas.

Sunday, 4 November 2012

[4ºESO] Polynomials and Algebraic Fractions. Worked Out Trial Exam

Here you are a copy of the trial exam for last unit, which I gave out last wednesday.

The copy I am leaving here includes worked out solutions, so you can check if yours are right. I hope everyone can check his solutions for tomorrow, and so spend the class solving your doubts.

Anyway, we are correcting the trial exam tomorrow Monday.


My opinion on Babe

I like this book because when I was smaller I saw the movie once or twice and I liked it very much and now I'm happy to read it, also it is easy.
It is a story about a pig called Babe that works with the sheep in the field. Also, he wins a contest, but I don't tell more because I want that you read the book, because I believe that you will like it a lot.


Tuesday, 30 October 2012

Oliver Twist's opinion

I think that this book has a lot different characters and it's difficult to understand all the functions of the caracters, but it's a good book to read if you read the book slowly.

Wednesday, 3 October 2012

Two Lives - Helen Naylor

This book is for year four level (4º E.S.O). It's written in past.

I like it so much because...basically, it made me cry. It´s mainly a love story, so if you like action or mystery books I don´t recommend it to you.

It´s about two 16-year-old teenagers who fall in love in the WWII. Her father doesn't want his daughter to marry a coal miner but he asks her to marry him and she accepts. It happens a misfortune and he has to leave.

Then, fifty years later, they meet again and she has a surprise for him...

It´s a very beautiful love story but I don't want to tell you more because it will not be the same...and because I would make you the summary.





Friday, 25 May 2012

Saturday, 12 May 2012

Wednesday, 9 May 2012

2ºA. Examen de funciones

Ya están en Rayuela las notas del examen de funciones.
Se ha notado que este tema lo vimos en profundidad el curso pasado, y ahora ha sido suficiente repasarlo y ampliarlo un poco más.
¡Felicidades!, Aprueban todos, y con notas altas la mayoría (la mitad tienen sobresaliente).


Resumen Alumnos % Media
Total 24
8,53
Aprobados 24 100% 8,53
Suspensos 0 0%  -




Sobresaliente 12 50% 9,64
Notable 9 38% 7,90
Suficiente-Bien 3 13% 5,97

Friday, 4 May 2012

Saturday, 28 April 2012

[1ºA] Examen de polinomios y ecuaciones

Ya están puestas las notas en Rayuela.
El comportamiento de los alumnos, como siempre, ha sido muy bueno.
Hay algunos que no han trabajado en casa todo lo que debieran, y se nota en sus resultados.

Para los demás, en general han hecho exámenes muy buenos.


Resumen Alumnos % Media
Total 23
6,67
Aprobados 15 65% 8,66
Suspensos 8 35% 2,96




Sobresaliente 6 26% 9,93
Notable 8 35% 8,09
Suficiente-Bien 1 4% 5,50

Wednesday, 4 April 2012

2º ESO. Optional project 2. India


INCREDIBLE INDIA

A) Go to this page and discover this new country

  1. Geography:
  • Paste a map of India in the world
  • Which are its borders?

Tuesday, 3 April 2012

2º ESO. Optional project 1. United Kingdom

I upload the optional project for 2º ESO.

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UNITED KINGDOM

Surf this website and answer the questions: http://projectbritain.com/

FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT THE UK

Saturday, 24 March 2012

1ºA Examen de proporcionalidad

Ya están corregidos los exámenes de 1ºA de proporcionalidad.
Han salido muy bien. Hay bastantes niños con "10".
Como siempre, el comportamiento del grupo y el trabajo en clase han sido excelentes.


Resumen Alumnos % Media
Total 23
7,87
Aprobados 21 91% 8,35
Suspensos 2 9% 2,88



Sobresaliente 10 43% 9,85
Notable 4 17% 8,10
Suficiente-Bien 7 30% 6,35

Thursday, 8 March 2012

[1ºA] Fábrica de quesos

Ya he colgado en el blog del instituto las fotos de la visita a Almoharín.

También he puesto el vídeo musical que hicimos.


El enlace es http://iesextremadura.blogspot.com/2012/03/1a-fabrica-de-quesos-de-almoharin.html

Monday, 5 March 2012

[1ºA] Examen de Enteros

Este es uno de los temas más difíciles del curso.
El comportamiento de los alumnos, como siempre ha sido muy bueno.
Sin embargo ha faltado trabajo en casa por parte de muchos de ellos, y se nota en los exámenes. En general están muy flojos.
Hay una cosa que deberían tener clara: si el examen del prueba les sale aprobado "justo", entonces todavía tienen que estudiar mucho para el examen de verdad.


Resumen Alumnos % Media
Total 24
6,41
Aprobados 17 71% 7,58
Suspensos 7 29% 3,56




Sobresaliente 4 17% 9,66
Notable 7 29% 8,00
Suficiente-Bien 6 25% 5,71

[2ºA]. Ejercicios de Áreas con soluciones

He incluído las soluciones en la última ficha de áreas que os dí.

Aquí os dejo el .pdf por si queréis comprobarlas.


Friday, 2 March 2012

[3ºA] Matemáticas. Sir Cumference

[Traducción de las primeras páginas, y vocabulario]

Thursday, 1 March 2012

2ºA. Matemáticas. WordProblems

Os dejo aquí la ficha con problemas de áreas, con algunas de las soluciones puestas.

Wednesday, 29 February 2012

Cuevas de Fuentes de León

He dejado las fotos de la actividad de hoy en el blog del instituto.
El enlace es el siguiente:

http://iesextremadura.blogspot.com/2012/02/visita-al-monumento-natural-de-cuevas.html

Thursday, 23 February 2012

3ºA. Matemáticas. Libro de LECTURA OBLIGATORIA

Por fin tenemos el libro de lectura de 3ºESO. La editorial ha tardado más de lo que debiera en traerlo.

Al final lo hemos elegido de la serie "Sir Cumference"; algún otro título que también era interesante, parece ser que estaba agotado.

Enlace a google books donde están las primeras páginas del libro:

Thursday, 16 February 2012

3º ESO. Matemáticas. Trabajo voluntario

El trabajo voluntario de 3ºESO para el segundo trimestre consistirá

2ºESO. Matemáticas. Trabajo voluntario

El trabajo voluntario  para subir nota este trimestre consistirá en

1ºESO. Matemáticas. Trabajo Voluntario

Os recuerdo que el trabajo voluntario para subir nota este trimestre consiste en:

The Pi Song

There are many songs about Pi number (you know, the one we use to compute the length of the circumference of a circle).

Wednesday, 15 February 2012

2ºESO. Sir Cumference and the First Round Table

Libro de lectura obligatorio para 2ºESO
Pueden leerlo entre varios niños, aunque el trabajo será individual.
El libro es en inglés, con trasfondo matemático.
Dejo aquí una pequeña ayuda:

Traducción de las primeras páginas (lo más literal posible):

1ºESO. Sir Cumference and All the King's Tens

El libro de lectura obligatorio para 1º ESO:

Pueden leerlo entre varios niños, aunque el trabajo será individual.
El libro es en inglés, con trasfondo matemático.
Como los niños se quejan de que es un poco complicado para ellos, dejo aquí una pequeña ayuda:

Traducción de las primeras páginas (lo más literal posible):

Sunday, 12 February 2012

2ºA. Ecuaciones

Ya están en Rayuela las notas del examen de ecuaciones.

En general han salido muy bien; y ha habido muchos alumnos con un 10. Han merecido la pena las casi dos semanas extra que le hemos dedicado al tema.

Resumen Alumnos % Media
Total 23
8,17
Aprobados 18 78% 9,12
Suspensos 4 17% 3,91




Sobresaliente 13 57% 9,90
Notable 3 13% 7,85
Suficiente-Bien 2 9% 5,95

1ºA. Números decimales

Ya están las notas en Rayuela.
Respecto la clase, hay que destacar que, como siempre, su comportamiento es excelente y son muy trabajadores. Eso se refleja en los buenos resultados que obtienen en los exámenes.

Resumen Alumnos % Media
Total 23
7,89
Aprobados 22 96% 8,11
Suspensos 1 4% 3,00




Sobresaliente 8 35% 9,66
Notable 7 30% 7,86
Suficiente-Bien 7 30% 6,58

Thursday, 9 February 2012

3ºA. Examen de Polinomios

Ya están las notas en Rayuela, junto con algunos comentarios.
Considerando lo bueno que es el grupo, creo que los resultados deberían haber sido mejores.


Resumen Alumnos % Media
Total 26
6,87
Aprobados 19 73% 8,00
Suspensos 6 23% 3,28



Sobresaliente 8 31% 9,26
Notable 6 23% 8,36
Suficiente-Bien 5 19% 5,57