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Proyecto 2: Periódico Escolar

¿qué es el periódico escolar?

es un medio de comunicación que regularmente se elabora por los propios estudiantes con la guía del docente y emplea una temática variada. aunque por lo general, se utiliza para dar a conocer efemérides, las potencialidades del mismo abarcan otros tópicos, como la promoción de tradiciones y costumbres, del arte, la cultura y los valores, artículos de opinión, deportivos, sociales, ciencia y tecnología, entre otros.

 es un proyecto educativo que desarrolla objetivos dediferentes áreas: lengua, sociales, biología, matemática,deporte, entre otras asignaturas; permitiendo trabajar interdisciplinariamente, incentivando la comunicación y el intercambio entre sus pares. el periódico se puede convertir en un auxiliar pedagógico  efectivo, no sólo para la actualización de los conocimientos, sino para la transmisión de conocimientos no contenidos en los libros.

¿qué es el periódico escolar?

 es un medio de comunicación que regularmente se elabora por los propios estudiantes con la guía del docente y emplea una temática variada. aunque por lo general, se utiliza para dar a conocer efemérides, las potencialidades del mismo abarcan otros tópicos, como la promoción de tradiciones y costumbres, del arte, la cultura y los valores, artículos de opinión, deportivos, sociales, ciencia y tecnología, entre otros.

 es un proyecto educativo que desarrolla objetivos dediferentes áreas: lengua, sociales, biología, matemática,deporte, entre otras asignaturas; permitiendo trabajar interdisciplinariamente, incentivando la comunicación y el intercambio entre sus pares. el periódico se puede convertir en un auxiliar pedagógico  efectivo, no sólo para la actualización de los conocimientos, sino para la transmisión de conocimientos no contenidos en los libros.

Tomado de: http://periodismoescolarbatalladetaguanes.bligoo.es/que-es-el-periodico-escolar#.VqfqQhXhDIU

Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez (1865-1832)

During his second presidential period (1912-1916), Plaza Gutiérrez had to confront the uprising guerrilla of Colonel Carlos Concha in Esmeraldas, who sought to claim the name of Eloy Alfaro, dramatically lynched in Quito on January 28, 1912. While it is true that place responsibility in the death of the general could not be verified (precisely that day was in Manabí), yes it's true that he turned out to be the most benefited. Another difficulty that had to deal with was the great economic crisis, caused by the collapse of the cocoa market and the effects of the first world war. Square, in this second period, broke into the arms of the bourgeois commercial and banking sector. In fact, State, that had been freed of the Church, became dependent on the banking. If square was the axis politician that called plutocratic period (1912-1925), Guayaquil banker Francisco Urvina Jado became the financial axis. The war against the "Conchista revolution" absorbed nearly the attention of the ruler during the four years and badly harmed the economy and politics of the country. During this second tenure he also insisted on education, however, now supported the Minister Luis Napoleón Dillon and the German educational mission; He promoted the education of women with the founding of the Rita Lecumberri Normal School in Guayaquil, and the Liceo Fernández Madrid in Quito; even improved economic benefits to teachers.

International politics defined the limits with Brazil by the Treaty Tobar-Rio Branco (1904), and by the Muñoz Vernaza-Suárez Treaty with Colombia (1915). To succeed the revolution of 1925 Juliana, Plaza had to seek asylum in the Embassy of argentina, then out to a volunteer in the United States exile, until in 1929 the Government of Isidro Ayora authorized their return to the country. Three years later he died in a bank from the railway station of Huigra, victim perhaps of a heart attack, as he traveled to Guayaquil in search of relief for his broken health.

Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno (1859-1951)

Politician, lawyer and Ecuadorian writer, born in Guayaquil in 1859, and died in New York in 1951, who was President of the Republic during the period 1916-1920. He learned latin and languages, and acquired a deep love of literature, which cultivated throughout his life. He took the Presidency of the Republic on four occasions; the longer period was from March 23 to June 12, 1905. Finally, he was elected President for the period 1916-1920.

The country was ruined by the armed struggle in Esmeraldas and divided after the murder of Eloy Alfaro. Under the rule of Baquerizo, the press enjoyed freedom and the country lived in relative tranquility, after was granted amnesty to shell and yours. In the labour field, it established the day of eight hours a day. Also, and for the benefit of the Indians, he sanctioned the Abolition Act of the concertaje by the removal of the personal urgency for debts. However, he could not weather the economic situation very impaired as a result of the first world war and the terrible plagues that struck the cocoa, virtually the only Ecuadorian export product.

In the international field, the Treaty Muñoz Vernaza-Suárez, which defined the limits with Colombia was signed during this Government. As President, Baquerizo Moreno visited the Galapagos Islands and founded the city that bears his name and which today is the capital of the province.  Plagued by illness, he was taken to New York, where he died after a delicate operation.

José Luis Tamayo

Lawyer and politician, was born in Chabduy, in 29 de julio de 1858. his administration developed under the guardianship of certain economic group who controled the political parties in our country.
During his presidential period the social unrest increased and the mayority of the people fought back against the plutocratic dominio.  The presidentwrote and approved a new law to regulate the working hour, overtime payment, and indemnification agreement, but the low economic situation caused riots all over the country. In 1922 the economic crisis was increasing due to the drop in cacao exportations. A general riot started in Guayaquil  on November 15th, the streets were empty and people went to the streets to protest against the govermemt. cabe destacar a este respecto la huelga del 15 de noviembre de 1922 en Guayaquil, the ecuadorian army had orders to kill the people to stop the riot. More than 500 people died and their corpses were thown to the Guayas river. The opposition took advantage of this event and with the news in the newspapers, opposition parties could end his goverment. During this period of time the lower clases increased.

Gonzalo Segundo Córdova y Rivera 

July 15, 1863 – April 13, 1928. He  was President of Ecuador from 1924-1925. Like his immediate predecessors in the Liberal Party, he was considered to be a part of "La Argolla" ("the ring"), a plutocracy group of coastal agricultural and banking interests whose axis was the Commercial and Agricultural Bank of Guayaquil led by Francisco Urbina Jado.

Popular unrest, together with an ongoing economic crisis and a sickly president, laid the foundations for a bloodless coup against Córdova in July 1925. Unlike previous coups in Ecuador, the 1925 coup was in the name of a collective grouping, the League of Young Officers, rather than a particular caudillo.

Language Arts! Vocabulary practice (Unit 7,8,9)

Look and read. Choose the correct words and write them on the lines. 

determined	damage	blurry	technology	carnivores
fangs	fragile	drift	quagga	dive

1. If something breaks very easily, we can say it is . . .                                    _________________

2. If someone keeps trying to do something, and doesn’t give up, she is . . .      _________________

3. If something cannot be seen clearly, we can say it is . . .                              _________________

4. An animal that looked like a zebra with stripes only in the front of its body is a..._________________

5. Something that is broken and it doesn’t work anymore, it is…                  _________________

6. When you go into the water with your arms and head first, you do this.    _________________

7. When you move slowly through the air or on water from one place to another,

you do this.                                                                                             _________________

8. Animals that eat only meat are…                                                           _________________

9. Pointy teeth that can pierce prey are…                                                  _________________

10. The use of science to solve problems, for example: computers or robots, is..._________________

Science: Final class

Hydroelectrical power!

Hydro energy 

Hydropower is a clean, renewable and reliable energy source which converts kinetic energy from falling water into electricity, without consuming more water than is produced by nature.  Quite simply the oldest method by which renewable energy has been harnessed by the human race. The first water wheels were used well over 2000 years ago, and the technology has since been refined to become very efficient in the production of electricity.  The potential energy stored in a body of water held at a given height is converted to kinetic energy (movement energy) which is used to turn a turbine and create electricity.

In either instance, the water flows through a pipe, or penstock, then pushes against and turns blades in a turbine to spin a generator to produce electricity. In a run-of-the-river system, the force of the current applies the needed pressure, while in a storage system, water is accumulated in reservoirs created by dams, then released when the demand for electricity is high.  Meanwhile, the reservoirs or lakes are used for boating and fishing, and often the rivers beyond the dams provide opportunities for whitewater rafting and kayaking.

Converting moving water to electricity

In order to generate electricity from the kinetic energy in moving water, the water has to be moving with sufficient speed and volume to turn a generator. Roughly speaking, one gallon of water per second falling one hundred feet can generate one kilowatt of electrical power. To increase the force of moving water, impoundments or dams are used to raise the water level, creating a "hydraulic head," or height differential. When water behind a dam is released, it runs through a pipe called a penstock, and is delivered to the turbine.

Hydroelectric generation can also work without dams, in a process known as diversion, or run-of-the-river. Portions of water from fast-flowing rivers, often at or near waterfalls, can be diverted through a penstock to a turbine set in the river or off to the side. The generating stations at Niagara Falls are an example of diversion hydropower.  Another type of hydropower, though not a true energy source, is pumped storage. In a pumped storage plant, water is pumped from a lower reservoir to a higher reservoir during off-peak times, using electricity generated from other types of energy sources. When the power is needed, it is released back into the lower reservoir through turbines. 

Hydropower relies on the water cycle

Understanding the water cycle is important to understanding hydropower. There are three steps in the water cycle:

1. Solar energy heats water on the surface, causing it to evaporate.

2. Water vapor condenses into clouds and falls as precipitation (rain, snow, etc.).

3. Water flows through rivers back into the oceans, where it can evaporate and begin the cycle over again.

Hydropower Facts

1. Hydropower uses the energy of moving water for a variety of useful applications.

2. Hydroelectricity generates electricity by harnessing the gravitational force of falling water.

3. In 2006, hydroelectricity supplied around 20% of the world’s electricity.

4. Most hydroelectric power stations use water held in dams to drive turbines and generators which turn mechanical energy into electrical energy.

5. The largest hydroelectric power station in the world is the Three Gorges Dam in China.

6. A small number of countries, including Norway, Canada, Brazil, New Zealand, Paraguay, Venezuela and Switzerland, produce the majority of their electricity through hydropower.

7. Hydroelectricity is a renewable energy but the building of the large facilities needed to make it can have negative effects on the environment.

8. Hydropower has been used to power watermills for thousands of years although cheap electricity has largely made them obsolete in modern times.

9. The most common type of watermill grinds grains into flour.

10. Tidal power is another form of hydropower, it uses the energy of tides to create electricity.

Information taken from: 

1. http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/energy/hydropower.html

2. https://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=hydropower_home-basics

3. http://www.kids.esdb.bg/hydro.html

Social Studies practice-Reading Comprehension. Print!!

Read the story carefully. Choose the best word for each gap from the story. Write the correct answer in the gaps.

Top quality chocolate.

“In her book Chocolate Unwrapped, Sarah Jane Evans, one of the UK's leading food writers and a founding member of the Academy of Chocolate, says that the characteristic of Ecuador's fine cocoa is "a floral profile with blackcurrants and spice."

Chocolate tasters say the aroma of Ecuador's cacao is more complex because Arriba beans vary hugely in taste and size according to the area in which they are grown. "Each bean has a special, different flavour," says Santiago Peralta, founder of Pacari, a successful Ecuadorean brand of fine organic chocolate. Mr Peralta says the quality of Ecuador's chocolate is due to the country's diversity in terrain and equatorial location on the equator. While Ecuadorean chocolate is known for its floral characteristics, some beans taste more like fruits, while others have a nutty flavour. "We tailor-make our chocolate according to the cocoa beans we receive," Mr Peralta says, adding that he tastes every new batch of beans that arrives.  Mr Peralta's dedication is one of the reasons Pacari has become the success story of Ecuador's cocoa boom. "We wanted to have the best quality - it was the only chance we had to make it," he explains. "After 250 years exporting cocoa, nobody knew how to make chocolate in this country."

(Taken from: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-22733002)

a.       Ecuador has exported cocoa for _____________________________ years, but nobody made chocolate.

b.      Ecuador's cacao is very complex because _____________________ beans change in taste and size according to the area in which they are grown.

c.       ________________________ is a successful Chocolate Ecuadorean brand of fine organic chocolate.

d.      The quality of Ecuador's chocolate is because of our country’s __________________________.

e.       Ecuadorean cocoa beans taste more like ____________________________, while others have a nutty flavour.

Homework: Flyers practice - Reading and Writing

Flyers 

Test 4 Reading and Writing Part 1 – 10 questions 

Look and read. Choose the correct words and write them on the lines.

a rocket              a race                castles               police station                a player
a fire engine       traffic               deserts               wool                             wood
a team                hills                  bridges              metal                             glass

Example: You can go here for help if someone steals your money. police station

1 This is a group of people who play a sport together, for example, football. __________________
2 This is very noisy and you find a lot of it on the road when people are going to work or coming home again. _________________
3 This comes from sheep and we make clothes and blankets with it. ____________________
4 In this competition everyone runs together and the person who comes first wins. ______________
5 This comes from trees and people make tables, chairs and other things with it.________________
6 These are smaller than mountains and you climb them when you go to the countryside. __________
7 This is like a plane but it goes into space. __________________
8 You walk over these when you want to go across roads or rivers. _________________
9 You can see through this and bottles are sometimes made of it. ___________________
10 In children’s books, a queen might live in one of these. ________________________

Part 5 – 7 questions 

Look at the picture and read the story. Write some words to complete the sentences about the story. You can use 1, 2, 3 or 4 words. 

My name's Tony and I'm a photographer. I work for a big newspaper in the city. Yesterday morning I was going to a hotel in town to take some pictures of famous singers. I was walking past the bank and I suddenly decided to go in because I needed to get some money to buy lunch later. But when I was inside I knew something was wrong. There was a man wearing a black sweater. I couldn't see his face but he was holding a big plastic bag. A woman was putting money into it. I knew then that he was stealing the money so I shouted 'Stop that right now!' He turned round and I took his picture. He was very surprised! He just dropped the money and then, before I could catch him, he ran out of the bank. Everyone said they thought I was very brave and they thanked me. Then a policeman arrived and asked me lots of questions. Someone told him that I had a picture of the man. But the policeman asked, 'Why did you take his picture?' and said it was a dangerous thing to do. I felt stupid. Then the policeman took my camera away so I didn't get my photos of famous people that day!

 Examples: Tony works as a photographer .
                   Yesterday he had to go to a hotel in town.

Questions
1 Tony went into the bank because he wanted to _________________________ for lunch.
2 Tony __________________________ when he walked into the bank.
3 Tony saw a man who had ___________________________ in his hands.
4 The man looked ________________________ when Tony took his picture.
5 Before he ran away, the man ______________________ .
6 Everyone in the bank told Tony that he was ______________________ .
7 The policeman took Tony's camera away so he couldn't take pictures of _____________________ .

Taken from: Cambridge Young Learners Flyers Practice Test 4 Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 9

DCD's Block number 3

Science

Block 3: The water, a way of life

DCD1: To describe the water cycle in the forest, from direct 0bservation, experimentation and the relationship of the climatic characteristics with soil moisture of this biome.

DCD2: To relate the evapotranspiration to the soil moisture and its influence in the biodiversity of the Biome of Forest, to the observation and interpretation of graphs and the description of phenomenon.

DCD3: To explain the importance of the water for the living beings of every natural region of the Ecuador, from the reflective analysis and the interpretation of the water like life source.

DCD4: To compare the taxismos and tropisms from the analysis of examples, description of graphics and videos, as well as the characterization of the responses of organisms to different stimulus.

DCD5: To recognize the relation of the geotropism and hydrotropism with the growth of the root system of the plants of the humid and dry forests, from the decoding of terms and the descriptive analysis of the structure of the roots and the direction of its growth.

DCD6: To identify the use of water as a source of energy production, from the description of its transformation from potential energy to kinetic and the experimentation of the phenomenon.

Social Studies

Block 3: Ecuador in the 19th and 20th Centuries

1. To examine the global context during the beginning of the XX century dominated by the growing capitalism throughout the analysis of the country linking to global markets while using the cacao boom which defined Ecuadorian society.

(Reinforce for Spanish class)

2. Describe how the Liberal Revolution gained power, from the time of Eloy Alfaro to the next stage (1895-1912) by means of identifying the main characteristics of a secular state, and defining the scope and consequences of the revolution. (Reinforce for Spanish class)

3. Establish importance of the growing changes in the society during secularism and modernity, by analysing daily life.

4. Recount main facts and process in the “liberalismo plutocrático” (plutocratic liberalism), the descended cacao industry, bankers’ governments and social riots.

5. To describe the cacao boom and the impact it had in Ecuadorian economy by presenting a company which export cacao and its related products.

Language Arts

Block 3: How do animals communicate? – What do different cultures give to the world? (Unit 7, 8, 9)

Unit 7

DCD1: To understand vocabulary on how animals move through identifying new vocabulary to activate students’ existing knowledge of animals.

DCD2: To demonstrate understanding of a narrative fiction text by discussing given questions and prompts to write a report.

DCD3: To develop communications skills to include expressing ideas of others by developing reported speech grammar structure using only “Said that”

Unit 8

DCD4: To comprehend how animals communicate through identifying new vocabulary in a text.

DCD5: To expand communications skills to include expressing ideas of others by developing reported speech grammar structure using only “Told me that”

DCD6: To read, understand and discuss a magazine article; to apply a reading strategy to improve comprehension.

Unit 9

DCD7: To understand words for culture and customs, by identifying meaning from context in a historical narrative text.

DCD8: To read, understand and discuss a historical narrative text; to apply a reading strategy to write a descriptive essay.

DCD9: To request information and details about any topic using different grammar structures to show interest in a conversation.