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The Geosphere
Read the task with students and explain that the steps to carry out
the final task are on page 65.
By carrying out the final task you will be working the following
key competences
:
❚
Linguistic communication (LC)
. In the oral presentation that
will take place in the classroom.
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Mathematical competence and basic competences in
science and technology (MCST)
. Throughout the unit.
❚
Digital competence (DC)
. When searching for information.
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Learning to learn (LL)
. When following a study technique
which helps the learning process.
❚
Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship (SIE)
. When
students decide by themselves which information is useful for
their work.
❚
Social and civic competences (SCC)
. When participating in
group work.
In the first session you could introduce the vocabulary suggested
in the section
Study skills
on page 63. Students search for the
meaning of the words and write them down in their notebook
in alphabetical order, thus creating a scientific glossary. Thus
students will have exposure to the vocabulary and will be more
prepared to start the unit.
CONCEPTUAL MAP
To introduce the contents of the unit, you could show an
incomplete conceptual map and ask them to complete the gaps
in their notebook or orally with the whole group. This will help
students to visualise the links between the different contents of
the unit.
OXFORD INVESTIGATION
It starts with an introduction of the unit with some preliminary
questions and the final task that should be carried out after
finishing the activities. The final task is normally a practical problem
whose solution demands a variety of learning skills and research.
Students will be given the idea that in particular activities they will
learn concepts and/or the procedures that will be used to sort out
the practical problem.
