SCIENCE 3 UNIT 8 - LANDSCAPES

La Ñora, Tuesday March 11th 2014

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2^nd Copy and complete the sentences.

a)                                                                    A mountain landscape has mountains and valleys.

b)                                                                  A flat landscape has plains and plateaus.

c)                                                                    A coastal landscape has beaches and cliffs.

3^rd What natural and man-made features can you see in the different landscapes.

A mountain landscape has natural features: mountains and valleys.

A mountain landscape has man-made features: villages, roads, bridges…

A flat landscape has natural features: plains and plateaus.

A flat landscape has man-made features: villages, towns, cities, roads, highways and motorways, railways…

A coastal landscape has natural features: beaches and cliffs.

A coastal landscape has man-made features: houses, villages, towns and cities, ports, ships and boats, lighthouses...

4^th Copy and complete the chart.

Landscapes
Natural features	Man-made features
Mountains Hills Valley Trees Forests Plains Plateaus Beaches Cliffs Rivers Lakes Icecaps Seas Oceans	Fields Villages Towns Cities Buildings Roads Highways Motorways Bridges Railways Ports Canals Reservoirs

Page 92.

1^st Read and answer the questions.

a)                                                                    What is a group of mountains called?

A group of mountains is called a mountain range.

b)                                                                  Which is higher, a hill or a mountain?

A mountain is higher than a hill.

c)                                                                    What are valleys?

Valleys are the area of low land between mountains and hills.

2^nd Choose the correct words and write the sentences.

a)                                                                    Mountain life is hard.

b)                                                                  Very few plants and animals live at the top of a mountain.

c)                                                                    Mountain roads are narrow.

d)                                                                  Mountain towns are small.

summit

3^rd Copy and label the picture of a mountain.

			foot

 

Page 93.

1^st True or false? Copy the sentences and correct the ones that are false.

a)                                                                    Flat landscapes have hills. FALSE

Flat landscapes have no mountains or hills.

Flat landscapes have plains and plateaus.

b)                                                                  Plateaus have steep sides. TRUE.

c)                                                                    Plains are higher than plateaus.             FALSE

Plateaus are higher than plains.

Plains are lower than plateaus.

2^nd What’s the difference between a plain and a plateau?

A plain is low. A plateau is high.

Another difference between plains and plateaus is that plateaus have steep sides and plains haven’t.

Page 94.

1^st What colour are the features on the relief map?

Mountains are brown. HIGH LAND

Hills and plateaus are yellow. MEDIUM LAND

Plains are green. LOW LAND

2^nd Match the landscapes to the correct relief maps.

1)                                                                     Mountains à c)

2)                                                                  A plain à a)

3)                                                                  A plateau à b)

Page  95.

2^nd Identify the features in the river picture.

Upper course: source, tributaries.

Middle course: meanders, tributaries.

Lower course: meanders, mouth, tributaries.

Page 96.

2^nd Copy and label the features of a coastal landscape.

a)                                                                    It is an archipelago.

b)                                                                  It is a cape.

c)                                                                    It is a bay.

d)                                                                  It is an island.

e)                                                                   It is a cliff.

f)                                                                    It is a beach.

3^rd Order and write the letters to find features of a coastal landscapes.

ISLAND, BEACH, CAPE, CLIFF, BAY and ARCHIPELAGO.

Page 97.

1^st How do coastal landscapes change?

They were originally small fishing villages. Today they are tourist resorts with marinas.

4^th What can we do to protect coastal landscapes?

Don’t climb the cliffs.

Stay away from cliffs.

Don’t pick wild flowers.

Don’t pick up animals.

Don’t drop litter, rubbish or bottles.

Clean the beaches up before leaving.

Page 100.

1^st Copy and complete the word map.

Landscapes

Mountain landscape	Flat landscape	Coastal landscape
mountains valleys hills	plains plateaus	beaches cliffs islands bays capes

2^nd Use the word map to copy and complete the sentences.

a.                                                                      A mountain landscape has mountains, valleys and hills.

b.                                                                     A flat landscape has plains and plateaus.

c.                                                                      A coastal landscape has beaches, cliffs, islands, bays and capes.

3^rd Copy and classify the features of a landscape.

Natural features	Man-made features
mountains plains valleys cliffs	town port bridges roads

4^th Copy and complete the sentence about the parts of the river.

a.                                                                      Small rivers that join a main river are called tributaries.

b.                                                                     The place where a river ends its journey is called the mouth.

c.                                                                      The place where a river starts its journey is called the source.

d.                                                                     Meanders are when a river becomes wider and forms bends.

5^th Copy and match the landscapes with the sentences.

A MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE:

·                                                                There are summits.

·                                                                Roads are narrow and winding.

A FLAT LANDSCAPE:

·                                                                Farmers grow crops like wheat and rice.

·                                                                There are big towns and cities.

A COASTAL LANDSCAPE:

·                                                                Tourists go to the beach here in summer.

·                                                                There’s a marina.

SCIENCE 3 UNIT 7 - WATER AND AIR ON EARTH

UNIT 7: WATER AND AIR ON EARTH

La Ñora, Friday February 21^st 2014.

Page 79.

2^nd Identify the different forms of water in photos a-g.

a)           A lake: liquid water.

b)          Icecaps: solid water, ice.

c)           A river: liquid water.

d)          A reservoir: liquid water.

e)           Clouds: gas water, water vapour.

f)           A sea, an ocean: liquid water.

g)           Groundwater: liquid water.

3^rd Copy and complete the chart.

freshwater	saltwater
a lake a river a reservoir groundwater icecaps clouds	oceans seas

4th Choose the correct word and write the sentence.

Most of the water on Earth is saltwater.

5^th What is the difference between lakes and reservoirs?

Reservoirs are man-made lakes for storing freshwater.

Lakes are natural. Reservoirs are man-made.

6^th Where is air mainly found on Earth?

Air is found mainly in the atmosphere, which is the layer of gases that surround the Earth.

Page 80.

1^st Does air weigh more than water?

No, it doesn’t.

2^nd How can you investigate this?

Shaking a bottle with both air a water.

Page 81.

1^st What is wind? Write your answer.

Wind is moving air.

2^nd Copy and order the wind strengths.

breeze à gale à hurricane

3^rd Match and write the sentences.

a)           An anemometer tells us wind speed.

b)          A weather vane tells us wind direction.

Page 82.

2^nd What is weather?

Weather is the state of atmosphere at a certain time in a certain place.

3^rd What types of weather can we experience?

We can experience sunny, cloudy, raining, windy, snowing and stormy weather.

4^th What is the difference between rain and hail?

When precipitation is liquid, it is rain.

When it is balls of ice, it is hail.

5^th Look at the weather map.

a)           Which place has highest temperature?

Sevilla.

b)          Where is there precipitation?

In Barcelona, Valencia and Madrid.

c)           What season do you think it is?

Winter, because it is snowing in Madrid.

Page 84.

2^nd Can we drink all freshwater?

No, we can’t.

We can only drink clean freshwater.

3^rd Why must we save water?

We must save water because people need water, because it is important.

4^th How can you save water?

·     Close the tap when you are not using it.

·     Have a shower, not a bath.

Page 85.

1^st What is the water cycle?

The water cycle is the change of state and place of water.

2^nd Order and copy the sentences about the water cycle.

1)            When the Sun heats water, water vapour rises.

2)          It turns into water drops and forms clouds.

3)          The wind moves the clouds, and the water drops fall as precipitation.

4)          Precipitation eventually goes into rivers and back to the sea.

5)          Now the cycle begins again.

Page 88.

1^st Copy and complete the word maps.

Air and water

no smell    no colour  no taste   weight

Air      à atmosphere

Water

·     Oceans and seas à saltwater

·     Rivers and lakes

·     Groundwater

·     Icecaps

·     Reservoirs

          freshwater à non-drinking water

2^nd True or false? Copy the sentences

and correct the ones that are false.

a)           Oceans and seas are freshwater. FALSE

Oceans and seas are saltwater

b)          Air and water have weight. TRUE

c)           Icecaps and reservoirs are saltwater. FALSE

Icecaps and reservoirs are freshwater.

d)          We can drink all freshwater. FALSE

We can drink only clean freshwater.

Page 89.

3^rd Order the wind speeds from the lightest to the strongest.

calm à breeze à gale à hurricane

4^th Copy and complete the sentences.

All living things need water and air to live.

Air is found mainly in the atmosphere.

Water has three states: solid, liquid and gas.

Most of the water on Earth is saltwater, and only a little is freshwater.

5^th Match, order and write the water cycle process.

The Sun heats water and water vapour rises. EVAPORATION.

Water vapour cools and forms clouds. CONDENSATION.

The clouds cool, and water from the clouds falls as rain or snow. PRECIPITATION.

Precipitation falls to the ground and travels to the oceans and seas.

COLLECTION.

SCIENCE 3 UNIT 6 - HABITATS

La Ñora, Tuesday January 28th 2014.

UNIT 6.

Page 67

1^st Identify the habitats a-d.

a)           Land habitat: desert.

b)          Water habitat: sea or ocean.

c)           Arctic region.

d)          Temperate rainforest.

4^th What do you think are the different conditions in each habitat in photos a-d?

a)           Dry, hot during the day and cold at night. Sand. Land habitat.

b)          Humid, cool. Seaweed, water habitat.

c)           Humid, cold. Ice. Land and water habitat.

d)          Humid, warm and cool in summer and cold in winter. Soil. Land habitat.

Page 68.

1^st True or false? Copy the sentences and correct the ones that are false.

a)           The Arctic region is hot all year.

FALSE.

The Arctic region is cold all year.

b)          In the savannah, it only rains in the summer. TRUE

c)           Plants never grow in the Arctic region. FALSE.

Few plants grow in the Arctic region.

Page 69.

1^st Copy and complete the sentences.

Tropical rainforests are hot and humid.

Temperate forests are both warm and cool in summer or cold in winter.

Savannahs are hot and dry.

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Page 70.

2^nd Copy and complete the sentences.

Rivers and lakes are freshwater. Oceans and seas are saltwater.

Dolphins and whales live in oceans and seas. Mammals such as water voles and amphibians such as frogs live in rivers and lakes.

Page 71.

1^st Identify the living things in photos a-h and how they interact with each other.

a)         A bee and a flower. Nutrition and reproduction.

b)       A tree and grass. The tree filters the air.

c)         A spider and a plant. The spider lives in the plant.

d)       A plant. It is growing.

e)        A squirrel. It is eating.

f)         A bird. It eats insects and seeds.

g)        A worm. It eats soil.

h)        A mole. It lives in the soil.

Page 72.

2^nd Identify the producer, consumers and the decomposers in the pictures. Describe the food chain.

Producers: plants.

Consumers: animals.

Decomposers: fungi and worms.

First plants produce their own food. Then, herbivore animals eat plants, carnivore animals eat other animals and omnivore animals earth both animals and plants. At the end, animals and plants die and decomposers give nutrients back to the soil.

La Ñora, Tuesday February 11th 2014.

Page 76.

1^st Copy and complete the word map.

HABITATS

WATER HABITATS LAND HABITATS

SALTWATER    FRESHWATER         DESERTS

OCEANS          RIVERS                    SAVANNAHS

AND SEAS       AND LAKES      TROPICAL RAINFORESTS

                                                       ARCTIC REGION

TEMPERATE FORESTS.

2^nd Use the word map to copy and complete the sentences.

a)         Some land habitats are the Arctic region, temperate forests, deserts, tropical rainforests and savannahs.

b)       Oceans and seas are saltwater habitats.

c)         Rivers and lakes are freshwater habitats.

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3^rd What are the conditions in these habitats. Copy and complete the chart. Write yes or no.

	Deserts	Savannahs	Temperate forests	Tropical rainforests	Artic Region
Hot	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Warm/cool	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Cold	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes

4^th Identify the producers, consumers and decomposer. Order and copy the food chain.

a)         The worm is a decomposer.

b)       The lion is a consumer.

c)         The zebra is a consumer.

d)       Grass is a producer.

grass à zebra à lion à worm

5^th Copy and complete the sentences about the food chain.

The grass is a producer. The zebra is a consumer. The lion is a consumer. The worm is a decomposer.

4^th Identify the producers, consumers and decomposer. Order and copy the food chain.

a)         The worm is a decomposer.

b)       The lion is a consumer.

c)         The zebra is a consumer.

d)       Grass is a producer.

grass à zebra à lion à worm

5^th Copy and complete the sentences about the food chain.

The grass is a producer. The zebra is a consumer. The lion is a consumer. The worm is a decomposer.