Tuesday, 10 December 2019

Monday, 2 December 2019

Measure what you treasure. Your ecological footprint.


https://www.footprintnetwork.org/

Humans use as much ecological resources as if we lived on 1.75 Earths. The Ecological Footprint is the only metric that compares the resource demand of individuals, governments, and businesses  against what Earth can renew.

Friday, 22 November 2019

UNIT 4: THE GEOSPHERE.

VOCABULARY:  

Traduce  los siguientes términos y explica su significado:

    GEOSPHERE

·                 SEISMIC WAVES
 
·                 EARTHQUAKES
 
·                 LAYERS: CRUST, MANTLE, CORE
·    
·               CONTINENTAL CRUST, OCEANIC CRUST
 
·                UPPER MANTLE, LOWER MANTLE
     
·                OUTER CORE, INNER CORE
·      
·                 CONVECTION CURRENTS
 
          MAGNETIC FIELD 
      
          TECTONIC PLATES
 
MA 
·                     LITHOSPHERE
 
·               
 
·      






Thursday, 21 November 2019

https://blogs.20minutos.es/ciencia-para-llevar-csic/2019/11/21/que-es-la-nanomedicina/amp/?fbclid=IwAR1z8XD6Jugvw1dBjW-LCRLAwi87Qa4oFwA_kDxaD8k5Nil0dei-aLFHenc#click=https://t.co/bKyiuXqIZR

Environment

https://twitter.com/publico_es/status/1187718199850045443?s=09

https://youtu.be/fIl_Lr5Rf5A

https://youtu.be/3X-Z0kMfh4M





1º ESO A, B : EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

How we use minerals

  
Did you know we use minerals every day? Without them there would be no cars, trains or planes. You wouldn't be able to clean your teeth or wash your clothes. Clocks, watches and jewellery, tin cans and aluminium foil - all minerals! And of course, you wouldn't be sitting down at a computer reading this now if it weren't for minerals.

 So have a look and find out more about the minerals around you and copy  five examples into your notebook:

http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/minerals/usage/index.htm 




WEB TASKS: MINERALS AND ROCKS


http://alandalusalnatural.blogspot.com/2015/04/web-tasks-minerals-and-rocks.html 

Sunday, 17 November 2019

Climate and the Carbon cycle. Questionnaire.

A. Climate and the Carbon cycle I




  1. How do the carbon cycle, climate and the environment influence each other?
  2. How does the carbon cycle regulate the temperature of Earth's atmosphere? 
  3. Will carbon dioxide continue to rise, and if so, what can we do about it?

BLiving in a Carbon World Part D: Fossil Fuels, Hydrocarbons and CO2





4. Click on the links below to view the graphs    and watch the video.

  1. Graph 1: Illustrates the amount of CO2emissions moving into the atmosphere from the combustion of the three most important fossil fuels: oil, gas, and coal from 1880-2004.
  • Graph 2 and Graph 3: Go to NASA's Global Climate Change - Vital Signs of the Planet to investigate changes in atmospheric CO2data. 
    • Graph 4: Go to NASA's Vital Signs for Global Land-Ocean Temperature Index. This data represents temperatures that are above or below a 30 year average of temperature measurements taken from 1950-1980.
    • Graph 5: 1000 years of Fossil Fuels allows you to compare trends in three datasets: fossil fuels, CO2 and temperature.
    • Video 1: NASA, a year the life of Earth's CO2 . In this video animation, NASA scientists have compressed a year's worth of CO2 data into one year. Can you identify the three areas of the world producing the most CO2?

    5. Describe how combustion can move carbon atoms from being stored deep in the ground to the atmosphere.
    6.  Identify and explain at least one piece of evidence supporting or refuting the claim that humans are changing the carbon chemistry of the atmosphere.

    C. CARBON ON THE MOVE!



    7. Examine the terrestrial food web image, taking time to follow the carbon. Remember that carbon atoms move as part of a carbon compound, not as single atoms.
    8. Then, check your understanding of how carbon moves through food webs by answering the Checking In  questions.
    9 Examine the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle food web diagram again. Describe how the carbon atoms in carbon dioxide molecules originally found in the atmosphere can end up in a coyote. Use a diagram to help you explain your answer if you need to.


    D.  Living in a Carbon World



    Part A: Trees - The Carbon Storage Experts


    10. Write down ideas of where you think the mass of the Giant Sequoia tree comes from as it grows and then create a class list of all possible ideas.

    11Compare and discuss people's hypotheses from the video with your class's ideas about where the mass of a tree comes from.
    • Which items on both lists are misconceptions about how a tree grows and adds mass.
    • Where does a tree actually get most of its mass from?

    12. Checking In



    1. Where do you think the carbon atoms in the glucose molecule originally came from? Choose all that apply.
    2. Where do you think the carbon atoms in the cellulose molecule originally came from? Choose all that apply.


    5.     Where do you think the carbon atoms in the cellulose molecule originally came from? Choose all that apply.

    13.  Checking In

    Check your understanding of where carbon goes once it enters a tree by answering the questions below. Check all that apply.
    1. Carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air enters a tree via the process(es) of .......?

    2. Once CO2 enters the leaves of a tree, the carbon atoms can eventually move to........?

    3. Under which of the following conditions would a tree add biomass and grow?

    4. Carbon atoms get stored in new organic carbon compounds created by what process?

    5. The source of a tree's biomass is mostly from...?

    5. Checking In

    Check your understanding of where carbon goes once it enters a tree by answering the questions below. Check all that apply.
    1. Carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air enters a tree via the process(es) of .......?

    2. Once CO2 enters the leaves of a tree, the carbon atoms can eventually move to........?

    3. Under which of the following conditions would a tree add biomass and grow?

    4. Carbon atoms get stored in new organic carbon compounds created by what process?

    5. The source of a tree's biomass is mostly from...?

    Stop and Think

    14. : Using the tree diagram above to help you, explain why trees (and all plants) represent a small but complete carbon cycle. Draw your own diagram to help you illustrate your answer.
    Part B: Carbon Storage in Local Trees

    15. Why should we care about how much carbon a tree stores?

    16. Lab investigation: How Much Carbon is Stored in a Local Tree?

              a. Calculate the approximate mass of carbon atoms stored in your tree in kilograms(kg). 
             b.  Scientists have determined that 1 kg of carbon is equivalent to approximately 3.67 kg of CO2. Thus, multiplying the carbon stored (kg) in your tree by 3.67 will give you an approximate measure of CO2 taken in via photosynthesis and stored in the tree. 

    Checking In

    How many kg of CO2 did your single local tree remove from the atmosphere and store in its biomass?

    17. Explain how planting and growing more trees could mitigate this warming trend in global temperature.

    The 2019 UN climate change conference (COP25) will be held from 2 to 13 December in Madrid (Spain)


    https://ec.europa.eu/clima/events/cop25-climate-change-conference_en

    2/12/2019 - 13/12/2019
    The 2019 UN climate change conference (COP25) will be held from 2 to 13 December in Madrid (Spain), under the incoming Presidency of the Government of Chile. The EU and its Member States will take part as Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

    Friday, 8 November 2019

    https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/nov/06/italy-to-school-students-in-sustainability-and-climate-crisis

    Italy to put sustainability and climate at heart of learning in schools

    Country will become first to make study of global heating and human influence on natural resources compulsory in state schools

    Thursday, 7 November 2019

    Ecological footprint


    https://www.footprintcalculator.org/

    WEBTASK 3º B

    Task

    Working as a group, develop a presentation to the class . Presentations must be in the form of a digital powerpoint.


    Natural areas: Sierra Nevada, Tabernas, Cabo de Gata, Sorbas 



    Process

    Each team will be assigned a place by the teacher. It is the team's job to research the biome and gather facts and information about that biome. Each member of the team will become an expert in a particular aspect of the biome

    Team Roles

    • Biologist- this person will be an expert in the plant and animal life of the area. 
    • Ecologist- the expert  in the environmental threads.
    • Climatologist- the expert in the type of climate: average of precipitations, temperatures,...
    • Geologist- this person will be an expert in the landforms, soils and external geological processes.
    Discuss with your team which role each of you will assume. Remember that you are all responsible for learning about the biome you are presenting, but your role reflects an area of particular focus for you as your research
    Each team member should choose a website from the resource list and find their biome, they should record facts and information about the biome that would be useful in the presentation. 

    http://www.andalucia.com/environment/protect/sorbas.htmhttps://waste.ideal.es/espaciosnaturales-andalucia.htm
    http://www.almerinatura.com/en/

    http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/medioambiente/web/ContenidosOrdenacion/red_informacion_ambiental/PDF/Geodiversidad/Geology_of_the_arid_zone_of_Almeria/Introduction.pdf
    http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/medioambiente/web/ContenidosOrdenacion/red_informacion_ambiental/PDF/Geodiversidad/Geology_of_the_arid_zone_of_Almeria/The_Tabernas_Basin.pdf
    https://geographyfieldwork.com/AlmeriaClimateChange.htm


     Remember your role. You can write down anything useful you think the team will need, but your focus should be on the role you were assigned (Geologist, Biologist, Climatologist, Ecologist)

    Team Responsibilities

    Each individual group member is responsible for one of the following:

    Climate:Background information

    Climograph
    World map
    Glossary



    Biologist:
    Animal life

    Background information
    4 examples with pictures/illustrations
    Adaptations .
    2 questions that can be answered

     from your research
    Glossary

    Plant life:
    Background information
    4 examples with pictures/illustrations
    Adaptation
    s
    2 questions that can be answered from your research
    Glossary

    Landscape, soils:
    Background information
    8 examples with pictures/illustrations
    2 questions that can be answered

     from your research
    Glossary




    Human influences:
    Background information
    examples with pictures/illustrations
    2 questions that can be 

    answered from your research
    Glossary