OLYMPIC GAMES

The fifth of August , the Olympic Games will begin. They will be in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
They always open  with a special ceremony. At the end of this, somebody lights the Olympic torch.

The first known Olympic Games was recorded in around 776 BC in Olympia, Greece. They were celebrated until 396 AD.

The Ancient Olympic Games consisted of only one race, which was the length of the stadium.

Only young men could take part. They had to be free men, and spoke Greek.

The prize was a crown of olive leaves .

The first modern Olympic Games were celebrated in Athens in 1896.

SPORTS

 ARCHERY
ATHLETICS
BADMINTON
BASEBALL
BASKETBALL
BOBSLEIGH
BOXING
CYCLING
DIVING
FOOTBALL
GYMNASTICS
HOCKEY
JUDO
PENTHALON
ROWING
SAILING
SKI JUMPING
SPEED SKATING
SWIMMING
TABLE TENNIS
TENNIS
TRIATHLON
VOLLEYBALL

ALL TOGETHER NOW.....LET'S SING

Facts about Olympic Games

ELECTRICAL ENERGY

• What is an electrical Current?

An electrical circuit is like a path with cables.
The electricity flows around the circuit when the electrical circuit is closed.

• What do you need?

The battery is the simplest form of generator.
The switch that opens or closes the circuit
Light bulb is a lamp that produces light when you switch on.
Cables -- They transport the electrical current

This video is created by Sergio Fernandez - 6º

SPECTACULAR SPACE !

A galaxy is an enormous cloud of stars and other celestial bodies.

Galaxies have got different shapes.

Our galaxy is called MILK WAY.

A star is a celestial body with a spherical shape. It made of gases and it produces light and heat.

Our solar system includes the Sun and all the celestial bodies .

Planets are large spherical bodies that revolve around a star (Sun).

The Sun is the star at the centre of our  Solar System. The Sun looks like small in the sky, but it's  a giant compared to the Earth.

Groups:

-----------INNER PLANETS:  Mercury, Venus, The Earth, Mars.

-----------OUTER PLANETS: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

-------------DWARF PLANETS:  Pluto, Eris ...

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THE EARTH
We live on this Planet .
It is the third planet in order from The Sun.
This planet has got one satellite. It's called "Moon". We always see the same side of the Moon. The Moon is much  smaller than Earth.
The Moon sometimes passes between The Sun and Earth. This is a solar eclipse.
The earth has got two movements : Rotation and Revolution.
It's a sphere .
The earth rotates constantly in the same direction.
It takes twenty four hours . It causes day and night.
The earth revolves around the Sun. It takes one year.
Life on Earth began in the oceans.
Its atmosphere is a mixture of gases:  Nitrogen, oxygen, water vapour, carbon dioxide...

PLANET QUIZ

• What is our planet like?
• How old is the Solar System?
• What different types of water are on the Earth?
• What is in the sky?
• When do we see the Sun  ?
• When do we see the Moon?
• How old is the Moon?
• Why is there day and night?
• Why are  there different seasons ?

LIVING THINGS

All living things are made up of cells.
Cells are the basic units of life.
We can only see the cells through a microscope. They have got tiny size.
Living things can be unicellular or multicellular.
Living things are classified into five kingdoms:

• Animal Kingdom
• Plant Kingdom
• Fungi Kingdom
• Protista Kingdom
• Monera Kingdom

PLANT KINGDOM

They make their own food.
Plants are subject to ground , so they can not move. They  can do all the functions like other living things.
They are multicellular organisms.

                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                Some plants produce seeds and other plants produce spores  
SEEDS PLANTS form two groups: Angiosperms and Gymnosperms
Non- Seeds plants can be Ferns and Mosses

PLANT NUTRITION

• The roots absorb water and minerals to make raw sap.
• The raw sap goes up the stem to the leaves
• Photosynthesis takes place in the leaves. They change raw sap into elaborated sap.
• The elaborated sap takes food to other parts of the plant

ANIMAL KINGDOM

THE MONTH OF THE BOOKS, APRIL

Once upon a time..... Hans Christian Andersen.

The BOOK DAY is celebrated on April 23rd from 1930.

It's a special day because these writers :

              Miguel Cervantes

                William Shakespeare

                   Garcilaso de la Vega

QUIXOTE

La Mancha is a village in Spain.
A man likes to read about Knights.  He is called Alonso Quijano. Alonso changes his name by Quixote. He wants to be a Knight, too.
He meets one farmer. This farmer is called Sancho.  Sancho is a short and fat man.
Don Quixote has got a lance and a white horse. His horse is called Rocinante. It's the best horse.
Sancho wants to be a servant for him.
Don Quixote was written in 1605 by Cervantes.

Cervantes was in Spanish Army. Then he was a young man and he was a brave person.
Cervantes had many adventures during his life. He was a spanish writer. His books are fun and fantastic. His books has got heroes, battles, pretty women and knights. 
Many of his books were written about Knightage.
Cervantes died the same day like Shakespeare.

WORLD EARTH DAY

Earth Day is on 22nd April.. A lot of things that you can do: Reduce , Reuse, Recycle.

Be Green !

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