Did you know there is a game similar to tic-tac-toe to play with polynomials? When you play, you are practicing multiplying and factoring polynomials. It's a chance to encourage the students to practice operations with polynomials. We played it in the class on April 24th, and it was so fun! Check out game board and the factor board!

In Maths in 4th ESO, we played two games with logarithms: Log Bingo, and Log war. We made some cards and we played in groups. We had a lot of fun!

This activity started with a presentation about how to present scientific findings. The end of the presentation shifted into a discussion about how science affects our every day life and society. We watched a video about Artificial Intelligence headbands used in classrooms in China. The headbands informed the students' teachers and parents about their class performance. Our students were shocked at this use of technology and did NOT have interest in wearing them. 

With 3°ESO we practiced element names and their respective functions. This was a matching activity that focused on the trace elements and the bio-elements, both of which are essential to the human body. The students also practiced pronunciation and came up to the whiteboard to practice spelling. 

We opened up our World War II unit in 4ºESO with a reading and an activity in English. The students worked in groups to first read and understand an historical text and then respond to questions on the board in relation to the reading. We reviewed the basics of World War II such as The Allies, The Axis, the reasons why the war broke out, the failures of the League of Nations, the types of government of the respective countries, and some of the most important leaders. 

This was a fun matching activity we did with the second year students. The students came up the Smartboard and had to matching an English word with its Spanish translation. Oftentimes with chemistry vocabulary the students are able to guess the translations because many words are similar in both languages. The students really enjoyed the interactive elements of this activity and anticipated their turn to match the terms. 

As a part of our Islam unit with 2°ESO we went through the different parts of a mosque in English. Later we learned about Arabic architecture and looked at different places in Ubrique and in Spain where we can see this type of art. The students reviewed the vocabulary related to Islam and mosques and labeled the parts of a mosque with its corresponding English word. 

With 3°ESO we learned about the rock cycle and reviewed important English vocabulary related to the topic. The students learned the different types of rock and also how they are formed. By doing so they went over some new verbs such as to melt, to wash, to cool and many others. We also worked in the lab trying to identify different rock types. This was a fun activity and many students quickly caught on to the English vocabulary because of the similarities in both languages!

We read and discussed an interesting article about the loss of smell and taste for those who have and have had COVID-19. The students were engaged in this topic because it is something that has been a part of all of our lives. After reading the article, the auxiliar, went through various questions with the class to gauge their understanding of the article and for them to practice speaking. You can find these questions attached on the left. 

In class with our first year students we began the year talking about the solar system. The students engaged with the auxiliar to learn the names of the planets in English. One important takeaway was the hard J sound that is made in English and not in Spanish which the students heard in Jupiter. Later, we translated some of the characteristics of the planets, reviewing their size and temperature. 

In 1°ESO we used a fun worksheet to learn about fractions. The students took turns reading different passages. Then the students worked on several questions about fractions. Together we learned how to properly say fractions in English. 

We watched this video about forces and movement and Eli help us to pronounce the new words related with this lesson. He also made questions about the video in order to make the students speak using the new vocabulary.