“Needle in a haystack’s easy—- just bring a magnet” Keith deCandido After reading a text about Shinkansen we were astonished to discover that the train is very fast because it levitates using magnetism. How can this be possible? Can a train levitate? After this discovery we started to share all our previous knowledge about magnetism […]
SHINKANSEN: CAN WE MAKE A TRAIN LEVITATE? Llegeix més »
All the stages had a special meaning for me Linda Sue Park, Project Mulberry We learned a lot about moths and butterflies and we learned about their life cycle. We knew the name of the different stages and their characteristics and, although we did have some caterpillars and observed their transformations into chrysalis, we unfortunately
AMAZING SILKWORMS Llegeix més »
“The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river.” Ross Perot In our quest to raise awareness of the importance of rivers, we found out that we are not the only ones protecting them. There are many activists fighting against river pollution!
PEOPLE PROTECTING RIVERS Llegeix més »
“Computing isn’t about computers. It’s about people, solving puzzles, creativity, changing the future and, most of all, having fun.” Paul Curzon In the pursuit to make the menu board for the school, we found a story of Pete, a cat that was hungry and wanted to make a sandwich for lunch. The problem started when
GUIDING PETE TO HIS SANDWICH! Llegeix més »
“Computations are everywhere, once you begin to look at things in a certain way” Rudy Rucker Computational thinking is a foundational problem-solving process that involves breaking down complex challenges, identifying patterns, ignoring irrelevant details, and developing step-by-step algorithms. Computers work this way but, far from just programming, computational thinking is a universally applicable way to
PLAY AND THINK LIKE A COMPUTER Llegeix més »
“Hands-on learning through robotics significantly improves problem-solving skills, teamwork, and conceptual understanding in mathematics and engineering subjects” Sofia Serholt As you have seen, during this course we have been working on board games and the role of a well-written set of instructions. We reflected on the characteristics of a good instructive text and we agreed
INSTRUCTIONS TO A ROBOT Llegeix més »
“Poetry is the rhythmic creation of beauty in words” Edgar Allan Poe In class we are learning about rhyme in Catalan, Spanish and … English! We were familiar with the concept of rhyme because in our life we have listened and learned a lot of poems, songs and word games. In fact, it is precisely
RHYME OR NOT RHYME? NOT SO EASY IN ENGLISH! Llegeix més »
“The earth laughs in flowers” Ralph Waldo Emerson After discovering the importance of flowers and the relationship between flowers and insects, we became quite curious about flowers! They are very beautiful but we do not know many of their names in our language…. imagine in English! To discover some of the names, we were faced
FLOWERS AND THEIR FUNNY NAMES Llegeix més »
“Effective speaking routine in language classrooms help scaffold learners’ talk, making oral language development more accessible and less intimidating” Andrew Wilkinson Greetings are one of the first things you learn to say in a foreign language. When you travel to another country and already know how to say “hello!”, “good morning”, or “good afternoon”, you
SAYING HELLO, NOT A SIMPLE ROUTINE! Llegeix més »
“Don’t worry about the bits you can’t understand. Sit back and allow the words to wash around you, like music.” Roald Dahl Last week we had a lot of fun while practising English by going to Can Papasseit to watch a theatre play: Little Red Rocks. Because watching a theatre play in English can be
LET’S GO TO THE THEATRE! Llegeix més »