EARTHQUAKESEARTHQUAKES

Virgínia Moreno GonzálezEscola Pilarín Bayés

May 2013

YEAR 5 YEAR 5

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONThis lesson was thought to be done in Year 5. It is based on CLIL, that is, the approach that involves the integrations of a second language with the learning of a non-linguistic subject. In this case, the subject is Science and the content is the formation of Earthquakes.

The fact that we deal with Earthquakes is because of a nice story called “Tilly and the Tsunami”. Children were so interested in the tru story that they wanted to see her in real life. In previous lessons,,we watched a video of Tilly and some other videos of the Tsunami that happened in Thailand in 2006. Students started asking questions about the formation of Tsunamis and Earthquakes. They were worried about the formation of them in Catalunya. So I decided to deal with the topic and start my CLIL unit on Earthquakes. As it is a quite abstract topic, I had to use lots of audiovisuals. One of them is the one I used for this lesson which allowed children to their questions.

This lesson integrates the 4Cs. The first element is content, the lesson is based on the learning of the formation of Earthquakes. Students will make a progression in knowledge. Secondly, it combines communication, students need to communicate with their partners in order to develop the activity. In third place, it combines the element of cognition, children will build knowledge and understanding. Finally, the cultural element that makes the learner accept other partners opinions and share ideas.

The whole lesson involves the use of the 4 skills, speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Teacher’s name : Virgínia Moreno González

LESSON PLAN

Title of the Lesson: ________Earthquakes____________________ Date: ____________14 th May_________

Unit of Study: __________Science ( The Earth)______________________ Level and group ________Year 5_____ Number of children __________16______

Background Information:After reading a unit about Tsunamis and watching a video about the Tsunami that happened in Thailand in 2006, children were interested in the topic. So, we took advantage of this investigation and we dealt with some contents of Science. In a previous session, children were given some key words of Tsunami formation and Earth layers in a PPT.

Learning objectives:•To read a science text.•To extract information from a text and answer questions about it.•Express learning outcomes. •To know about the 3 layers that make up the earth.•To know about earthquakes. •To know about the tectonic plates and how they move

Competencies involved:•Use of information and digital competence.•Learning to learn competence.•Autonomous and personal initiative competence.•Communicative and linguistic and audiovisual competence.

Assessment:•Answer the questionnaire: Name the layers of the Earth, Explain how earthquakes are formed. •Use the ICT resources given. •Put in common the answers with the different groups.

Lesson development:Activity title -Warming up: Earthquakes and Tsunamis. - Earthquakes questionnaire - Put in common and final conclusion

Time 10 min

30 min 20 min

Description - After a reading comprehension and a video of the Tsunami in 2006, students are given a questionnaire about the formation of Earthquakes and Plate tectonics. The teacher will make groups of 3. The students will access to the web page: http://primarygamesarena.com/Earthquakes251. -Children will read the explanations of the web page and answer their questionnaire with their group. - Children will read their answers with the whole group. Students will put in common their answers to create a common one. The teacher will open the questionnaire and project it. In turns, they will write the answers. In this way, students would be able to see the answers on the screen. In the following sessions, students will create a Voicethread. They will have to create the presentation and record the explanations.

Interaction T-Ss Ss-Ss Teacher- SsSs-Ss

Skills Listening ReadingListeningWritingSpeakingInteracting SpeakingListeningWritingReadingInteracting

Materials - Projector and a

screen. PPT earthquakes

- Webpage:

http://primarygamesarena.com/Earthquakes251.

- Questionnaire - Word document with

the common answers

Bloom's Taxonomy:X CreatingX EvaluatingX Analising ApplyingX UnderstandingX Remembering

ICT resources

http://primarygamesarena.com/Earthquakes251.

http://primarygamesarena.com/Earthquakes251

ICT RESOURCEICT RESOURCE

Year 5 NAME: ______________________ DATE:________________________ MEMBERS OF THE GROUP: _______________________________________

EARTHQUAKES Web Source: http://primarygamesarena.com/Earthquakes251

1. Write the name of the different layers of the Earth:

2. What is the lithosphere? ___________________________________________________________________________

3. What are the plates? ___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

4. Where do the convection currents occur?

5. Where do most earthquakes occur?

� In the litosphere

� In the mantle

� In the inne core

� In the mantle

� In the centre of the plates

� In the plate boundaries

�

STUDENTS’ STUDENTS’ QUESTIONNAIRE 1QUESTIONNAIRE 1

Year 5 NAME: ______________________ DATE:________________________ MEMBERS OF THE GROUP: _______________________________________ 6. Complete the sentences:

a) When plates converge ___________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

b) When plates collide ______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

c) When plates diverge _____________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

d) When plates give _______________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

7. What is the hypocentre? __________________________________________________________________________ 8. Complete the sentences:

a) Primary waves (P) are ________________________________________________

b) Secondary waves (S) are ______________________________________________

*jolt (n): impact

c) The epicentre is ______________________________________________________

9. There are two types of surface waves, the ____________________ create a rolling up and down motion. ____________________________ cause the ground to twist from side to side.

______________________________ _______________________________

STUDENTS’ STUDENTS’ QUESTIONNAIRE 2QUESTIONNAIRE 2

EARTHQUAKES Web Source: http://primarygamesarena.com/Earthquakes251

1. Write the name of the different layers of the Earth:

Crust Mantle

Outer core Inner core

2. What is the lithosphere? A cold and strong layer formed by the crust and the upper mantle. 3. What are the plates? The litosphere broken into pieces. 4. Where do the convection currents occur?

5. Where do most earthquakes occur?

In the litosphere

In the mantle

In the inner core

In the mantle In the centre of the plates In the plate boundaries

X

X

QUESTIONNAIRE QUESTIONNAIRE KEY 1KEY 1

Year 5 NAME: ______________________ DATE:________________________ MEMBERS OF THE GROUP: _______________________________________ 6. Complete the sentences:

a) When plates converge, one plate is drawn slowly beneath the other.

b) When plates collide, rock layers are forced upwards creating mountains.

c) When plates diverge, lava emerges from the mantle and cools to form new section of crust d) When plates give, the store energy is released in the form of an earthquake.

7. What is the hypocentre? The point of the earthquake origin that is beneath the surface. 8. Complete the sentences:

a) Primary waves (P) are felt as a jolt.

b) Secondary waves (S) are arrive a few seconds later.

*jolt (n): impact

c) The epicentre is the point on the surface directly above the hypocentre.

9. There are two types of surface waves, the Raleigh waves create a rolling up and down motion. Love waves cause the ground to twist from side to side.

Raleigh waves Love waves

QUESTIONNAIRE QUESTIONNAIRE KEY 2KEY 2

PICTURES OF THE LESSONPICTURES OF THE LESSON

REFLECTIONREFLECTIONI was so positive when I thought of doing this lesson in year 5. Children were very interested in doing the research and solving their anxiety about having or not having earthquakes in Catalunya.

Firstly, the lesson was designed to be covered in one session of 60 minutes, but after setting all the stuff and having the computers ready to work, it was impossible to finish it. Students had some problems to understand the vocabulary because the lesson deals with abstract concepts that are difficult to understand. They had to look up words in the dictionary and ask constantly for help. If I had to do it again, I would first work on the vocabulary and the pictures and then, I would do the ICT activity.

At the end of the lesson, we were supposed to end up with an agreement in the answers, but we did not have time. So, we will finish the last part of the unit in the next session.

According to the students’ attitudes and feelings towards doing CLIL, I have to say that they were very motivated. The fact that they were working in groups made them be more competitive. They wanted to continue with the activity when the class had already finished.

As a follow up activity, I propose the creation of a Voicethread. Students would create their own illustrations and would put the voice in the explanations. It would be a very nice way to finish the CLIL lesson.