The World of Animals Jeopardy! Review Game

 

https://jeopardylabs.com/play/the-world-of-animals-2

To play, follow these steps:

1. Copy and paste the link in your browser.
2. Where it says "three teams," click the arrow, and choose "no teams."
3. Click start.
4. Choose a number from one of the five categories. 
5. Answer the question.
6. Press the space bar to see if you are correct!

Lakes in Spain

  This unit, we have been learning about different bodies of water. Lakes are bodies of water surrounded by land. They are usually contain freshwater, but there are also some salt water lakes. Lakes often are gorgeous and are surrounded by impressive scenery!

There are many beautiful lakes in Spain. Here are examples of some of the most interesting lakes in different regions of Spain. Have you been to any of these? Are there any lakes not on this list that you´ve been to?

Lagos de Covadonga

The Lagos de Covadonga are Alpine lakes located in Picos de Europa National Park in Austurias. They are surrounded by the beautiful mountains of Asturias. You might even see some cows!

Laguna de Fuente de Piedra

While most lakes contain freshwater, Laguna de Fuente de Piedra in Malaga, Andalucia is a salt-water lake! It also has the largest flamingo colony in the Iberian peninsula. 

Laguna de Torrevieja

If you love the color pink, Laguna de Torrevieja in Alicante, Valencia is the lake for you! The lake is a vibrant pink color because of the species of bacteria in the lake.

Lago de Sanabria

Lago de Sanabria in Zamora, Castille y Leon is the largest glacial lake in the Iberian Peninsula! The river Tera flows into the Lago de Sanabria. The area surrounding the lake also has wild wolves!

These are just four examples of the many gorgeous lakes in Spain that are worth visiting. Which lakes would you like to visit?

Water Jeopardy Review Game

 Jeopardy is a very popular television show in the United States. It is a quiz competition. Contestants answer questions about many different topics, and compete to see who can answer the most correctly! A clip from Jeopardy is below:

Below, there is a link to play a Jeopardy-style review game for unit 3, Water. 

https://jeopardylabs.com/play/unit-3-water-9

To play, follow these steps:

1. Copy and paste the link in your browser.
2. Where it says "three teams," click the arrow, and choose "no teams."
3. Click start.
4. Choose a number from one of the five categories. 
5. Answer the question.
6. Press the space bar to see if you are correct!

2022 Winter Olympics

 Right now, the 2022 Winter Olympics are being held in Beijing, China! The games are held from 4 to 20 February 2022. Countries from all over the world are participating, including Spain and the United States.

Spain

Spain is being represented by ten men and four women competing in six sports, including skiing, figure skating, and sledding. This Olympics, snowboarder Queralt Castellet and sledder Ander Mirambell were the flagbearers at the Opening Ceremony. The flagbearers represent Spain for all of the Spanish athletes.

United States

The United States sends more athletes than Spain to the Olympics. In Bejing, there are 224 American athletes competing! The US also competes in skiing, figure skating, and sledding, as well as ice hockey. This year, American snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis placed first and won a gold metal!

Are you watching the Olympics this year? What is your favorite sport to watch? Do you have a favorite athlete? 

TODAY´S SOCIAL SCIENCE WORK

Tuesday 8th February 2022

SOCIAL  SCIENCE  CHUQs   ABOUT   TODAY´S   LESSON

1. What is a large body of salt water that is smaller than an ocean?
2. Do lakes contain fresh or salt water? Lakes contain both.
3. What is the longest river in the world, and where is it located?
4. What is the place where the river begins? It´s the source.
5. What is the place where a river meets an ocean, lake, or sea?
6. What is it called when a river flows into another river?
7. What is all the land a river flows through?
8. What are the three main stages of rivers?
9. In what stage does a river flow quickly?
10. What are meanders and where are they formed? Meanders are curved areas in the middle course of a river.
11. When does a river reach the mouth? When it reaches the sea.
12. What is the flow of a river? It´s the amount of water that runs in a river.