2 ESO- WHAT IS THE BEST ENERGY SOURCE FOR SORIA?

WHAT IS THE BEST ENERGY SOURCE FOR SORIA?

After studying different sources of energy in Natural Science classes in the Virgen del Espino Highschool, students were asked to create presentations about which energy source they would prefer to use in Soria. 

The students worked individually and in groups of two to three to create the presentations. 

So go ahead and check them out and take a moment to think to yourself  “Hmmm, what energy source would I choose?”  


http://iesvirgendelespino.centros.educa.jcyl.es/aula/archivos.cgi?wAccion=vergrupo&wIdGrupo=1227

PRESENTATIONS (2 ESO)

2ºESO - La Dehesa an urban ecosystem

The 21st of December we had a special class outdoors. Both classes of 2ºESO went to the park of La Dehesa, 5 minutes walking from the school, to do a scavengers hunt. The winner of both classes had a prize.

 
If you want to test your knowledge of this emblematic park of Soria, answer the following questions:

1.      START AND END POINT

2.     Write the name of the tree located at the corner of the park.

3.     Find a pine eaten by a squirrel and keep it till the end of the hunt.

4.     What brand of beer is advertised on the walls of the kiosk?

5.     With the guide provided, identify 3 different birds that you see. And write down their colours.

6.     What type of tree is the ¨Tree of Music”? and what type of illness killed it?

7.     How many arches does the hermitage contain? And what image can you see inside?

8.     Find the following trees and write down the scientific name for each one.  Along the botanical trail in the park, the names of the trees are provided in Spanish along with their scientific names.

·        Gingo

·        Linden

·        Beech

·        Maple

9.     Of whom is the bust (statue containing the shoulders and head of an individual)?

10. In what year was the fountain constructed?

11.   Inside the information point of the park. Why is this park called ¨La Dehesa”? and when was the name changed to ¨Alameda de Cervantes”?

12. Draw the layout of the rose garden

Lab equipment

A basic picture with some of the equipment we can use in the laboratory

Comment the news - Costa Concordia

Read this article and answer the questions at the bottom

Costa Concordia: Officials consider removing fuel from ship

Italian officials weigh up decision to begin pumping some half a million gallons of fuel from the capsised cruise ship

Italian officials were clearing hurdles Monday to begin pumping some half a million gallons of fuel from the capsised Costa Concordia that threaten an environmental catastrophe, as divers continued the search for 19 people known missing.

Civil protection officials were deciding whether to halt the search so the pumping of the fuel could begin, as islanders grew increasingly concerned about the possibility that the double-bottomed tanks holding some 2,200 metric tonnes of heavy fuel could leak.

The pristine sea around Giglio, where the ship with 4,200 people aboard rammed a reef and sliced open its hull on 13 January before turning over on its side, is a prized fishing area and part of a protected area for whales and dolphins.

"They should start the oil drainage operations on the ship. At this point those who died will not come back to life. Even if they pull them out later, unfortunately it won't make a difference," resident Andrea Ginanneschi told Associated Press.

Smit said on Monday that Italian authorities have indicated it can begin the removal once a second absorbent boom is in place around the ship and following the arrival of an oil removal vessel, expected later Monday. The booms are used "to reduce the possibility of polluting shorelines and to help make recovery easier," the company said on its website.

"Based on the current insights, it is understood that the Italian marine authorities will permit oil removal activities to commence once these precautionary measures have been put in place," Smit said in a statement.

Already, some diesel and lubricants have leaked into the water near the ship, probably from machinery on board. Officials have characterised the contamination as superficial.

Besides the heavier fuel, there also are 185 metric tonnes of diesel and lubricants on board – some dispersed in machinery and lifeboats, and not in 17 double-bottomed tanks that hold most of the fuel – in addition to chemicals including cleaning products and chlorine.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jan/23/costa-concordia-fuel-ship?INTCMP=SRCH

QUESTIONS

- What are the possible effects of an oil leak in this area?

- Which species could be affected?

- Who do you think is the responsible of this accident?

- Is there any similarity with the Spanish accident of "Prestige" in 2002?

Welcome

Welcome to the Natural Science blog.

Either if you are a teacher or a student we hope you could find all the information you are looking for.
This blog is part of the British programme that takes place in the Secondary School Virgen del Espino in Soria (Spain). In this programme some subjects are taught in English whereas others will be in Spanish. Natural Science is one of the subjects that are taught exclusively in English.

In this blog we pretend to upload information useful for the students of all the different year of compulsary education (Educación Secundaria Obligatoria).

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