TASKS FOR 5TH YEAR.

1st. Task: The life cycle of the silk worm:

• Watch the videos LIFE CYCLE OF SILK MONTH FROM FIBRE TO FABRIC.  

                                             HOW SILK WORMS MAKE SILK.

• Visit the webs:  Silkworms: http://thewormlady.ca/silkworm-life-cycle.php          

                                          Silkworms: http://silk.astove.site/photo-of-life-cycle-silkworm/ 
                                                       
                                                        Life cycle: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/au-t2-s-1083-3-4-silkworm-life-cycle-writing-activity-sheet

                                                       Mulberry leaves:
 

• In Class: Make a project about the life cycle of silk worm, including:

1.  All the stages.
2. How long do they take in each stage? (days or week).
3. How long do they grow in each stage? (cms)
4. How many leaves do they eat ? (number)
5. How many eggs do they leave?
6. How long do the eggs become in worms?
7. Do a handycraft about it: 

• LIFE CYCLE.
• PROCEDURE FOR TAKING OFF THE SILK FROM THE COOCONS.
• A MACHINE FOR SPINNING THE SILK FIBRES. 
• COLLECT COOCONS AND MULBERRY LEAVES.
• DESIGN A KIMONO MADE BY SILK.
• SEW A PIECE OF SILK INTO A PURSE-

2nd Task: The Silk Route

• Watch the videos: THE INVENTION OF SILK. THE DC. BINOCS SHOW and THE SILK ROUTE 
• VISIT THE WEBs:The silk route: https://www.ancient.eu/Silk_Road/. 

                                                          The silk route: https://en.unesco.org/silkroad/about-silk-road

• IN CLASS: MAKE A PROJECT ABOUT THE SILK ROUTE:

1.  DRAW A MAP AND LINE THE ROUTE WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT COUNTRIES, CITIES, MOUNTAINS, RIVERS, DESERTS, SEAS AND OCEANS.
2. DRAW A MAP WITH THE AREAS OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RELIGIONS AROUND THE SILK ROUTE.
3. HOW MANY KILOMETRES DID IT TAKE?
4. HOW LONG DID THEY TAKE TO DO THE ROUTE?
5. HOW LONG DOES IT  TAKE NOWDAYS? DO AN INVESTIGATION ABOUTE THE FOLLOWING MEANS OF TRANSPORT: PLANE AND CARS FROM VENICE TO BEIJING.
6. DO A BLOG CALLED TRAVELLING SILK ABOUT YOUR INVESTIGATIONS.