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.

                                                                                      

                                                               
                                                            

PROJECT: THE SILK

WATCH THESE VIDEOS:

Project: The SILK. Tasks and investigation.

TAREAS Y ACTIVIDADES.  TRABAJO EN GRUPOS DE 4. PRESENTACIONES DIGITALES. EXPOSICIONES ORALES. TEMPORALIZACIÓN: MES DE JUNIO. 

• Los trabajos deberán estar acabados antes del 10 de JUNIO.
• Se presentarán en formato digital, pendrive, el lunes 10 DE JUNIO en la clase de inglés.
• Las exposiciones se realizarán del 11 al 16 de JUNIO.
• Las tareas las irá poniendo el profesor para ser investigada en casa o en clase, pero se realizarán siempre en clase.
• En la realización de las tareas que se hará en grupos de 4 alumnos o alumnas, habrá que utilizar el CLASSROOM LANGUAGE. 

EVALUACIÓN:

• Trabajo y participación en grupo. Autoevaluación de los miembros del grupo.
• Trabajo digital con un writing  adecuado al nivel (no diccionarios ni traductores, ni profesores/as particulares) y un buen uso de imágenes relacionadas.
• Entre 10 y 20 diapositivas. (comprensension skills).
• Uso del inglés del nivel (5º o 6ª) en la exposición oral a la clase. En las tareas se os indicará cuáles serán las grammar rules y el vocabulary  a emplear.
• Interacción: Preguntas y respuestas en clase. 
• Apoyo con material alternativo al digital ( no obligatorio). 
• El trabajo que no se entregue en la fecha propuesta tendrá un 40% menos de nota final.

GOOD LUCK GUYS!

       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
  
• The silk route: https://www.ancient.eu/Silk_Road/.
  
• The silk route: https://en.unesco.org/silkroad/about-silk-road
• Mulbery leaves:  http://primariaexperimentos.blogspot.com.es/2011/12/cuanto-come-un-gusano-de-seda.html
  

 
           PROJECT:

• Investigate about the life cycle of the silk worm: Different phases.
  
• Investigate about the Silk route: Countries, jobs, history. Distance. Goods.
  
• Investigate about Marco Polo: Biography.
  
• Investigate about how silk fibre is made of: Industry and silk factory.
  
  
    VÍDEOS:
  
• The invention of Sil. The Dr. Binocs show: https://youtu.be/f-w5rVTBs4E.
  
• Life cycle of a Silk Moth: https://youtu.be/uJ10pwO7UVg
  
• How silkworms make silk : https://youtu.be/77ktNSPFbwQ
  
• The silk route: https://youtu.be/55YYTZew3aw
  
• The Emperor’s new clothes: https://youtu.be/fgFlbgwWf94
  

TASKS 6TH YEAR. PROJECT: THE SILK

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

• Watch the videos: 

1. LIFE CYCLE OF SILK MONTH FROM FIBRE TO FABRIC.  
2. 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/ 
                                                       
                                                      

• 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. 

2nd Task: HOW DO THEY MAKE THE SILK ?

• In Class: Investigate the procedure for making the silk.

1. How do the factories make the silk nowdays  ?
2. What kind of clothes do they make?
3. How much do they cost? (prices per kilogram; prices of different clothes: dress, shirts, kimono, sheet, etc)
4. Where do they make the silk (countries)?
5. How  did  the traditional silk farms make the silk? How long did they take?
6. Make a fashion desgin based in silk:

•  Draw a model.
• Calculate  the price of production and the price of selling. 
• Invent your logo for the mark.
• Invent a slogan

Webs: silk prices

          Wikipedia. Seda

          Natural fibres

Buscador: Google o ecosia : Países productores de seda

Video:

3rd 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 ABOUT THE FOLLOWING MEANS OF TRANSPORT: PLANE AND CARS FROM VENICE TO BEIJING.
6. DO A BLOG CALLED TRAVELLING SILK ABOUT YOUR INVESTIGATIONS.