Unit 4 The circulatory and excretory systems

There is an excellent blog made in a science bilingual project, we are going to use it as a source of good learning material, for example this entry related to circulatory system.
How can we measure blood pressure?
How a normal heart pumps blood?
And please dont forget the lymphatic system,  another video.
The best 2012 scientific video is catalan and about the heart,    let´s look at it.
YOu have also to know the blood groups , and the blood cells. There is also a video.
Let`s do some quizzes: quiz 1, quiz 2,  quiz 3,    

And now, lets´look at our kidneys: How kidneys work,  The kidneys ,  kidney: structure and function ;  and nephron . And some quizzes:  quiz 1 ,  quiz 2 , quiz 3 ,  quiz 4 , quiz 5 , quiz 6 .

Unit 3. Digestive and Respiratory Systems

The human digestive system processes food that we eat. It is made up of multiple organs and glands that digest food, extract nutrients and later expel the waste products.
Here you can find some help to learn digestive system and digestion in english: a video1 ; another video 2 ;   Listening, diagram and some facts; MacGraw H video ;  Vocabulary explained. And at the end you can try with some tests: tests 1;  quiz 2 ;  quiz3;   quiz4;  quiz5.  Listening and flashcards.  Label the diagram , vocabulary games ,  Quiz games ,  another diagram .  And much more typing digestion quiz at Google.  Digestion song.
      Digestion. A window at the stomach. A French Canadian, Alexis St Martin, was accidentally shot in his side on June 6, 1822, Dr Beaumont treated him, and although St Martin recovered, he had an opening nearly 2cm across that led directly into his stomach. Dr Beaumont used him as human guinea pig to study works. St Martin lived with the hole in his stomach until he died in 1880, at the age of 82.This was the first documented study of digestion.
Nowadays we know digestion process quite well. We are studying digestion these days and you have to prepare next exam, reading unit 3 and doing exercises. You can find our class handouts, and presentation here: Vocabulary+exercises  ( and at Rosalia virtual class ) , digestion animation .
To those who like cooking I recomend a movie: "Julie & Julia" Nora Ephrom ( trailer )
Similar aid related to respiratory system: video 1 , video 2: inspiration and expiration , respiratory system song ,

UNITS 2 and 3 EXAM (just digestive system).  You have to be ready for the next exam, it will be on the first week of december. You have to read again units 2 and 3 (UP TO PAGE 47), look at the exercises and hand outs. The exam will have questions such as:  true and false,  multiple choice,  figures to fill in and tables or graphs to be interpreted. EXAM WILL NOT INCLUDE any respiratory system question!.

Unit 2. Food and nutrition

We are studying here the basics of human nutrition, its relationship with the care and development of our body, as well as its implications for health and illness.

How can you start?. 1. Check you understand the meaning of the words in blue;   2. Underline unknown vocabulary, look at the dictionary and copy these words your exercise book.

then read one page and copy and answer book exercises, ask the teacher those exercises that you do not understand.

There are a huge amount of food resources, here there are just some funny: the healthy weight ,  nutrition and good health  ,  diet an exercise  ,  audio BBC 
Some videos to improve listening skills: The benefits of fiber,  Functional foods ,  Food additives effects on kids ,  and Fast food survival .

Unit 2 exercises with solutions.
Outro video: Super autopista de la alimentación.

Unit 4 The circulatory and excretory systems

There is an excellent blog made in a science bilingual project, we are going to use it as a source of good learning material, for example this one related to circulatory system.
How can we measure blood pressure?
How a normal heart pumps blood?
And please donét forget the lymphatic system,  another video.
The best 2012 scientific video is catalan and about the heart,    let´s look at it


And now, lets´look at our kidneys: How kidneys work,  The kidneys ,  kidney: structure and function ;  and nephron

Digestion. A window at the stomach

A French Canadian, Alexis St Martin, was accidentally shot in his side on June 6, 1822, Dr Beaumont treated him, and although St Martin recovered, he had an opening nearly 2cm across that led directly into his stomach. Dr Beaumont used him as human guinea pig to study works. St Martin lived with the hole in his stomach until he died in 1880, at the age of 82.
This was the first documented study of digestion.
Nowadays we know digestion process quite well. We are studying digestion these days and you have to prepare next exam, reading unit 3 and doing exercises. You can find digestion table and presentation at Rosalia virtual class.
To those who like cooking I recomend a movie: "Julie & Julia" Nora Ephrom ( trailer )

UNIT 3 EXAM: you can practice doing tests at internet. Type nutrition quiz or test at google, clik on one do it and check answers. I am getting questions from these quizzes!

Fruit and health weeks at the Rosalia

We had enjoyed  healthy weeks, corridors were full of colours, fruit quite tasteful, and students could try different and good quality snacks, like grapes, bananas, pears, apples and even melon or granadas. We would like to say thanks to María,    which helped and were cutting and preparing meals. 

We are looking forward to hearing from the next fruit snacks at our corridor.

Food and Nutrition

We are studying here the basics of human nutrition, its relationship with the care and development of our body, as well as its implications for health and illness.

How can you start?. 1. Check you understand the meaning of the words in blue;   2. Underline unknown vocabulary, look at the dictionary and copy these words your exercise book.

then read one page and copy and answer book exercises, ask the teacher those exercises that you do not understand.

There are a huge amount of food resources, here there are just some funny: the healthy weight ,  nutrition and good health  ,  diet an exercise  ,  audio BBC