Inquiry

WATERCENTRAL IDEA: Community development depend on water resources.

Water, Who needs it?




CLIMATE AROUND THE WORLD
CENTRAL IDEA: Weather and climate affect the way people and other living things live in different parts of the world.



Weather and Climate Difference


Weather Tools



International Weather Report



 Weather Forecast for Chile










What is weather
What is weather?

Find out a little more by clicking here!

Find some more new elements about the weather.



Help with the Weather Report here!


Summer Click here


Spring click here


ACTIVITY: How many weather words do you know? 

- Discover the jumbled words in this game.
- Open a new document in Microsoft Word and explain each word in a sentence.
- Insert a picture that shows that word and your explanation.


It's winter and you're going on a trip! What clothes might you need to take? Tell us here!



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CHANGING THROUGH LIFE
CENTRAL IDEA: Living things go through a continuous process of change.

 What do you think it's about? You can start by watching these videos.







How do living things change through their lifes: Life Cycles.

Discover how Life Cycles work by playing this game.


How does a plant grow? Molly is busy in the garden! Help her learn about how plants grow by playing Garden Guru.

Now, make your own animation! CLICK HERE!


What kind of animals are there?
Find out the answer by reading and playing here. 

Learn all about Vertebrates and test your knowledge here. 



Do you want to know more about each type of vertebrates?
Vertebrate Characteristics

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WATER EVERYWHERE!
CENTRAL IDEA: Water in the landscape affects how people organise themselves.

 What do you think it's about? You can start by watching these videos.




2C Video Main ideas

  1. If you throw poo in the toilet, you think it disappears but it is not true.
  2. The water goes into a process when it is being cleaned.
  3.  Water treatment plants help to clean dirty water.
  4.  Bío Bío river, Canal San Carlos and Mapocho river are very dirty.
  5.  Some people water the crops with dirty water.



 

There are many other rivers in our region, you can see them in a Physical Map like the following:

There are also many other rivers along Chile, click on CHILEAN RIVERS to find a Chilean Physical Map with them. If you want to learn and more about Maps, have fun playing Adventure IslandClick here to play!


WHAT WOULD IT HAPPEN IF THERE WERE NO RIVERS IN OUR REGION? 

WHAT WOULD IT HAPPEN IN CONCEPCION AND SAN PEDRO IF BIO-BIO RIVER DIDN'T EXIST?


Water Cycle
The water which we drink is the same water that existed when the world began. It is being continually recycled in a process called the water cycle. Click here!




If you want to know more about the Water Cycle, click ont this VIDEO.

There are some more videos you can see to have a better understanding of the Water Cycle:


How can we use water?





How can we take care of water?




More information to read and play with HERE!


Young Thirstin CharacterPlay time! Show how much you have learned about water by playing these games:
- Changing States
- Water Cycle
- The Cloud Game
- Word Scramble


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ANCESTORS
CENTRAL IDEA: Lifestyles change and develop over time.


Where does Chilean culture come from? Discover our native origins in this project and how people's lifestyles have changed along the history of Chile.

Watch this video and answer the questions at the bottom:
WHAT WAS IN AMERICA BEFORE COLUMBUS ARRIVED? 
WHAT DID PEOPLE DO TO SURVIVE?
WHAT WAS THEIR LIFESTYLE LIKE?






Where were the natives peoples of Chile located? Click to view map

Natives Peoples in Chile: click here.




Peoples of the North
*Click here to find out more about them and play.


*Short Stories:





Peoples of the Centre and South


  




Peoples of the Austral Zone
Click here!


The Rapa Nui Culture
Click here!


MOVIE TIME!!!! Click here to watch OGÚ Y MAMPATO






HISTORY OF EASTER ISLAND




* Short Story: Mata-ko-iro. Rapanui Story.

Chilean Craft
Click here!

Music




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ALL SPECIES IN BALANCE
CENTRAL IDEA: Plants, animals and humans interact in different ways in order to maintain natural balance.

Watch this video and discuss your thinking.


Have you seen this animal before? What do you think happened to it?



Where do living things live? HABITATS








Activity 1: Habitats
Activity 3: Wild habitats.
Activity 4: Match the habitat.
Activity 5: Team Wild

Everything is connected!



Watch this VIDEO and explain how all organisms connect.

Endangered Species


EXTINCTION

 Click here to know about extinct animals.


GAMES:

- Endangered animals
- Kids planet
- Brain Pop Quiz
- Food Chains


HOW CAN WE PROTECT ENDANGERED SPECIES TO MAINTAIN THE BALANCE?

In Chile, there are some organisations that try to protect the endangered species, like CODEFF, which is the Comité Nacional Pro Defensa de la Flora y Fauna.
CONAF, Corporación Nacional Forestal, is another important organism in charge of protecting and taking care of the natural resources. They have created National Parks in which many species are in a safe place.
Click on the words in blue to find out more.
 

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO MAINTAIN THE BALANCE?

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