Category Archives: Miss Maturana
Written Numbers in Spanish – Spicy & Hot
Methlick Primary,
Today we will take our numbers a bit further, we will be working with numbers from 1-20 by practicing how we write them. Click on the Sway and read the activities. If you would like to practice your numbers in Linguascope write a comment and I will send you the information.
Buena Suerte! (Good Luck)
Ms. Maturana
| Números del 1-20 | |
| Escucha (listen) to the song y repite (repeat) the numbers you hear. | |
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Crossword
Wordsearch
Target Board
Ring Ring! – Science Stem Activity
Hello Methlick Primary
Our challenge for today is related to this picture and the title of the activity, can you guess what it might be?
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Good try! We might be spending more time on phones or computers these days so let’s find a fun way to communicate. We will be making a paper cup phone that you can use with anyone at home 🙂 Do you think this will be even possible? If you have tried before and already know the answer, make sure you don’t give it away! Let’s begin.
P.S: This is one of my favourite experiments when I was young, I did it with my brother and we couldn’t stop laughing, we had lots of fun. Hope you do too!
With this activity you will be developing your Scientific skills, such as critical thinking, planning, problem-solving, persevering, following steps.
Questions:
- What do you think is going to happen?
- How do you think our voices travel from one cup to the other?
- Do you think you will hear better if the string is tight or lose? Why?
- Do you think using different strings will make a difference in how you hear things?
Materials
-Two paper or plastic cups (even yogurt ones will do)
-Pencil/ colouring markers
-String (Make sure it is at least 2 mts)
-You and someone else
Steps
- Very careful with the pencil poke the bottom of the cup to make a small hole. If you need help from a grown up, ask for help.
- Pass the string through and make a small knot at each end.
3. If your cups are white like in the photo you can use the markers to decorate them. If you have a yogurt one or something with a design already you can always find a way to cover that and decorate it.
Your cup telephone is now ready! Well done!
Now, choose somebody at home to try this with. Make sure you are distant enough so you can’t hear the voices clearly.
Questions
- Did it happen what you thought it would happen? Explain.
- Go back to questions 2-4 and think again.
Did you know?
Old landline phones were created using the same principle as a string telephone. The sound waves are turned into an electrical signal that can travel much farther than a simple string.
Science Behind
Sounds are a vibration in the air, we can’t see it but we can hear it. What happened in this experiment is that your voice vibrated inside the cup allowing that vibration to travel through the string into the other person’s cup. If the string is not tight enough the vibration will go all around making it difficult to get properly to the other side, so you might not hear well.
Let me know how you did by commenting below, if you want to share a photo with me you can always email me: amanda.maturana@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
Let’s Travel!- Spanish Speaking Countries
Hola Methlick!
Today our activities will take us around the world. We can’t leave our houses just now but that doesn’t stop us from exploring. You are going to learn which countries speak Spanish, where you can find them in the map and their flags. You can choose from spicy or hot and there will be extra challenges too!
We will be using Google Earth, if for some reason it doesn’t work, you can always use Google Maps.
Let’s see.
| Spanish Speaking Countries | |
| There are 20 countries and 1 territory that belongs to the US, that Speak Spanish has their mother tongue: España – Ecuador – Venezuela – Argentina – Perú – Cuba – República Dominicana – Ur… | |
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Whoosh & Kaboom! Science-Stem Activity
Good Morning Boys and Girls,
For today’s topic I am going to ask you to relate the title of this post and a picture of one of my favourite Disney films. Can you guess what we will build today? Can you name the film?
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Well done! Today we will build a Catapult, in order to do that I am going to show you some materials you can use and a possible way to do it. You can choose the level of difficulty you want:
Spicy: You can follow the steps from below.
Hot: You will build your own using your own way to do it.
With this activity you will be developing your Scientific skills, such as critical thinking, planning, problem-solving, persevering, following steps.
Some of you might need help or supervision when using the materials. If you realize you don’t have the exact materials you can always find other things to help you, that would be a fantastic problem-solving!
Score Card and Planner: Click the green link to find a handout that will track your design, play and questioning skills.
Materials
Steps 1
Collect all the materials you will need and set them on your table, ready to begin.
Step 2-3
As it is shown in the picture, pile up 7 popsicles and make a safe knot at the end of each. The 2 popsicles left, pill them up too and make a knot just at one end.
Steps 4-5
Like a big tweezer open the two popsicles and place them on top and under the other big pile. Make sure the one in the bottom passes between the last two popsicles of the pile. See picture below.
Step 6-7
Make sure everything is well tight and stable. At the end glue the lid at the tip of the popsicle, make sure it’s well glued before using it.
While you wait for it to dry you can start preparing your targets, here are two ideas.
Let’s begin the battle! You can comment on the post about your work and thoughts. Also, you can send me a photo of your design to amanda.maturana@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
This is mine, it was so fun trying it! There were a few things I didn’t have so I replaced them and it worked 🙂
Well done for trying!
Magic Words – Spanish
During this period of being at home we have learnt to be more thankful about people, moments and opportunities. Also, the beautiful Assembly we had yesterday gave us the opportunity to think of different ways to say thank you.
So when we are thankful about something or someone we say “Thank you” and that is our first Magic Word. We usually use 3 magic words all the time, can you remember the other 2?
Your challenges for today is related to these important Magic Words, click on the sway to see them.
| Magic Words | |
| The following words can make a huge difference in our lives by using them. We use them all the time and lately we might have been using them even more. Today we will use them as much as we … | |
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The Magic of Science – Ms Maturana -Mild and Spicy
Good Morning Boys and Girls,
Today I planned some Science experiments to do at home. Since we have been learning about water there is something that makes water super interesting and magical and that is how things look like when we look at them through water.
You are going to practice this experiments first and then you can set a magic show at home. You could easily be mistaken by a magician! At the end you can explain the Science behind.
These experiments are simple and most important fun!
Do you know what refraction of light means?
In simple words, everytime we look at things through water the light in it bends and in result we see a different image.
Like this one
Does the pencil or straw looks normal? Why? Discuss.
Experiments
- Before and after you do your experiments there are a few questions you need to think first, such as:
Before: What do you think is going to happen?
-Why do you think that will happen?
After: What happened?
-Where you right or wrong?
-What do you think now?
1.Arrow and other objects Experiment
Materials
-Glass of water (not small so you can see better)
-Paper
-Marker
Steps
This experiment is very simple. First, draw an arrow near the top of the paper and one near the bottom, pointing the same direction. Second, put it behind the jar of water. Third, look right through the middle of the glass. What happens to the arrow? You can do the same with different objects from your home like: pencils, toys, other types of paper. What happens with all of them? Do you see them the same way as normal?
Science Behind
The light bends once when it traveled through the glass cup into the water, and then it bends again when it traveled out of the glass cup and into the air. As a result, the light paths cross and the image appears to be flipped horizontally (left/right).
Isn’t it great?
2. Zip Lock Bag Experiment
Materials:
-White paper
-Plasctic bag
-Marker
-Jar of water
Things change from the postition we look at them, so in this experiment you will look from above (looking at the surface) rather than in the middle of the glass. The video below will show you the steps and what happens. You can draw anything you want just make sure one drawing is white and the other has colour.
Steps
Science Behind
The same way the light bended -as we saw in the first experiment- will happen here. The difference is that we are looking from a different postition/angle, that makes the light to bend completely so it doesn’t get to our eyes. The part that we can see it is because it has not bended completely.
Isn’t is great?
Here is how it worked for me
Comment on what you did, what happened, how you felt and of course if you had fun. Can you do some magic at home now?
Ms. Maturana
Counting in Spanish
Buenos días a todos,
Today we will be counting in Spanish, I prepared a set of games that will help you to practice numbers at home on your own or with your family.
Let’s see. Continue reading Counting in Spanish
Saving Water at Home
Good Morning Boys and Girls,
Today I am going to show you some photos of things I have been doing at home to save water, can you tell me what you have been doing? You can copy the link of your sway in the comments so we can see or simply attach a photo or drawing to your comment.
| Saving Water at Home | |
| Hello Everyone! It is very nice to be writing to you all, I hope you’ve been having lovely week and kept safe. | |
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Looking forward to your answers.
Miss Maturana.
Es tiempo de Español
Buenos días a todos,
I wish you had a good start of the week. Today Martes 03 de Marzo, it is time for our Spanish activity of the week. First, I will explain your task. After that, I will do a short review of the topic (so you can remember and to help anyone who might be helping you) and then it’s your turn!
Click in here so you can see your challenge.
| Hola, ¿Cómo te llamas? | |
| Today you will be practicing a short conversation in Spanish with someone at home, or a puppet or toys which ever you think would be more fun! We have done it before so you can try at home. | |
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Hope you enjoy it.
Nos vemos (see you)
Miss Maturana
