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sábado, 18 de enero de 2014

YEAR 6


In this link you can see the different places that Michael and his family visited during the trip: 


WHAT WORLD CITIES DO YOU WANT TO VISIT?
Here you have my example:

AND...DO YOU KNOW HOW TO SURVIVE IN A DESERT ISLAND?


STOP AND THINK 

  •  The first thing you have to do is STOP AND THINK.
  •  This is the list in order, of what you should be doing in    order of priority: 
FINDING WATER
  • Finding a source of clean drinking water should be your first 
  • priority. The body can not live without water for more than 3 or 4 
  • days; however you can survive over 3 weeks without food. 
  • Sources of Water: 
    Rain Water: Use any containers you can find and set them out in order to catch any rain water that falls. You can use large leaves to help you. 

    On The Island: A good place to find water is by venturing inland. The further inland you go,the better your chances of finding a water source. 

    Solar Water Still: If there's no rainfall or fresh water on the island and you have a sheet of plastic available, then you can make a solar water still.


BUILD/FIND A SHELTER
  • Finding shelter is animportant aspect of survival. You need to find a place to rest, while protecting yourself from the elements, such as wind and rain.


BUILD A FIRE
  • Building a fire not only keeps you warm, but it will help to signal any rescue planes that are flying overhead.
FINDING FOOD

  • Your best source of food will most likely be the fish in the shallow areas
    surrounding the beach. 
    Move slowly as to not startle them, and when the fish stops and settles 
    in one spot, quickly extend your arm and throw the spear, aiming for the fish's head.


BEWARE PREDATORS
  • Stay alert to any animals that might be 
  • stalking you.
  •  And f
  • or protection, fashion a spear and knife from any 
  • branches that you find lying around.


GETTING RESCUED
  • Use fire or create a SOS message in the sand.To do this, simply find large tree branches to spell the letters SOS, so that it can be seen from aircraft flying overhead.

TRAVELING/RESTING
  • Always work during the day, when it's light out so you can see.Use 
  • the night as a time to rest and recover your energy.
  • If you're plan is to leave the island on your own, then you'll need to create a raft.The two things you will need to create a raft are logs and vine.

viernes, 17 de enero de 2014

SEA TURTLES





Sea turtles are one of the Earth's most ancient creatures. The seven species that can be found today have been around for 110 million years.

  • The sea turtle's shell or "carapace" is streamlined for swimming through the water. Unlike other turtles, sea turtles cannot retract their legs and head into their shells. 
  • Their color varies between yellow, greenish and black depending on the species.
  • Sea turtles subsist on a diet of jellyfish.
  • They are found in all warm and temperate waters, they spend most of their lives in the water.
  • Sea turtles will return to the same nesting grounds at which they were born. 
  • When females come to the shore they dig out a nest in the ground with their back flippers, bury their clutch of eggs and return to the ocean. After hatching, the young may take as long as a week to dig themselves out of the nest. 
  • They emerge at night, and move toward the ocean. 
  • During this way, they are a source of food for crabs, birds, and other marine animals. 
  • Also, the artificial lighting coming from beachside communities confuses turtles making them more vulnerable to predators.
In this video they can see the turtles, hatching and going to the sea:





TYPES OF SEA TURTLES
























A TURTLE TALE
Once upon a time, a sea turtle, called Bonnie, traveled over 1,000 
miles, her aim was not to fail.
She was headed to a southern beach, the same one on which she 
hatched. She finally arrived and started her trek, a trek that dared to 
be matched.
She was tired and worn from her long ocean swim, yet she pulled 
herself up on the shore. She scooped out a nest in the soft sandy, 
beach, knowing exactly what was in store.
She laid 100 eggs in that coastal nest, and covered them all up with 
sand. She returned to the sea that very same night, leaving her 
hidden eggs up on the land.
Then two months later something amazing happened - hatchlings 
emerged from the nest! They scrambled about trying to get to the 
ocean, their instincts just wouldn't rest.
Their journey, however, had just begun, the light of the moon was the
key. Across the wide beach they must race for the waves, to begin 
their life in the sea.



• Now, help the baby turtles, using the maze below, and try to 
find the way to the ocean. But be careful...you never know 
what's going to cross your path! And also avoid the dangers!


MAKE YOUR OWN TURTLE!
1. Choose a turtle type to color, either a sea turtle or a box turtle.
2. Take a paper plate and the turtle sheet.
3. Color the turtle sheet and plate bottom to resemble a real turtle and its shell.
4. Carefully cut out the turtle parts. One head (H), a left front leg (LF), a right front leg (RF), a left rear leg (LR), a right rear leg (RR) and a tail (T).
5. Place the area of the turtle cut out pieces behind the dotted line under the paper plate. Using glue or a stapler, attach the turtle cut out pieces in their appropriate places.