Astronomy and space science at BBC Bitesize

Astronomy and space science

This is a very interesting webpage with lots of information about space. There are five different pages. Do not forget to click on the numbers to get to all of them!!!

Star Size Comparison (YOU ARE NOT THE CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSE!)

In this video you can see how tiny our planet is and how big some stars in the Universe are.
Yes, we are not the centre of the Universe. We are just a wonderful tiny spot!!!

THE UNITED KINGDOM

In this unit we are going to study some geographical and cultural aspects of the UK. As you will see there are hundreds of interesting things. Have a look at these links and feel free to explore the amazing web from which I took them!!!

• What is the difference between UK, Britain, Great Britain (GB) and the British Isles?

• What are the National identities of the people living in Britain?

• The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland- here you will find where the U.K is, what its official name is, the countries that make it up and the name of its capital cities. 

• People and culture

• British Currency - all about money

• Houses in England - click on the pictures to learn more about them. You can also explore the links at the bottom!

• Food and drink

• Afternoon Tea and High Tea

• What to see and do in London

• Facts and Information about London

Source: Project Britain

ENERGY IS ALL AROUND US!

In this unit we are going to revise what we learnt two years ago, when we were in year 4, and we will learn a few more things. Here you have some links to those posts we used so you can catch up if you have forgotten them!

ENERGY

ENERGY SOURCES

RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

And if you click HERE you will watch a video that summarizes how we get, distribute and utilize energy. 😉

THE TUDORS

If you want to know a bit more about this period of English history just click on the links and enjoy the reading!

TEN FACTS ABOUT THE TUDORS

MEET THE WIVES OF HENRY THE VIII

FROM HENRY VIII TO TODAY - here you have a quick royal family tree from King Henry VIII to current Queen Elizabeth II

Properties of matter

Here you have this video to revise what we've been learning about properties of matter.

Enjoy it!

MAPS OF EUROPE

Here you have some maps to help you learn and locate the different countries in Europe, their capital cities and the main landforms.
Enjoy them!

European countries - listen and learn
European Capital cities - listen and learn
European Geographic Regions - listen and learn

Click on this game to check if you know where the country is after listening to its name.
European countries - game

In this game, you will listen to the capital city and will have to choose one of the countries in the provided region till you complete the continent.
European capitals by region - game

Here you will listen to the capital and will have to choose the right country among all of them!
European capitals - game

In this one, you will listen to the country and will click, in the boxes on the left, on the capital of the higlighted country.
Eurpean capitals country provided - game

Now, here you have two more maps: a tutorial and a game about rivers in Europe.
European rivers - learn
European rivers - game

I hope you enjoy them all and learn a lot!!!

If you want to have more fun, just go to the next webpage where all these maps have been taken.

SHEPPARD SOFTWARE - GEOGRAPHY

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

Here you have a game in which you have to match names and definitions about the circulatory system. Read them carefully and pay attention to the key words.

                         CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

DIGESTION

Use the next web page to revise contents about digestion. After reading the "Digestion Tutorial" you can play two games and answer the quiz to check you master the topic. Notice that, as it is American English, some words have a different spelling (esophagus/oesophagus, feces/faeces).
Have fun!

DIGESTION TUTORIAL

GAME LEVEL 1

GAME LEVEL 2

QUIZ

SPANISH POLITICAL AND PHYSICAL MAPS

Here you have some useful links to work on different Spanish maps. My tip is that you start with the easy ones and, when you master them, go on with the more difficult ones. 
I hope you have a good time playing and learning!

Comunidades autónomas de España
Provincias españolas (fácil)
Provincias españolas (normal)
Comunidades autónomas - adivinar
Provincias españolas - adivinar
Comunidades autónomas españolas - capitales

In the following maps, select first the option "mirar" and, when you've learnt it, click on "jugar". 
En los siguientes mapas, selecciona primero la opción mirar y, cuando te lo aprendas, jugar. 

Relieve de España 
Costas de España
Ríos de España (fácil)
Ríos de España (intermedio)
Ríos de España (avanzado)

You can find all these maps and many more HERE.
Enjoy them!!