1º E.S.O. Historical Dioramas (Part II)

A classic topic in model making is the egyptian one. But, apart from the several versions of the Gizeh's pyramids, this year we also have a complete scribbe's desk!

This pyramid is quite interesting: because you can even open it and see its interior, with the royal chamber and the galleries...

This year we have many different options, even full scenarios. Which one do you like the most?

And, of course, another classic topic: mesopotamian zigurats!

1º E.S.O. Historical Dioramas (Part I)

Here we have a new edition of our special activity: model making - time! After the great success of last year, in this edition we have some new items. For example, prehistoric dioramas, dolmen included:

And even the terracotta warriors of Xian, from the ancient Chinese civilization!

Or the neolithic city of Çatal Hüyuck:

4º British: Garbo, the spy who saved the world

Today in class we talked about this man: Juan Pujol Garcia. He was a double agent for the British, performing so well that they nicknamed him for the enigmatic actress Greta Garbo.

The documentary film (and several books) explains the story about the brilliant, eccentric secret agent who tricked Hitler and saved D-Day. 

¿Me afectará la LOMCE el próximo curso?

Aunque las cosas aún no están demasiado claras en cuanto a normativa, temarios, horarios y demás burocracia (y eso a pesar de que la Lomce entrará en vigor el 1 de septiembre!) la Junta de Castilla y León ha hecho público este documento en Slideshare con las novedades básicas de la nueva ley educativa. 

¿A quién afecta de forma inmediata? Resumiendo:

• Para el curso 2014-2015 sólo se implantará en algunos cursos de Primaria y FP. 
• Para el curso 2015-2016 estará en vigor en toda Primaria, 1º y 3º de la E.S.O. y 1º de Bachillerato.
• Para el curso 2016-2017 estará operativa en todos los niveles, aunque la famosa "reválida" al finalizar 4º E.S.O. aún será "de prueba" y no vinculante para obtener el título.

Ánimo y mucha suerte!

4º British: World War II and the Holocaust

Two museums about the Holocaust: one in Israel (Yad Vashem) and one in the USA (Holocaust Memorial). Both are outstanding.

The one in Israel maintained by the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority. It's got a digital collection, a photo archive with thousands of photos, video lectures, and podcasts. In addition, it has a great history of the Holocaust by event. If you are studying this part of World War II, you should check it out. It could make for a great web quest.

Source: worldhistoryeducatorsblog

4º British: 85,000 free videos from British Pathe

British Pathe is now the largest archive of history on YouTube. Follow them through the 20th Century and dive into the good and the bad times of the past. Feel free to explore more than 80,000 videos and over 3,500 hours of filmed history, from 1896 to 1976.

From next week on you'll get a new playlists each Monday and Thursday, a special collection of videos that you can follow on British Pathe Youtube's channel. Get ready to travel back into the past!. 

4º British: World War in 6 minutes!

Do you remember this image? It was the beginning of a funny cartoon video done by @JohnDRuddyActor 

Now you can watch it again thanks to this youtube's link: WW I in 6 minutes. And even more! The WW II is now avaible too: WW II in 7 minutes. Enjoy!