Year 4.- Work and jobs

The world of work from jesuk2001


Have a look and find out the questions.-

Work in your area. Look at Navia´s and Villayon´s diagrams on page 5 of this document.

Work in Asturias

Evolution of economic sectors in Spain

1.- Jobs. Have a look at the map and the graphs and compare the number of jobs in these municipalities: Villayón and Navia.

1.1. Write sentences.- The number of the primary sector jobs is smaller/bigger in ...

1.2 Why are they different? Circle.

There three big factories in Navia a paper factory, a milk factory and a boat manufacturing business and many retail businesses.

There are a lot of factories in Villayón.

There are many shops and retail businesses in Villayón.

Many people in Navia are cattle farmers, crop farmers and fishermen.

Many people in Villayón are cattle farmers, crop farmers and fishermen.

There are many shops and retail businesses in Navia.

There are some family businesses in Villayón: a bus business, a cattle food business.

1.3 Draw a portion graph about Puerto de Vega and write sentences as in 1.1 and 1.2. (notebook).

2.- Types of work in Asturias.- Draw the diagram and write the key in English. Pay attention to the four colours and the three different work sectors.

2.2 Number of adults working in the Tertiary Sector? ........... And the Primary?.......... Why?

3.- Evolution of jobs in Spain. 

What sector was bigger in the past?.................

What sector is bigger today? ........................

 IMPORTANT FOOD PRODUCTION PROCESSES
 IN ASTURIAS

1.- Have a look at this map.
2.- Draw and write a new one for one of our products: cheese; yoghourts; cider; sausages; knifes from Taramundi; jet and silver gems; canned products (tuna; beans, etc)

Trangram transport!

                
Can you make one?

Step 1.- Cut out the pieces...carefully!!

Step 2.- Explore

Step 3.- Make you own transport

Step 4.- Glue and stick the different pieces in the shape of......guessing game for the rest of the class

Step 5.- Draw the name of you transport.

No ideas...have a look for inspiration!!

Year 4.- Transport

Watch this video

 




GOODS and SERVICES

Imagine......

 group a.- you are on Holiday and you wan to travel to Europe? What are the best possibilities?

 group b.- you want to transport tons of cheese or paper from the factories in your municipality to Europe? What are the best possibilities?

Enter this link, this one and see the information about transport in Asturias. Have a look at this other link so you can use the words in English.
Links in Spanish

Now decide and draw a spider diagram... you destination is Europe (people) or (goods: milk). You go out from Puerto de Vega.

And...what about the past? 

Year 4.- Our S.T E.M. project

And this was the process.





We are learning about settlements in Geography and we are learning about the different buildings you can see in cities, towns or villages.
This is a Science, Technology, Engineering, Math activity to do in the Art class.
We are going to experiment balance; flexibility and strenght of the materials; weight...and try to build any possible building or construction.



Step 1.- Look at this photo for inspiration.

El Atomium en restauración, Bruselas. (Banco recursos INTEF. Imagen dePepe Torres) 

Step 2.- Our challenge.- We are going to create a 3 D shape.

We are making 3 D shapes using toothpicks and plasticine balls.
Our challenge is to do it without breaking the toothpicks.

Year 4.- Places and people

Let´s compare the population of the world and the population of Asturias.

1.- Clic here 

2.- Answer
- Is the population of Asturias increasing or decreasing?
- What is the date of the last census of Asturias?
- Reasons? Emigration, small  number of births, small number of deaths, big number of births, small number of deaths, immigration?

3.- Wacth this video.


This vídeo with subtitles


4.- Answer
- Is the population of the world increasing or decreasing?
- Write increase or decrease and the place according to the time in history:
Black death (an illness)-
European exploration (Cristobal Colón)-
Modern medicine-



5.- Look at this info. What type of migration is there in Asturias?
- from rural areas to urban places?
- from urban areas to rural places?



MORE INFO



6.- Think….What about the population of the world in the future? Circle.

The population of the world is growing slow / fast.

Our planet´s size is bigger / smaller / the same (= ).

There is /there is not a problem in the future.

We don´t have  / have to be careful with food, energy and water.

Urban or rural life?

A quizz of settlements

Online dictionary

Year 4.- Outdoor learning.- A very special walk

Shall we go for a tour in Oviedo? (^_^) Oviedo is an open air museum with a lot of sculptures.

Let´s get ready....

1.- Some inspiration.




2.- Use these links to find out information

Clic ⇒  Oviedo I
             Oviedo II
                   Oviedo III
                 

3.-Hands on...clic on the numbers!!



Map from  Guide Asturias: GEOLOCALÍZATE AND DISCOVER THE BEST TO YOUR AROUND!!

4.- Write down the information.

5.- Get ready for the walk!! 🚶🚶🚶

Year 4.- I am thankful for.... Project

The project
Another example