This document outlines the course details for Social Sciences 1 taught by Isabel Aguña during the 2015-2016 school year. Students will study physical geography, prehistory, and ancient history. Content will be taught 50% in English and 50% in Spanish. As an ongoing project, students must complete physical maps of the continents to build a mini-atlas. Assessment includes exams, projects, notebooks, attitude, and potential remedial exams. Students are provided with contact information for the teacher.

1. GUARDO HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCES1 ESO
SCHOOL YEAR 2015-2016 TEACHER: Isabel Aguña
WELCOME TO SOCIAL SCIENCES 1!
Contents Social Science
This year you will study Physical Geography, Prehistory and Ancient History.
Contents in every unit will be explained in English (50%) and in Spanish (50%).
Year-long project:
 As an ongoing project for the first term, you must make your own mini-atlas by completing blank
physical maps of the different continents. You must hand it in to your teacher according to the
following chart. At the end of the term later you will take a test about what you learnt.
Content Deliver activities Test
First Term Physical Worldmap At the end of the week. At the end of the term
Physical Spain At the end of the week. At the end of the term
Physical Europe At the end of the week. At the end of the term
Physical Africa At the end of the week. At the end of the term
Physical Asia At the end of the week. At the end of the term
Physical America At the end of the week. At the end of the term
Physical Oceania At the end of the week. At the end of the term
RiversSpainandEurope At the end of the week. At the end of the term
RiversAmerica At the end of the week. At the end of the term
RiversAfrica At the end of the week. At the end of the term
RiversAsiaandOceania At the end of the week. At the end of the term
 You will be given instructions for the Second Term and for the Third Term throughout the year.

2. GUARDO HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCES1 ESO
SCHOOL YEAR 2015-2016 TEACHER: Isabel Aguña
Type of Assesment
 Exams: 60%
o 50% of the exam will be in English
o 50% of the exam will be in Spanish
 Projects1
and activities2
: 20%
 Notebook and worksheets: 15%
 Attitude: 5%
o (Bad – 0p; Medium – 0.25p; High: 0.5p)
o (Care over work, enthusiasm in class, group work
collaboration,doinghomework ontime,askingquestions
to understandconcepts,takingnoteswhile the teacher´s
explanation, etc.).
 Final score:
o You must obtain more than 3.5 points in your exams to
average your examination marks.
o You must obtain 5 points in your examination marks in
order to calculate an average with the results of your
projects and your attitude to the subject.
 Remedial exam:
o If the average of your examination marks is below 5
points, you must retake a single exam based on the
contents of the term.
o If you pass your remedial exam, it will be averaged with
the results of your projects and your attitude to the
subject.
 Penalties
You´ll obtain a negative point in
case:
o Your behavior is
inappropriate.
o You forgot your
homework.
o You don´t deliver your
projects on time.
o Anyotherwrong actions
that can happen during
the lesson.
If you get a negative point, you
will lose -0.15 points in the final
score at the end of the term.
You cannot regain that point.
Social Sciences teacher
o E-mail: miaguna@educa.jcyl.es
o Blog: www.profesora-isabel.blogspot.com
1 Year-long Project.
2 Short activities madein class or athome.