Project of Social Studies where students work on the topic of lighthouses (celebrating 2015 International Year of Light) to know about interesting facts and some technical information on these special sea lights.

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Title : LIGHTHOUSES – 2015 INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF LIGHT
Subject : SOCIAL STUDIES
Level : 3rd ESO
Link:
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Learning Objectives :
. To have access to interesting cultural information while celebrating 2015 International
Year of Light.
. To do research while looking for information.
. To summarize and synthesize information to fill in a worksheet.
. To use digital resources to present the worksheets.
. To apply the vocabulary learnt to produce written texts: infographics, essays, short stories,
etc.
Prior knowledge :
. Activities on International Day of European Languages or Mother Tongue.
. Activities in Technology: observing how light reflects in a kaleidoscope.
. Activities in Geography: maps, location, relief, etc.
. Text organization when writing.
. Using language as an instrument (they can do activities in any language present in our
school)
Competences developed:
. Communicative and linguistic: practice of the English language while watching the
presentation and videos, searching for information in the Internet, writing and filling in the
information, etc.
. Learn to learn: doing research at home.
. Digital: using the Internet and several webs to find the information, create the QR code, etc.
. Artistic: production of infographics.
Evaluation Criteria. Rubric
CRITERIA INDICATORS
4 3 2 1
Understanding
information in
You can easily
remember and
discuss the
You can remember
and discuss most of
the information in
You remember and
discuss some of
the information in
You can easily
remember and
discuss very little of

2. ATTACHED DOCUMENTS
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and videos
Looking for
information to
fill in the
worksheet
You can choose
just the right and
more complete
information to fill
in the worksheet
You can mostly
choose the right
information to fill in
the worksheet
You can choose
some of the right
information to fill
in the worksheet
You can choose
very little of the
right information to
fill in the worksheet
Good use of
digital
resources to
include QR
code
You use digital
resources in a
correct way
You use digital
resources quite in a
correct way
You use digital
resources in a
correct way only in
some parts
You use digital
resources in an
incorrect way
Using and
relating
vocabulary
correctly to
produce
infographics
You learnt and
applied correctly
all the new
vocabulary
You learnt and
applied correctly
most of the new
vocabulary
You learnt and
applied correctly
some of the new
vocabulary
You learnt and
applied correctly
very little of the new
vocabulary
Applying
information to
produce
writing
You always pay
attention to
spelling, text
organization,
grammar,
vocabulary and
punctuation.
You not always pay
attention to spelling,
text organization,
grammar, vocabulary
and punctuation.
You sometimes
pay attention to
spelling, text
organization,
grammar,
vocabulary and
punctuation.
You never pay
attention to
spelling, text
organization,
grammar,
vocabulary and
punctuation.

3. WORKSHEET TEMPLATE:
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PHOTO QR - CODE
Lighthouse’s
name
Location
Structure
Working
Links
Curiosities

4. LIGHTHOUSE WORKSHEET:
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Lighthouse’s
name
La Torre de Hércules
Location A Coruña, Galicia
Structure Square tower
Working Guided tours
Links http://www.torredeherculesacoruna.com/index.php?s=11&i=53
Virtual visit
Curiosities It is 57 meters tall and it is situated on a hill. It was built in 1st
century. It is the only Roman lighthouse, which is very exceptional. It
is the most ancient lighthouse around the world which is still working.

5. DIFFERENT EXAMPLES OF INFOGRAPHICS (PARTS IN A LIGHTHOUSE):
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9. LOCATION OF LIGHTHOUSES IN EUROPE (GOOGLE MAPS)
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10. PHOTOGRAPHS OF STUDENTS WHILE WORKING ON THE PROJECT:
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11. PRESENTATION OF THE FIRST RESULTS AT SCHOOL:
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12. (It is also published in Pinterest)
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