Powerpoint Intercambio Ammonites dentro del Proyecto Comenius, versión inglés. This project is the result from the joint association between the José Marín Secondary School in Velez Rubio (Almería, Spain) and Willibald-Gymnasium High School in the Bavarian town of Eichstätt (Germany). Besides, this is a consequence of the town-twinning between these two European towns, which has allowed teachers of both educational centres to share their interest in organizing a school exchange.

1. European Students United for
the Geological Heritage
Bilateral COMENIUS School
Partnership Project

2. Last year, 2012-2013 began the COMENIUS project among the IES José
Marín and the Gymnasium Willibald of Eichstätt in Bavaria
Our hosts we met in June with our 11 day visit to Germany. Our goal was to meet and exchange
knowledge on the heritage in General and the geological survey in particular. In the image, in the
paleontological museum of Eichstätt

3. Our Institute "José Marín" is in the region of Los Vélez, in
the province of Almería, Autonomous Community of
Andalusia, Spain and Europe

4. In Los Vélez are cave paintings that are a symbol of the province,
as the Indalo or sorcerer, is the case of the cave of the signs or the
Cave of Ambrosio.La region consists of the following villages:
Vélez Rubio, Vélez Blanco, María and Chirivel
In the region, lies the Natural Park of Sierra María -
Los Vélez, located in the northern part of the
province of Almeria, close to the neighboring
provinces of Granada and Murcia

5. The Region of Los Vélez is of rural vocation

6. Vélez Rubio is the administrative center of the region. It has an area of 282
square kilometers and 7.071 inhabitants approximately. Its heritage is
enriched archaeological sites and remains of civilizations, as well as the Arab
fortress of El Castellón Hill and the Church of the Incarnation

7. At more than 1.000 meters, Vélez-Blanco, is a
mount Maimón skirt. It highlights the castle
which belonged to the Marquis of the Vélez

8. María is a village of about 1.000 inhabitants, which is 1.200
meters above sea level. It is part of the Natural Park. The
winters are cold and snowy; Summers are warm and short

9. Chirivel has an area of 197 square
kilometers and 1.811 inhabitants
approximately. He is the archaeological site
of El Villar, which owns parts of Roman
origin: columns and capitals.

10. The counter is a district of the municipality of Chirivel, where
notably the Museum of Esparto, unique in Europe and the
Church of San Antonio of Padua
Topares is a district of the
municipality of Vélez-Blanco
Cañadas de Canepla is village of Maria. An
environment worthy of Kings in microclimate,
temperature, nature, birds, endemic species and close
the first man of Western Europe remains ORCE man.

11. GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE OF
ANDALUSIA (I)
Sierra Nevada ski
resort
Formation of the Baetic Mountains

12. 1st STAGE
(250 millions of years ago)
RIFT CONTINENTAL
The Pangea is divided into
different continents by hot
spots
2nd STAGE
Generates the ridge
between Iberia and
África appears the
Tethys Sea. Appear
the ammonites
3rd STAGE
(65 millions of years ago)
The Tethys Sea begins to
close and subduction
occurs. Appear the corals

13. 4th STAGE
COLLISION of CONTINENTS
Disappears the Tethys Sea collision and
there is the collision which gives rise to the
mountains of the Baetic Mountains (Alpine
Orogeny)
5th STAGE
Begins the phase of Rift in the Cabo de Gata
area by a hot spot again. The Mediterranean
expands

14. María mountain
Ammonites found in María
Mountain, Natural Park Sierra
María - Los Vélez mountain. Age
between 250 and 65 million
years
Ammonites found in the
Naturpark Altmühltal. Age
between 250 and 65 million
years

15. Hill of the Castellón
Nummulite fossil approximate age:
30 million years

16. The Filabres mountain
Macael white marble quarries

17. Sierra Nevada
Relief glacier

18. GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE OF
ANDALUSIA (II)
Inside Mountains Basins

19. basin of Almanzora
Located in the middle of the
province of Almeria, where it
passes the river Almanzora

20. On the walls of the basin of the river you can see strata
where you see lots of fossils, such as shells, ostraeas,
coral, sea urchins, teeth shark, etc. This indicates that
previously this area was under the sea and that it was a
likely place for the formation of corals

21. Basin of Sorbas
Karst of Gypsum

22. It is a complex of caves, canyons, dolines, geodes, and other karst
phenomena, excavated by the Río Aguas in a deposit of gypsum to the
South of the town of Sorbas in Almeria. It has an area of 12 square
kilometers with more than 1,000 cavities excavated with number of galleries
filled with stalactites and stalagmites.

23. It is one of the karst evaporitic most important in the
world. The network of underground caves extends tens o
kilometers under the desert of gypsum. It was declared a
nature reserve by the Junta de Andalucía in 1989

24. Volcanoes of Cabo de Gata
Magmatic rocks of Cabo de Gata are volcanic character. Makes 15 to
9 million years started the magmatic activity in the Alboran Sea and
corals, marine sediments, volcanic funds occurs. Later, about 8
million years ago, produced a second volcanic cycle

25. Some volcanic buildings emerge, giving rise to air eruptions. It occurs in
the Tertiary Age, when it begins the opening of the Mediterranean Sea.
The original relief forms have practically disappeared, although we can
find remains of basaltic columns.

26. GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE OF
ANDALUSIA (III)
The Karstic Landscape

27. The Torcal of Antequera
It is a Natural area of 1,171 acres. It is located in Antequera, in the province of Malaga. It is
known for the whimsical shapes different erosive agents have shaped in its limestone,
constitute an outstanding example of karst landscape

28. This aquifer covers an area of 200 square kilometers, all the Parque
Natural of Sierra Maria to Orce. It supplies water to Vélez-Blanco and
Vélez-Rubio, both domestic consumption and irrigation
Sierra de María and Maimon aquifer

29. karstic phenomena in los Vélez
This cave is located in the town of María and is one of the largest in
the province, contains columns, stalactites and stalagmites
Cave of the Gitana

30. Sinkhole of Roquez
This sinkhole is located in the town of
Chirivel. It contains some of the best
formations of a karst landscape in the
province. Currently its genesis is
complete, since it is completely dry

31. GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE OF ANDALUSIA (IV)
Structural Relief
It is one of the most significant geological
accidents of all Andalusia. It is source of
earthquakes in the Spanish front
Presents a leap that marks
differences in the terrain
around 25 meters.Extends 15
km long.
The Fault of Nigüelas. Granada

32. The Peat bog of Padul
Wetlands and peatlands of the Padul are a
natural space within the Natural Park of Sierra
Nevada in Granada province. The set of ponds
and bogs is an area of 327 hectares

33. In the year 1943 began work of
exploitation of peat (coal) and remains
of mammoths

34. PREHISTORIC AND HISTORIC HERITAGE OF
ANDALUSIA AND LOS VÉLEZ
The Cueva de Ambrosio
Painting of horse with 18,000
years old

35. The cave Natural Monument of Ambrose
opens onto a cliff of almost 100 m in height
in Velez Blanco. It's one of the most
important Paleolithic sites in the Southeast
Spanish with paintings of 18,000 years old

36. Cave of The Letreros
The cave of The Letreros is in the municipality of
Vélez-Blanco. Its dimensions are 25 feet wide by about
6 of depth and an altitude that ranges in the central
area between 8 and 10 meters.

37. It contains a number of figures
dating around 5000 BC. Among
them is the "El BRUJO"

38. DOLMENS
Dolmen of Menga.
Antequera. Malaga.

39. Its attributed function is the collective grave. They were built during
the final Neolithic and the Chalcolithic. A consistent megalithic
construction, usually in several slabs wedged in the ground in a
vertical position and a cover slab supported on them in a horizontal
position. The Group makes up a camera.
Dolmen de Menga. Antequera

40. The Dolmen de Viera (Antequera. Malaga), belongs to the category of Chamber
and corridor, showing a long corridor.

41. The Park Magalitico de Gorafe (Granada), is an area with more than 190
dolmens, prehistoric vestiges dating from the end of the Neolithic age to
the bronze age. These megalithic tombs (dolmens) constitute one of the
funeral of greater importance in Europe. Surrounded by an extraordinary
landscape called Bad Lands.

42. Roman villa of del Villar. Chirivel
It is a Roman villa of the first century After Christ. Located at the foot of
the Via Augusta, that interesting geometric pavements have been found:
Ceramic vessels and remains of a furnace

43. And two pieces of high time marble imperial: the first, the left
foot of a belonging to a male figure sculpture,. And the second
is a figure representing the God Dionysus.

44. The Alhambra in Granada
The Alhambra is a palatal Andalusian town located in Granada.

45. It is a palatial complex rich and fortress that
housed the monarch and the Court of the
Nasrid Kingdom in the period of Arab rule in
Spain

46. The Castellón is one of the mountains surrounding in Velez Rubio. At the top
are the ruins of the first Velez Rubio, Muslim watch alcazaba at the Hamar
(Velez red)
The Castellón

47. The Citadel of the Castellón is Muslim
period (711-1492)

48. The Hill of the Jewish Muslim necropolis
It is located in Velez Blanco. It is a Muslim cemetery,
characterized by narrow graves where the bodies were buried
facing toward Mecca

49. Velez Blanco Castle
He was ordered to be built in 1506 by
don Pedro Fajardo, Marquis of the
Vélez

50. Its construction finished in 1515. The Castle
combines Gothic and Renaissance styles

51. In 1905 the courtyard of the castle was sold and is
currently at the Metropolitan Museum of New York,
assembled as you can see in the image

52. Seen from anywhere inside or
outside of the village of Velez
Rubio, it was built between 1753
and 1768. Built by the Marquis
of los Vélez X after the
earthquake of 1751, who ruined
the original church of San
Pedro. The cover with a real
decorative repertoire of the era,
highlighting the coat of arms of
the House and the
Annunciation on top. Religious
building more characteristic,
spectacular and valuable
Almeria baroque of the 18th
century. Historical monument
of national character since 1981.
Church of the Incarnation

53. Doors of Lorca and Church of the Incarnation

54. MANSIONS OF VÉLEZ RUBIO
They are Baroque and modernist style. The highlight of these houses and public
buildings are facades painted in colors and their many decorative elements. The
interiors are also decorated with paintings
Old Royal Hospital,
now a museum. Civil
Baroque

55. Art Nouveau mansion with murals

56. Vélez Rubio Health Center
The young architectural firm design new
health center and the day nursery of Velez
Rubio. The idea is inspired by the weathering
of rocks of Maimon, important to connect
with the people and the environment.

57. New Municipal nursery

58. THE INSTITUTE OF EDUCACTION
SECONDARY JOSÉ MARÍN
The Institute of secondary education Jose Marin is located in the
Almeriense municipality of Velez Rubio, he has 60 years of antiquity. It is
the only school in the region of Los Vélez which is taught completely
compulsory secondary education, secondary education and various
training courses.

59. The IES Jose Marin was founded in 1954. It owes its name to the illustrious velezano D. José Marín, orphan and poor
before that wealthy philanthropist. In August 1958 26.905 square meters were purchased for an amount of 403.375
pesetas and 3.942.418 pesetas were more invested in construction and preparation of a field of agricultural practices

60. The center currently has more than 600 students, mostly from Velez Rubio,
region de los Vélez and environment. Boys and girls are picked up by the bus of
the towns Topares, Cañadas of Canepla, María, Vélez-Blanco, Chirivel, El
Contador, Las Vertientes, Los Cerricos, Los Gatos, Fuente Grande, the
Asensios...

61. In the Center are taught the teachings of teaching departments: philosophy, biology
and geology, classical, Spanish language and literature, geography and history,
mathematics, physics and chemistry, languages, artistic, orientation, technology,
administration, training and labour orientation, management of natural resources,
extracurricular and training, assessment and innovation activities

62. In our Center are carried out numerous activities in
which a large number of students participating each
year and contribute their grain of sand

63. These activities can be:
Mathematical Olympiad (regional level)
Christmas postcard contest
Biology and geology by Andalusia Eastern tour
Contest of photography of equal gender
League of recesses (football)
The 4th study ESO tour
Exchange school contest with Germany

64. And ended with a video that took place a few years ago in our
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fGiA48JzUE
WELCOME TO SPAIN and JOSÉ MARÍN IES!!