The city as an open system

Website that compares urban areas with human systems. Cities are described as open systems with inputs, or resources to be consumed (food, water, etc.), and outputs, or products generated (waste, air…

The trade chain: from the producer to the consumer

This interactive activity enables students to review the processes involved in the trade chain, from the producer to the consumer.

The cardinal directions

Short video to introduce the main cardinal directions: north, south, east and west. We can see an example which illustrate the use of cardinal directions to find a place in the globe. Duration: 1.14 minutes.

FUNCIONES LOGARITMICAS

Neolithic revolution: food storage

Video of the Dhra excavations in Jordan, which shows the importance of storing grain in the first neolithic settlements. It is an excellent resource for work on the origins of neolithic settlement:…

High-speed trains

A six-minute video about high-speed rail projects around the world.

My five senses

Interactive on-line multimedia game where students have to complete some sentences about the functions of the five senses: touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste.

Solar System: the planets

Video that explains the general characteristics of the planets in the Solar System: colour, size, distance from the Sun, etc. This video was released before 2006 and therefore still includes Pluto on the list.

Map skills: using maps

This short video can be used to introduce the use of maps. It emphasizes the value of combining information from elevation, transportation, and physical feature maps and natural resource maps. It also…

Weather systems: Isobars and fronts

Bitesize BBC webpage on weather systems which can be used to review concepts related to atmospheric pressure: isobars, warm fronts, cold fronts, etc.