columbus voyages

UNIT 9 VOCABULARY

Nuke crisis in Japan and Chernobyl: the unseen video files

NUCLEAR POWER PLANT SIMULATOR

in the last weeks, you might have heard something about Japan´s earthquake and the subsequent nuclear accident in Fukushima Nuclear Power plant. Would you like to try the nuclear experience by yourself? press this link and avoid the meltdown! the life of many people could depend on your decisions...

NUCLEAR POWER PLANT SIMULATOR

PS: this is a very difficult game, so please, before playing read carefully all the instructions

The first city? Pre urbanism in the Neolithic period: the mysteries of Chatal Hüyuk And Skara Brae

Would you like to know more about neolitihic settlements? Chatal Hoyük is probably the most  famous neolithic site due to its early urban planning. Considered as the first city in History by many archaeologists, it hides many fascinating secrets that you should reveal. Press this link CHATAL HÜYUK and start the journey!.

On the other side, far away from Chatal Huyük, in the cold, distant Orkney Islands, next to the scottish coastline it is found Skara Brae, a small neolithic village with underground stone houses. This is not a city sensu strictu, but its architecture is amazingly sophisticated. Pressing this link you can choose between a virtual tour or some videos about different areas and structures from the site
                                                                 SKARA BRAE SITE

UNIT 7 VOCABULARY

Parietal Art and Lascaux: the Sixtine chapel of prehistoric Art

With Altamira (Spain), the parietal paintings from french cave of Lascaux, are probably the best and most important prehistoric art masterpieces. That´s why this site was called, when found, the "Sixtine chapel of Prehistoric Art".  If you are interested in knowing how did the palaeolithics paint their caves, and  what techniques and materials did they use, perhaps you should wacht these documentaries!. Here you will only watch two of the six - parts video, so if you want to watch them all, please press this link Lascaux. The Prehistory of Art

The cave lighting


Materials and techniques


would you like a virtual visit to lascaux cave?, try this awesome link: LASCAUX CAVE

Spanish Military Orders during Reconquest

If you want to know more, search on:

Spanish military orders
Military orders Castles of Spain

1st ESO: LIFE IN THE LATER PREHISTORY:

LIfe didn´t change too much during prehistory. For thousands of years, lifestyle keep the same features, so only technological innovations could change their  way of life. With this flash animation you will learn how to light a fire, make bread or, if the weather is cool, make a coat. Enjoy!

LIFE IN THE PREHISTORY

How to build an arch

We´ve just learnt a lot about medieval architecture. This animation could be useful for you to understand how did the medieval masons work, and even you can try by yourself playing the test game. Be a cathedral constructor!

BUILDING AN ARCH

UNIT 6 VOCABULARY

hunt the ancestor

would you like to become a real archeologist and carry on an  archaeological project?, try this game and you will understand much better how the archeologists work in the field

HUNT THE ANCESTOR

AL ANDALUS timeline

Sometimes, chronology could be a little confusing with so many periods and dates. Here you have a graphic idea of Al - Andalus History in a quite simple timeline

2ND ESO UNIT 5 VOCABULARY

Romanesque & Gothic architecture

HUMAN LIFE IN WORLD LANDSCAPES

The Inuit people


 

The Massai

Create yourn own medieval city

Press Here!

building an arch

Press Here

1st ESO unit 5 VOCABULARY

GLOBAL WARMING

Global Warming 101

More educational games & videos on Global Warming at NeoK12.com  

5 Degrees Warmer: Civilization Collapses

More educational games & videos on Global Warming at NeoK12.com  

2nd ESO unit 4 VOCABULARY

THE SEASONS

let´s review what causes the Seasons

Geography seasons

More educational games & videos on Seasons at NeoK12.com  

water cycle videos

would you like to remember all we have learnt about water cycle? try these videos!

THE WAR LORD

Probably, the most realistic film ever made about feudalism! Learn watching it

Overview of "war lord"

A knight in the service of a duke goes to a coastal villiage where an earlier attempt to build a defensive castle has failed. He begins to rebuild the duke's authority in the face of the barbarians at the border and is making progress until he falls in love with one of the local women.

Director:

Franklin J. Schaffner

Writers:

John Collier, Millard Kaufman

Stars:

Charlton Heston, Richard Boone and Rosemary Forsyth

Release Date:

17 November 1965 (USA) 

   

    

WAR LORD, THE MOVIE (no subtitles)

Steer the ship! what is an Island?

Time to review! try this activity

What is an island?

If you finished the activity...well done!! Now it´s time for a bit of fun

Do you remember unit 2 icebergs hazards?. Now it´s time to steer a ship from England to United States avoiding icebergs. Don´t crash and sink your ship!!

Steer the Ship

DESIGN YOUR OWN COAT OF ARMS

Try any of these two links

design your own coat of arms 1

design your own coat of arms 2

1st ESO unit 4 VOCABULARY

some videos about Middle Ages

We´ve just learned something about life in the middle Ages, so these videos could be useful to understand the unit. Watch them!

Daily life in the beginning of XIVth century


the role of serfs in the feudal society


the knights in the feudal society


Lords and Castles


religion in the Middle Ages

learning about water cycle

if you want to know more about water cycle, please press this link:
water cycle

or this:

water cycle 2

BAYEUX TAPESTRY ANIMATION

if you want to know what happened in the Norman invasion of England, try this fabulous animation movie