Water in everyday lifeJanuary 2015BulgariaTechnical College of Transportantions and Constructions Iasi, ROMANIA

Lesson title: Water in everyday lifeLesson Objectives:Development of voluntary attention, logical thinking, spirit of observation and interest in investigationGrowing interest and love for the environmentIdentify water sources based on observation of pictures and reading of informative texts

Theoretical notions presented throughout the lesson:Water of the Earth's surface Water and the human bodyClassification of different types of "water, such as: drinking water, industrial water, pure water / distilled water, water of crystallization, heavy water, oxigenated water, ammonia water, bromine water, water chlorine, aqua regia, hard water

Activities description:Students divided into groups choose a descriptive name for each team and they make notes using sheets of paper to describe the various uses of water in everyday life.

Students present to colleagues information gathered within each group, they make interesting additions to things stated by the representative of each group.Resources:Sheets of paper, crayons, laptop, blackboard, chalk.Tasks for students:Work in a team, make drawings, present their knowledge to other colleagues.

Danube geographical characterizationSubject: GeographyTarget group: 6th grade pupilsLesson objectives: To identify on a map the main rivers of EuropeTo adequately use geographical terminologyTo explain the relationships between landforms, climate and hydrographic elements;To select useful information in explaining proposed geographical situations

Theoretical notionsuse of scientific and specific terminology (concepts, definitions) for the presentation of relevant information;Identification of succession of natural phenomena and processes; sesizarea unor succesiuni de fenomene i procese naturale;reading and interpreting graphs and cartographic information;Methods used: Cube method, team work, description, conversation

Cube methodThe teacher shows the students a cube whose faces are marked with various tasks, which consist in fact in the stages of the lesson:Presentation of spring and mouth of the Danube and their features;Characteristics of the upper Danube;Characteristics of the middle course of the Danube;Characteristics of the lower Danube;Countries and capitals along the Danube;The importance of the Danube;

Students are divided into 6 groups and each group designates a representative by "dice" method, who receives a task that will be solved with the manual.At the end, each team will appoint a rapporteur who will present the outcome of team

Pascals contributions in sciencePascaline one of the first mechanical calculatorsPascals triangle (Pascals theoreme) Fundamental law of hydrostatics law of Pascal

Description of activities:Identify materials that include data on the discoveries of Blaise Pascal;Selection of materials upon an imposed plan;Making reports to present the important findings of Pascal;Making Powerpoint materials based on reports upon the discoveries of Pascal

Water CVAim of the activity:Introducing students to the Europass CV format by creating a CV of water from its uses in everyday life.

Type of activity: extracurricular

DescriptionStudents were presented the European format CV and rules to be followed to achieve thisIt was stated the importance of achieving a good CV and which are the most common mistakes that usually appear in a CVAt the end of the activity students receive the task to compose a CV of waterAt the next meeting the students presented the materials they made

Water journeyLesson objectives:list the use of water in the vegetable, animal and human world;explain the need of water in daily activitiesTasks for children: Students completed crosswords, filled in a cluster that has the word WATER in the center and watched a documentary about water

Water in everyday lifeLesson Objectives:presentation of the importance of waterdetermining the consequences of decreasing the quantity of drinking waterestablishing reasons to support the importance of water in human life

Theoretical notions:drinking watercondensationevaporationsolidificationgreenhouse effect Methods: heuristic conversationcompleting crosswordsdidactic games