The dark swallows will return

LEARNING PATHWAY CREATED BY THE LEARNING COMMUNITY

The dark swallows will return

Authors: C. Castillejo Valdés, H. Vitria Pujol and A. Berbel Vinuesa

Overall aims:

• Understand the basic characteristics of birds: what they are, description and type of feeding;
• Differentiate between migratory and non-migratory birds;
• Approximate the concept “migration of birds” ;
• Relate climate change to migration;
• Create a nest house for birds;
• Make known the feeding of birds: types of grain;
• Approach the concept of “proximity product”;
• Create an object to feed birds;
• Promote animal care;

Intended learning outcomes:

The child will be able to:

• Understand the basic characteristics of birds;
• Begin to understand the concept of migration;
• Relate the causes of climate change with the alteration caused by the migration of birds;
• Appreciate the parallelism between the migration of birds and people;
• Build a house-nest;
• Understand the basic characteristics of birds according to their diet;
• Begin to understand the concept of cultivation, dry land cultivation and grain;
• Learn the importance of consuming local products;
• Build a dining room for birds;

Evaluation

Initial – Initial rubric to observe previous knowledge

Ongoing – Participation rubric

Final

• Self-assessment for the dining room activity;
• Self-assessment for the activity of the nest-house;

Pathway structure

Stage I – Ecological, social and economic pillar

• Resource 1– Icarus 

Icarus

Stage II – Ecological, social and economic pillar

• Resource 2 – Daedalus

Daedalus

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