DIDACTIC UNIT 13: EUREKA!

TOPIC: Science and inventions

SESSIONS: 6
COMPETENCES: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
FINAL TASK: Preparation of a biography about famous scientists. Creation of a science e-zine
OBJECTIVES
Didactic Unit Objectives
1. To produce and understand oral texts about science and healthy life
2. To produce and understand written texts about science and healthy life
3. To use the corresponding lexical and grammatical structures in order to express actions in
the past, the present and the future
4. To foster learning strategies related to identificate verbs followed by infinitive form
and/or gerund
5. To value the importance of science and some outstanding characters in science history
6. To use ICTs in order to obtain information to prepare a biography
CONTENTS
BLOCK 1: LISTENING, SPEAKING AND TALKING

Subject
Objectives
1, 2
3, 4, 5
6
7, 10
8, 9
7

BLOCK 3: LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE

- Exchange of information with other partners.

I. Linguistic knowledge
- Description in group of Science achievements
a. Grammar: Tense revision. Inf/-ing forms. Nonthroughout history.
defining forms.
- Suggestions, acceptance, rejection and agreement
b. Functions: Negotiation
negotiation.
c. Vocabulary: Science, healthy life.
d. Pronunciation: /h/ sound . Intonation for
suggesting.
II. Reflection on learning: Interest in following
examples and applying rules to other sentences.
BLOCK 2: READING AND WRITING

- Foundations for biographical composition.

-The use of the context in comprehension
processes.
- Transformation of sentences following structural

BLOCK 4: SOCIOCULTURAL ASPECTS AND

INTERCULTURAL CONSCIOUSNESS

1. Science achievements and their influence .

2. Description of outstanding characters in science
history.
3. Importance of science

EVALUATION
EVALUATION CRITERIA: At the end of the unit, students must have learnt to...
1. produce and understand oral texts about science and healthy life
2. produce and understand written texts about science and healthy life
3. use the corresponding lexical and grammatical structures in order to express actions in the past, the
present and the future
4. foster learning strategies related to identificate verbs followed by infinitive form and/or gerund
5. value the importance of science and some outstanding characters in science history
6. use ICTs in order to obtain information to prepare a biography
Initial evaluation
Formative evaluation Final evaluation Final task
EVALUATION TOOLS Warming up activities
Observation sheets,
and test
oral and written
productions
CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS: Health education, Consumer education, Sex education,
Environmental education, Moral and Civic education, Education for opportunity equality, Education for
peace
INTERDISCIPLINARY LINKS: Social science, Physics, History, Ethics