Breathing Tips for Running ...

A Science Question

A gas law question


The Students of Physic and Chemistry of 3º ESO have an exercise of Unit two.

First, they must visit the web http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/aboyle.html
and they must find the answers to the following questions:

1- What gases properties are studied in this experiment?
2- What did Boyle observe?
3- Explain this relationship.

Then they must write the solution in the blog. We will check it and decide which the best answer is.

Good luck!

The Science Teachers

Training methods ...

Training sessions...

Training is not about running for as long as possible, or lifting the heaviest weights you can. There is much more to it than that.

Always WARM UP FIRST and COOL DOWN AFTERWARDS.

Warm up: gradually gets your body ready for the training.
1.- increases the temperature of the body, and increases blood flow to the muscles.
2.- Stretches the muscles, moves the joints and increases the range of movement, so you are ready for the work and less likely to injure yourself.
3.- Concentrates the mind on the training.

Cool-down: gets your body back to normal.
1.- Helps replace the oxygen debt in your muscles, and so gets rid of any lactic acid, which could cause stiffness later.
2.- Gets rid of the extra blood in your muscles, and so stops it pooling in your veins. Blood pooling can make you feel dizzy and weak if you stop exercising suddenly.


S P O R :THE FOUR PRINCIPLES OF TRAINING.-

S: SPECIFICITY: every person will need a different training program; we are all different and we all do different things.
1.- train the right parts of the body.
2.-train to the right level.

P: PROGRESSION: steadily increase the amount of training that is done, but only when the body has adapted to the previous training.

O: OVERLOAD: you have got to make your body work harder than it normally would. You have got to push yourself beyond the training threshold. It is the only way to get fitter. You can overload by increasing any of these three:
1.- frequency of training (e.g. training more often)
2.-Intensity of training (e.g. lifting heavier weights)
3.-Duration of training (e.g.training for 5 minutes longer each session)

R: REVERSIBILITY: your fitness level changes all the time, and it will go down if you stop training.


At the begining, you must ask these questions:

1.-What exercises do you like?


2.-How fit are you now?


3.-What sport do you play?



4.-Do you have any injuries?


5.-Do you have any health problems?


6.-Do you live near any sport facilities?

7.-Why do you want to get fitter?







Programmes can be planned using “F I T T “:

F: FRECUENCY of activity, how often you should exercise, E.g. If you just want to stay healthy you should exercise for at least 20 minutes twice a week. If you do a hard workout you should give your body at least 24 hours rest before you exercise again.

I: INTENSITY of activity, how hard you should exercise. E.g.If you wanted to lose weight you should raise your heart rate to about 75% of your maximum safe heart rate for 20 minutes or over (max heart rate is about 220 minus your age in years). The level of intensity at which training improves physical fitness is called the training threshold.

T: TIME of activity, how long you should exercise. Aerobic training sessions tend to last for 20 minutes or longer. Strength training sessions are generally shorter and less sustained.

I: TYPE of activity, what exercises you should use. It can be good to vary training sessions to stop you tiring of the same old workout.
Climatic conditions can also affect the type of exercise, e.g. they can make training for some sport difficult in winter. One solution is to travel abroad for warm weather or altitude training.



TRAINING METHODS.-


1.-Weight training:
improves muscle strength and tone

-Isometric training: muscles contract, but there is no movement. Muscles gain most strength at the angle used in exercise
.EXAMPLE: THE WALL SIT. Sit with your back to the wall and your knees bent at 90º and hold it.

-Isotonic training muscles contract and shorten producing movement.
EXAMPLE: PULL UP. Hang from a bar and then pull yourself up until your head is over it.

2.- Endurance training (aerobic resistent )


-Circuit training :uses lots of different exercises .
Each circuit has between 8 and 15 stations in it. At each station you do a specific exercise for a set amount of time before moving onto the next station. You´re allowed a short rest between stations.


OVERLOAD is achieved by doing more repetitions at each station, by completing the circuit more quickly, resting less between stations, or by repeating the circuit.

-Continuous training: means no resting.
It involves exercising at a constant rate doing activities like running or cycling. It usually means exercising at 60-90 % VO- max. for an hour or more.



OVERLOAD is achieved by increasing the duration, distance, speed, or frequency of training.

-Fartlek training: is all about changes of speed.
It can be made easy or hard to suit your fitness. Fartlek training can be adapted to fit any continuous exercise (e.g. running, cycling, swimming, rowing..). It involves changes in intensity and type of exercise without stopping. .For example, part of a fartlek run could be to sprint for 10 seconds, then jog for 20 seconds (repeated for 4 minutes), followed by long-stride running for 2 minutes.


OVERLOAD is achieved by increasing the times or speeds of each bit, or the terrain difficulty (e.g. running uphill)

-Interval training: uses fixed patterns of exercises.
Fixed patterns of fast and slow exercise are used in interval training. Each repetition of a pattern is called a “rep” (repetition), and you have got to finish a “set” (group of reps) before a rest.


OVERLOAD is achieved by increasing the reps or sets, or by spending less time resting between sets.

ASK THE QUESTIONS:


1. The F.I.T.T principle is an important principle of training. Susanne is a hockey player and she has been applying the F.I.T.T principle to her Personal Exercise Programme.

a. Complete the following statements about the F.I.T.T principle by filling in the missing words.

i) F stands for _____________ and means how often you train.
ii) Intensity refers to how ___________you work when training.
iii) T refers to________ and means how long each training session lasts.
iv) Type means what______________you should use.


b. The following statements explain how Susanne has applied the F.I.T.T principle to her training. Complete each statement.

i) Instead of training once a week, she now trains________ times a week.
ii) Instead of working at 50% of her maximum she now works at _______
iii) Instead of working for 30 minutes per session, she now works for_____ minutes.



2. Ali plays badminton for the school team but is frightened of losing his place due to his lack of fitness. He has decided to plan a Personal Exercise Programme (PEP) to help him improve his fitness for badminton.

a. Overload and Specificity are two important principles of training. Complete the table below to give an example of these two principles and specific examples of how Ali might apply them in his PEP.

First Term Project for 1º ESO

Hi there,


Projects, projects, projects...

This is going to be your first project this school year. It involves the three subjects in the bilingual program for 1º ESO: Maths, Arts and English. Of course, the idea is not giving you extra work; we want you to use English to improve basic skills: reading, writing, speaking, while you develop more complex skills: teamwork, problem solving, research gathering, time management, information synthesizing and using IT tools.

Anyway, always keep in mind that the idea is HAVING FUN while working. We are really looking forward to your presentations.

Please, tell us a little bit about how you are doing, your problems, doubts ... anything. Just a few words, ok?

Julia and Pascual.

PS: In case you need another copy of the project, follow this link

http://www.slideshare.net/pusc/1st-term-project-for-1-eso-20112012

Welcome everyone. Here is one of our new language assistants.

Hi!

My names Tabitha Lawreniuk, and I'm from an industrial city in the North of England called Bradford. It used to be a very important city in England, we were the head of the wool industry in England. However, now as the wool industry has died down, the mills are gone, and Bradford is not as popular as it used to be. Anyway, that's just a little interesting fact about where I'm from! I now live in Nottingham during term time, where I study Spanish and English at Nottingham Trent University. This is the third year of my course, I have just one more year to complete when I return to England. I also have a job in a restaurant, and I work there during the holidays. I used to dance in competitions, however I stopped to start my A levels and University course instead. I also like to spend time with my friends during my freetime, and I enjoy spending time with my nephews and godson.

I hope to learn a lot about you during this year, and hopefully you will learn something from me, and I will learn a little more about Spanish language and culture from you!

I look forward to starting my assistantship,

Tabitha

WELCOME BACK "SENIORS"

Here we are again. Now you are in your last year in ESO. How do you feel? What do you expect?. Tell us. And.. watch this video, take a minute to understand the tips. It was addressed at a graduating class. We hope you like it. See you in class

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everybody! Enjoy your week of vacations! See you again in the third trimester.

In the meanwhile, write a short story about what has occurred in the following picture. What happened to these Easter Eggs? What will occur next?

Group 5

Group 5: The Managing Directors' presentation

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Group 4

Group 4: The Conservationists' presentation

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Group3

Group 3: The Landowners' presentation

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Group2

Group 2: The Farmers and Breeders' presentation

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Group1

Group 1: The Town Councils' presentation

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St. Patrick's Day!

St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and the Irish. He was born about 389 A.D. in Northern Wales, which at that time may have been part of England or Scotland.

Saint Patrick had an adventurous life. He was captured by pirates at the age of 16. The Irish pirates brought him to Ireland to tend the flocks of a chieftain in Ulster. Six years of slavery made him a devoted Christian. He escaped to France and became a monk. In 432, he returned to Ireland as a missionary bishop. He brought Christianity to Ireland and taught there for 29 years. He used the shamrock, a 3 leaf clover, (Ireland's national flower) to explain the Blessed Trinity. St. Patrick founded 365 churches, baptized over 120,000 people and consecrated 450 bishops.

Many tales were told about this popular saint. One of the most popular legends was how he charmed all the snakes of Ireland down to the seashore to be drowned by the water. According to some Irish writings, St. Patrick died on March 17, 461 A.D. The anniversary of his death is celebrated as St. Patrick's Day. It's interesting to note that the shamrock clover flowers around that time of year.

Today St. Patrick's Day is celebrated by the Irish as well as many others with parades, parties, wearing of the color green, Irish songs and jigs. People wear green on this day to represent the lushness of Ireland - The Emerald Isle

Respond to the following questions:

1. What country is St. Patrick associated with?
2. Why is the shamrock special on St. Patrick's Day?
3. Why do people wear green on St. Patrick's Day?
4. What will you do for St. Patrick's Day? How will you celebrate?

Vocabulary

To tend – cuidar de
Flocks - rebaños
Devoted – devote
Monk – monje
Shamrock – trébol
Blessed Trinity – la Santísima Trinidad
To baptize – bautizar
To consecrate – consagrar
To charm – encantar
To drown – ahogar
Jig – un baile
Lushness – exuberancia de vegetación

Looking at the pictures that you can see, write a caption (a short sentence) for each one.

ENGLISH DAY

Hello everybody in 1º and 2º ESO

We are celebrating our English Day in two weeks. On 8th March we are going to CEIP Dunas de Doñana in Matalascañas to spend the day speaking English and having fun. Leave your comments here giving your opinion about last year and giving ideas for this year.

Here is the link if you want to sneak ar Ceip Dunas de Doñana

http://redcentros.ced.junta-andalucia.es/centros-tic/21003426/helvia/sitio/index.cgi?wid_seccion=12&wid_item=44

Ground Hog Day!

Ground Hog Day Story

A ground hog is a small animal that digs and lives under the ground. It is also called the woodchuck. Ground hogs live in many parts of America. In the winter they hibernate like bears and some other animals.

There is a legend that says a few hundred years ago Europeans brought Ground Hog Day to America. They said that the ground hog wakes up from his hibernation on February 2. (February 2 is half way between winter and spring.) If he comes up from his hole and it is sunny, he will see his shadow and be frightened. If he sees his shadow, there will be 6 more weeks of winter weather. But if he comes up and the sky is cloudy, he will not see his shadow and will not be frightened. Then spring weather will come very soon.

Some people believe this legend and they watch the sky on February 2. Many people are happy if it is cloudy on that day. They think spring will come soon. But most people think it is just a fun legend. What do you think?

Answer the following questions:

Do you believe in this legend?

Should we trust a ground hog for information about when spring begins?

What is the name of the town in the USA where Ground Hog Day is celebrated by many people?

What is the name of the most famous ground hog?

Vocabulary

to hibernate (verb)- to sleep through the winter.

hibernation (noun)- comes from hibernate (long sleep through the winter).

legend- old story that is told from parents to children, and children's children, and so on for many, many years.

shadow- darkness made where the light can't go through (when the sun shines you can see the dark outline of your body on the ground).

spring- one of the four seasons, the one that comes after winter and before summer.

Tongue Twister - Woodchuck Challenge:

Try to say the following sentence without making any mistakes…then try to say it faster!

”How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?”

Also, click here to see a clip from the film Groundhog Day