Mineral properties with superheros

SUPERHERO COMIC BASED ON MINERAL PROPERTIES

PROJECT AUTHOR: María Gómez

CONTENTS + SUBJECTS

TASKS

FINAL PRODUCT

• Minerals (BIOLOGY)
• Mineral properties (BIOLOGY)
• Uses of minerals (BIOLOGY)
• Create the story (ENGLISH)
• Pictures and hero design (ARTS)
• Pixton app (TECHNOLOGY)

• The student chooses a mineral and researches about its main properties
• The students thinks of a name for the superhero and decides which mineral-based properties he will show.
• The student makes up the story and creates the digital comic with PIXTON

Students create a digital comic in English about a superhero adventures. The superhero´s name comes from a mineral whose properties he has, and the hero makes use of these properties in the comic

BASIC SKILLS

METHODOLOGY

TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION

• Initiative
• Accesing & Analyzing information
• Critical thinking & problem solving
• Curiosity & imagination
• Written Communication
• Artistic &digital creation

Students work on their own. After having studied minerals, their properties and main uses, they choose one, and reasearch more about it. Then, they create a story in English, design a superhero and scenario and create a digital comic.

• Learning minerals, properties and uses (3 lessons-class time)
• Choose a mineral, research properties (1 lesson and extracurricular time)
• How to use PIXTON (1/2 a lesson)
• Create your comic

NIVEL/ETAPA:

ASSESSMENT RUBRIC

RECURSOS DIDÁCTICOS

ITEMS TO ASSESS

• Knowledge of mineral properties and uses
• Use of english vocabulary and grammar
• Design of characters and scenarios
• Final product-digital comic

• http://www.mineralogy4kids.org/
• https://uwaterloo.ca/earth-sciences-museum/resources/just-kids/minerals-kids
• https://www.pixton.com/

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