10 BIODIVERSITY, OCCURENCE OF ORGANISMS AND THEIR EXTINCTION IS THE RESULT OF EVOLUTION

Task 2:

WORKSHEET Workshop


For each season write important festivals and significant holidays for a chosen state. You can also fill in traditional customs (in a family, village, region, etc.)

Procedure:

The teacher explains the procedure and demonstrates an example (summer – Cyril and Methodius, script). Collective correction of the task. Oral evaluation (pupil‘s verbal assessment, assessment of student achievement), for example according to criteria: correct matching of at least 2 important festivals, holidays and traditions.

Recommended teaching method/organisational form:

Problem-based learning (problem solving)/work in pairs with follow up collective correction and a plenary discussion. Or a part of the task can be assigned for homework.

Spring The Czech Republic – Easter, 28th March J.A. Comenius, 1st May
– Labour Day, 8th May Liberation Day (the end of World War II)
etc.
Summer The Czech Republic – Jan Hus Day – 6th July Day of
the independent Czechoslovak state
Autumn The Czech Republic – 28th October
Winter The Czech Republic – Christmas, 17th November
“Velvet Revolution”, fall of communism

Variation:

When checking the task can be amended with a group discussion: Which month is the pupils’ favourite and why? In which month particular plants grow (choice depends on the teacher), what the weather is like etc.

Gifted pupils (gifted learners, gifted students):

Pupils find additional information (curiosities) on the Internet for selected festivals and holidays.

SEN pupils (special educational needs)

Pupils with special educational needs choose their favourite festival and say how they celebrate it (eventually how they celebrate it in their family).