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Europe & Spain in Europe
CONTENTS
1. MAIN OBJECTIVES
2. USEFUL WEBSITES
3. PUPIL VOCABULARY CARDS
4. WORD WALL CARDS
5. GLOSSARY
6. KEY QUESTION CARDS
7. PRIOR LEARNING DIAGRAM
8. HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES
9. READING COMPREHENSION
10.FINAL ACTIVITY
Main Objectives
1. To locate Spain in Europe and be able to describe its
physical geography and that of Europe in basic terms.
2. To be able to list the member states of the European
Union (EU).
3. To study and present information in detail of at least one
EU member state.
4. To name and describe the functions of the main EU
institutions.
Useful Websites http://www.eun.org/portal/index.htm From the European School net homepage, you can navigate to a number of other pages where there are activities to do with science and technology, citizenship and culture and others. There is an interesting links that allows you to set up links with other EU schools. http://myeurope.eun.org/ww/en/pub/myeurope/home/practice/teaching_ideas.htm A link for teaching ideas in a variety of subject areas. http://myeurope.eun.org/ww/en/pub/myeurope/home/practice/teaching_ideas/games.htm 9 didactical games addressed to Primary and Secondary students. The games cover several thematic areas such as European integration, European citizenship, single currency, consumer protection, internal market, Europe in the world, EU Enlargement, European common cultural values, European cultural heritage, EU institutions, EU and its citizens, EU treaties and many others.
http://myeurope.eun.org/ww/en/pub/myeurope/home/news/headlines/sday2008.htm
Spring Day for Europe has become a popular event as a teaching and learning opportunity to bring young people closer to Europe. The number of schools joining the Spring Day
campaign has grown year by year since 2002. What are the reasons for schools to register? What they get in return?
Once registered, teachers and their classes have access to the full package of activities, competitions, resources, tools and services of the Web portal. Participation in activities and competitions is based on the registration information, meaning that a contributing school is identified according to the data supplied when registering.
From a social and educational perspective, Spring Day for Europe offers short-term opportunities with long-term benefits.
http://myeurope.eun.org/ww/en/pub/myeurope/home/activities/culture.htm This link contains a number of interesting activities on EU culture. It gives teaching ideas and provides activities where children can learn about the different customs in EU member states. http://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/index.htm This is a very interesting page and contains some “kits” – ready-made teaching resources – to explore EU relevant issues. It is necessary to explore the site. It gives schools opportunities to link with other EU schools to complete projects.
http://europa.eu/youth/ This portal is exclusively for young people. There are interesting facts and activities on what it means to be an EU citizen. http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/netstartsearch/euro/kids/index_en.htm Games and activities based on EU single currency and economic issues in the EU.
Europe
n. a continent in the West part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the East and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and Caspian seas on the SE. “Spain is found in the south-western part of Europe.”
European Union
n. an association of 27 European nations formed in 1993 for the purpose of achieving political and economic integration. “Bulgaria and Romania are the most recent members of the EU.”
Council of Europe
n. a consultative branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU). It is composed of the heads of government of the EU nations and their foreign ministers, in conjunction with the president and two additional members from the European Commission.
European Parliament
n. a branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU). It convenes on a monthly basis in Strasbourg, France; most meetings of the separate parliamentary committees are held in Brussels, Belgium, and its Secretariat is located in Luxembourg.
European Commission
n. a branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU) invested with executive and some legislative powers.
European member states
n. There are 27 member states comprising of 20 republics, 6 kingdoms and 1 grand duchy. The states are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.
The Maastricht Treaty
n. signed on 7 February 1992 in Maastricht, the Netherlands. It created the European Union and led to the creation of the euro. The Maastricht Treaty has been amended to a degree by later treaties.
The Treaty of Rome
n. treaty signed in 1957 between France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands which founded the then called European Economic Community (EEC).
Euro
n. European single currency used in Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. There are 11 states that do not use the euro: Denmark, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania.
Europe
citizenship
European Union
Council of the European
Union
The European Commission
The European Parliament
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
the Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
The Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Euro
Euro zone
European single
currency
European integration
Treaty of Rome 1957
Maastricht Treaty 1993
Treaty of Lisbon 2007
Glossary
Europe n. a continent in the West part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the East and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and Caspian seas on the SE. “Spain is found in the south-western part of Europe.”
European Union n. an association of 27 European nations formed in 1993 for the purpose of achieving political and economic integration. “Bulgaria and Romania are the most recent members of the EU.”
Council of Europe
n. a consultative branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU). It is composed of the heads of government of the EU nations and their foreign ministers, in conjunction with the president and two additional members from the European Commission.
European Parliament
n. a branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU). It convenes on a monthly basis in Strasbourg, France; most meetings of the separate parliamentary committees are held in Brussels, Belgium, and its Secretariat is located in Luxembourg.
European Commission
n. a branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU) invested with executive and some legislative powers.
European member states
n. there are 27 member states comprising of 20 republics, 6 kingdoms and 1 grand duchy. The states are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden
The Maastricht Treaty
n. signed on 7 February 1992 in Maastricht, the Netherlands. It created the European Union and led to the creation of the euro. The Maastricht Treaty has been amended to a degree by later treaties.
The Treaty of Rome
n. treaty signed in 1957 between France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands which founded the then called European Economic Community (EEC).
Euro n. European single currency used in Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. There are 11 states that do not use the euro: Denmark, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania.
Where is Spain
located in Europe?
Can your describe
Spain in physical
terms?
Can you describe
Europe in physical
terms?
When was the European Union formed?
How many countries signed the Treaty of
Rome in 1957?
What did the EU used to be called
before 1993?
How many new members stated joined in 2007?
How many new member states joined in 2004?
What are the 3 main legislative bodies in
the EU?
What is the European single
currency?
How many countries are in the Euro
Zone?
Why have some countries “opted-out” of the Euro?
When did Spain join the European Community?
What do you think about Spain being a member of the EU? Are you in favour?
Or against?
Prior learning diagram
There are 27 member states in the European Union. How many of them can you name?
8.1.1 Spain in Europe
Fill in the blanks using your atlas to help you. Spain is found in the __________________ part of the continent of Europe. Spain is Europe's ______________largest country after Russia, Ukraine and France. It consists of the Spanish ____________, which occupies most of the Iberian __________ apart from Portugal, the ________________ of Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera in the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, Gomera, Fuerteventura and Hierro in the _____________ off the coast of Morocco. Spain also has two autonomous cities on the North coast of Africa: ____________ and ______________. Spain is one of the most ______________ countries in Europe. Three quarters of the country is over 500m above sea level, and a quarter of it is over a kilometre above sea level. The most famous mountain ranges in Spain are the __________ and the _____________. Spain has one of the most diverse landscapes in Europe. The region of Almeria in the south-east resembles a ___________ in places, while the north-west in winter can expect rain 20 days out of every month. Spain has over 8,000km of ____________. Spain has more land covered by ____________ than any other country in the world. However, due to the arid soil, the actual yield is lower than in other countries.
Atlantic Ocean peninsula Pyrenees fourth desert
Balearic Islands Ceuta beaches Vineyard
Sierra Nevada Melilla western mountainous
8.1.2 Name_______________________ Physical Geography of Europe
This sheet will help you find the information to answer the key questions. Use the PowerPoint and your map
of Europe to help you.
Europe is a small continent in the Earth’s northern hemisphere. It reaches the Arctic Ocean in the North; The Mediterranean
Sea in the South; the Atlantic Ocean in the West; the Ural Mountains and the Caspian Sea in the East.
Mountains and Plains Important mountain ranges in the North are: 1. 2. 3. Important mountain ranges in the South are: 1. 2. 3. 4. Highest mountain in Europe 1. Most important plains 1.
Coasts Important peninsulas 1. 2. 3. Important Islands
- in the Atlantic: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
- in the Mediterranean: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Rivers Name 2 rivers that flow into: The Atlantic 1. 2. The Mediterranean 1. 2. The Black sea 1. 2. The Arctic Ocean 1. 2. The Caspian 1. 2.
8.2.1 Name: Colour all of the member status in yellow and those which are not members in green.
Country Profile for:
Year of entry to the EU:
Political System:
Capital city: Official Flag
Total land area:
Population:
Currency:
EU official languages:
8.2.2
Country Profile for:
Year of entry to the EU:
Political System:
Capital city: Official Flag
Total land area:
Population:
Currency:
EU official languages:
8.2.2
can name all 27 EU
member status!
can name all 27 EU
member status!
8.4.1 The Government of the EU
Cut and stick the text or photo from your source sheet and match it to its partner.
.
The European Commission is the
institution with Executive Powers. This
means that it has the power to approve
laws. It is formed of a commissioner from
each member state and has its offices in
Brussels.
It is formed of a judge from
each country. Its mission is to
guarantee that EU laws are
applied and resolve disputes
related to EU laws
This is formed by a minister from each member state and makes laws related to economy, security, environment etc. Its offices are in Brussels.
The European Commission
The European Parliament
The European Courts of Justice
The Council of the European Union
8.4.2 Pupil source sheet
The European Parliament has 785 members elected by the citizens of the EU The institution studies and makes laws. Its offices are in Strasbourg.
Hands-on Activity 1
Locating Spain in Europe
Main Objectives:
1. To locate Spain in Europe and be able to describe its
physical geography and that of Europe in basic terms.
Resources needed:
• PPT Spain in Europe
• Pupil worksheet 8.1.1 – Locating Spain in Europe
• Pupil worksheet 8.1.2 – Physical geography of Europe
• Map of Physical Europe and Spain
• Coloured pencils
• 8.1.3 Fact stars
• Access to computer sweet or digital projector
• atlases
Introduction
Begin by sharing the objective with the children. Explain that
together they will investigate to describe Europe’s physical
geography and locate Spain in Europe. This activity can be
done in a variety of ways; either in pairs using the PPT in the
school ICT lab or in pairs with the PPT projected onto the
white board or a screen (if your choose to do it this way, the
children will have to work through the sheet at the same
pace). The lesson is formed around the key questions:
• Where is Spain located in Europe?
• Can your describe Spain in physical terms?
• Can you describe Europe in physical terms?
These should be placed where the children can see the clearly
and at a height that is accessible for them to place there fact
stars around each.
Development
Hand out the worksheets and fact stars sheet to each pair.
Tell the children to consider this a challenge, in which they
have to use the PPT and their atlases to find as much
information on the physical geography of Europe and Spain. In
order to keep the lesson moving at pace, give them 20 minutes
to complete the challenge. The worksheet will help them focus
on what type of information to look for. As the children find
information and fill in their sheet, they should copy the
information onto the fact star and place it around the key
question.
Plenary
After the 20 minutes is up, choose each fact star and read its
contents, reach a consensus that it is correct and place it
around the maps of Europe and Spain respectively. The
children should glue their own answer sheet in to their books
for later reference.
Hands-on Activities 2
Introducing the European Union
Main objectives
2. To be able to list the member states of the European
Union (EU).
3. To study and present information in detail of at least one
EU member state.
Resources required:
• Pupil worksheet 8.2.1 - outline political map – European
Union Member States
• Pupil worksheet 8.2.2 – country profiles
• coloured pencils
• glue
• scissors
• Large class wall map of Europe
• PPT The European Union
• Resource 8.2.3 EU flag (either printed from the resource
file or made by the class.
• 8.2.4 EU stars
Introduction
In this activity, which may last more than one session, the
children are introduced the member states of the EU. The
PPT should be used as a way of introducing facts about each
country. The principal page contains maps of the 27 member
states, each with a hyperlink that takes the viewer to the
appropriate page for that country’s profile. Each profile
contains the same fields of information.
Development
The aim of this activity is to help the children realise the
enormity of the EU as an organisation. Later, they will debate
some of the current issues surrounding the EU, so it is
important that the have an idea haw many countries there are
in the EU, when they joined and issues to do with equality,
accession and immigration. This part of the activity asks the
children to use an atlas to locate each country, draw its flag
and make a profile of at least one country. These should then
be displayed around the map of Europe, with map pins and
coloured tread to show the location.
Plenary
Show the PPT again. Can the children name all 27 states? Have
a challenge. Those who can write their names on an EU star
card and place it around the EU flag.
Hands-on activity 3
Poster Project
Objective: To study and present information in detail of at
least one EU member state.
Resources
• Internet access
• A2 card
• Coloured pencils
• white or coloured paper
• glue scissors
Introduction
This activity builds on the previous one. Here the children
should work in pairs to produce a poster project on one of the
member states of the EU. The teacher should make sure that
all the states are covered; this may mean that some student
will need to do 2 posters or may wish to work on their own.
It is important that the parameters are set at the beginning,
these should be:
• The name of the country in English and possibly in the
native language
• The surface areas
• Population including some demographic information
• The currency with an illustration or photo
• The flag
• The date of accession to the EU
• The date of the countries last or next presidency of the
EU
• Official languages
• Any interesting customs or typical food stuffs
• Location of an outline map of the EU
Development
The aim of this lesson is that children work as independently
as possible. Encourage them to use the links in the useful
website page to help them search for information. Encourage
them to think carefully about the layout of their work and not
to glue anything until they are satisfied.
Plenary
The obvious plenary is for the children to present their work
to the class. The work can then be displayed as is on the wall
or perhaps better yet, put in alphabetical order and made into
a class big book and Entitled “OUR BIG ALTAS OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION”.
Hands-on Activity 4
The EU and its institutions
Objective: To name and describe the functions of the main EU
institution.
Resources needed
• PPT The Government of the EU
• Pupil worksheet 8.4.1 – The government of the EU
• Pupil source sheet 8.4.2
• Glue and scissors
Introduction
Use the PPT – The Government of the EU to explain what the
different institutions are and what they do.
Development
Working in pairs or individually, the children should match the
description to the photo for each of the EU institutions.
Plenary
Check that the pupils’ answers are correct using the PPT.
9. Reading Comprehension: European Elections Every five years the UK picks members for the European Parliament, which is one of the main parts of the European Union, along with the European Commission and the European Council.
In 2009, the 72 UK MEPs who are elected will join 664 other MEPs from across the European Union (EU).
Together they form a 736-member parliament, which aims to provide a voice for the people of the EU.
The smallest member state is Malta, with five MEPs, while the largest is Germany, with 99 MEPs.
Voting
The voting system is pretty complicated. Instead of voting for one candidate you vote for a political party.
The party then picks your MEP from a list it has drawn up.
The more votes your party gets, the more MEPs it can pick from its list.
Who can vote?
EU citizens over 18 who are registered to vote can take part in these elections.
What actually happens is that not many people bother to vote in the UK. This is called low turnout and it's also a problem in some other EU countries.
Why don't people vote?
There are lots of explanations. Some people say the voting system is too complicated. Others think the public don't know what the European Parliament does.
Arguments about the EU often make the news in the UK but opinion polls show that ordinary people see Europe as a less important issue than things like hospitals, schools and transport.
More recently, the row about British MPs' expenses means lots of people have lost faith in politics and don't see the point of voting.
So what does the European Parliament do?
It decides whether suggestions from the European Commission should be made into new laws.
It also helps to decide how much money the EU should spend and checks that all the other parts of the EU are working fairly.
Voting system in more detail
• The UK is divided into 12 regions • Each region is given between three and 10 MEP seats • The more people that live in a region - the more seats it gets • For each of the regions the political parties submit a list of the
candidates they think should be MEPs. • Voters mark their ballot paper to show which party they want to
win. • The votes are counted and the region's seats are shared out
between the parties - the more votes you got the more seats you get.
• Northern Ireland uses a different voting system.
Questions
1. How often do people in the UK vote for their MEPs?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. What is an MEP? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. How many MEPs are there in the UK? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Which state has the least number of MEPs? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Which state has the most MEPs?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. What makes voting complicated? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. Who can vote in EU elections?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. Does everyone vote? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Give some reasons why. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. What does the EU do? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Final Activity
Holding debate.
“This house believes that the EU should be abolished.”
Instructions:
Form 2 groups at random by allowing children to choose FOR
or AGAINST from a hat.
After this they should use what they have learned to present
an argument to defend their position. The teacher should take
the chair and lead the debate. The format should follow thus:
• 1st proposal for the motion
• 1st proposal against the motion
• First vote
• 2nd proposal for the motion
• 2nd proposal against the motion
• Second vote
This activity lends itself to some great work on persuasive
writing i.e. pamphlets, leaflets, posters etc. These could be
displayed around the class or school.