The green gold

Olive oil is considered being Apulia region's green gold. Italy is the second European olive oil producer after Spain and our region is the first one in producing it. Apulia manifactures almost 2 million tons of oil annually. Huge areas of olive groves are the backdrop of this land exposed to the sun, and bordered by the sea. The cultivation and care of olive trees, authentic monuments of nature, is a costum, a fine art with a long story. For this reason we'll try to learn more.

Scuola: Liceo Statale “Archita”

Classi 3B/5B liceo delle Scienze Umane

Disciplina coinvolta Scienze Naturali

Lingua straniera Inglese

destinatari	età: 17-19
destinatari	livello di competenza nella L2/LS: A2/B1
prerequisiti	disciplinari: biological macromolecules lipids functions and classification plants classification
prerequisiti	linguistici: reading a text undestanding a text simple communication contexts
contenuti disciplinari	history of olive tree cultivation in South Italy botanics of olive tree olive oil production olive oil chemistry and classification olive oil health and cosmetic benefits xylella fastidiosa problem
competenze	disciplinari: students will be able to illustrate the relationship between our region and olive oil production; they will have to find select organize represent helpful informations to promote apulian olive oil on the English- speaking markets
	linguistiche: students will improve their basic language communication skills skills to be developed: oral production listening perception interactive conversation
	trasversali: learning to learn basic competences in science and technology digital competence sense of initiative and entrepreneurship
durata	20 hours
Modello operativo	Managed by the Natural Sciences teacher
metodologia / modalità di lavoro	Tradizional lesson, work group, webquest
risorse	Video, file audio, websites, woorksheets, laboratory equipment
valutazione	Production of a power point or an infographic product (Picktochart.com)

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