Webquest 3

A) About horses:

1. What are the 5 most common pathologies of horses? Mention them and give a little description too.

> Colic: are different serious digestive problems. The condition can be caused by a blockage of the intestines, excessive gas in the intestines or the intestines becoming twisted. Colic can also be caused by some gastrointestinal parasites.
> Heaves: is a chronic respiratory inflammation frequently caused by an allergic reaction to airborne particles.
> Laminitis: is an inflammation of certain internal structures of the hoof. There are numerous causes, relating to body stress and another common cause is eating too much grain
> Parasites: A lot of differents parasites can afflict the horse including ticks, lice, pinworms, tapeworms, roundworms, and lungworms.
> Tying up: is a severe damage or degeneration in a muscle. A increase in a horse’s workload is one of the causes.

 

2. Publish a picture of the horse's skeletal system (with names)

3. Publish a picture of the horse's internal system (main organs) (with names)

 

B) Choose one of these farm animals:  sheep, pig or chicken


PIG





1. Choose a good website that refers to your animal. Explain why you like the website. (40 words)

Pig Site 

I like the website because I can find all about pigs: pig health, pig diseases, features, photos of pigs and there are a Online Pig Disease Problem Solver.

Is a very interesting site, visit it!

2. Find a good picture showing (with names) the animal's external anatomy. 

Egypt

I would like to know my beautiful country first, then I'd like to visit Egypt.

My dream is to visit Egypt since I learned about it in the school. Egypt is a country with a lot of mysteries and has the pyramids that were built thousands of years ago and we always wonder who built it. The pyramids get the attention from all tourists and every year thousands of tourists visit Egypt.

The things I know about this country is that the capital of Egypt is The Cairo, one of the main cities of the Islamic world, a religion different from ours and the oldest writing system known was born in Egypt, the hieroglyphic.

The first thing I will do is to visit the pyramids or a tomb of a pharaoh, then visit the Nile or "The Valley of the Kings", learn more about their culture and monuments and to eat their food.

I couldn’t live there because most of the country is desert, just I would like to visit Egypt.

I hope some day to go, and bring a camel to Chile :)

Webquest 2

Go to http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

1. Choose 2 photos that you like and say why you like them or describing them (30 words each). Post the pictures too.

Hummingbird
In this photo we can see a beautiful hummingbird. These birds are very small and can flap 70 times per minute the wings, and some have a very bright colors that make them one of the most lovely animals.

Koala

I really liked this photo, we can see how the veterinary help the koala Harley, who was hit by a car and is lucky to be alive and on the mend. In Australia is very common that these animals are attacked by dogs or hit by cars :(

2. Choose 2 videos that you like and describe each of them in about 40 words. Post their links.

Giant Panda Reserve

This video shows the Wolong Nature Reserve in China where they work to save pandas, one of the endangered species in the world. They care of the reproduction, the breedings, and feeding. The population of pandas has increased from 10 to 102 pandas in a few years.

Rescuing the Endangered Cape Parrot

Steve Boyes work with a team of scientists trying to save one of the most threatened birds in South Africa, the Cape parrots. They are losing their homes because of the destruction of the forest where they live. Steve and his team built small houses for Cape parrots and they treat the sick birds

3. Recommend any other section or subsection of the website. (40 words)

I recommend the Environment section, because it contains a lot of interesting information about the care of our planet, includes subsections such as "Global Warming", "Natural Disasters", "Energy", "The Ocean" and others. And many interesting things we could learn about our environment. 

A picture I like ♥

In this picture I was approximately five or six years old in 1997, I don’t remember very much, but it was taken by my mother.
You can see me in a beautiful Park of a beach named “Pichilemu” in sixth region where I live. And I continue lovely like in the photograph hahaha, or not? :( Well the years have passed. I like this photo for two reasons. First because I love this beach, it is so quiet, the air is clean and I always go with my family or my friends to this place, but this year I didn’t go very much because I have a lot to study :(  And the second thing is I miss to be a child, play all the day, to build sandcastles, do nothing and don’t have responsibilities like today. But this photo reminds me of all these beautiful times, I hope to be back very soon to this beach and relax.

Continuous Assessment 1

> Act 01.- Go to Pets 101 > dog breed selector  > select your favorite dog breed by responding the dog breed questionnaire

what is your favorite dog breed's name? English Cocker Spaniel

Vocabulary Activity: look for the meaning of these words + 5 more others words you don't know from the dog breed questionnaire.

sprinter: velocista

jogger: trotador

breed: raza

to hunt: cazar

laid-back approach: tranquilo y relajado

watchdog: perro guardián

grooming: easeo, acicalamiento

slightly: ligeramente
effortlessly: Natural/fluído
tiny: pequeñito
fairly: bastante
gait: modo de andar
size: tamaño

> Act 02.- Go to Pets 101 > dog health >Vet vocabulary

   What are the words for these definitions?

- A drug that causes an animal to lose consciousness and not feel pain during a surgical procedure: Anesthesia

- The body's response to an infection. It can result in pain, redness, swelling, heat, or loss of function: Inflammation

- A series of bones in the chest which form a cage and protect the organs inside: Ribs

- A developing baby in the uterus: Fetus

- The more muscular chambers of the heart which pump blood into either the lungs or back into the body: Ventricles

-  Organs in the chest which serve to add oxygen to and remove carbon dioxide from the blood: Lungs

- The longest bone of the forelimb; it extends from the shoulder to the elbow: Humerus

> Act 03.- Finally, select 3 TVshows hat you are interested in watchin

- "Too Cute" : Are lovely puppies and kittens so I think I could see this TVshow all the day.
- "I'm alive": I had see this TVshow and is very interesting, in one opportunity a man was attacked by a snake, I want to  see this  TVshow again.
- "Must love cats": I would like to see it because my favourite animal is the cat, I'm a CATLOVER and I would like learn more about cats :)

What's my Opinion?

What is your opinion about owning an exotic pet?

I love exotic animals so I think they need live in their natural environment, be free and not in a cage. I think is much better adopt an abandoned animal :)

What is your opinion about the Chilean politicians? 

In my opinion in Chile there are just people who care first the money and then of the country and in most of the cases they don't listen to us. Many politicians promise and then not satisfy their promises. Just look at the streets full of advertising.

What is your opinion about fortune telling?

I don't believe in fortune telling. And the people who appear on TV telling us that they are diviners I think they just want to get money and become famous.

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  What is your opinion about recycling?

I think is a good way to avoid polluting of the planet and everyone can help a lot to the environment that is severely damaged by human being :(

What is your opinion about killing stray dogs?

 I'm completely disagreement with killing an animal without a justifiable reason. The guilty are the humans, but the stray dogs end up paying the consequence of our irresponsibility. 

I love my career :)

      When I was a child my dream job was to be a vet, and this was the dream of many children, but just some people keep this dream when they grow up.
My other career options were to be a nurse or odontologist but really I don’t like these options, my real vocation is to be a vet. And it is the best choice I ever made.
I decided this because I love animals and I can’t stand see animals suffer and I would be happy just seeing a happy animal.
My experience at university has been amazing, because I have known  more about the career and I want to learn more and more, and each day I am more sure that is the job I want to dedicate my life for.
In the future I would like to work in a zoo or to specialize in wildlife.

My BlackBerry

My favourite piece of technology is my Blackberry cellphone.  My friend had one and I saw it and I thought it was amazing so I got one four months ago.
I use it to call my friends, my parents, to check my Facebook, and to communicate through WhatsApp. I use my BlackBerry every day, especially when I'm falling asleep in class.
I love my phone because I find all I want: I can take pictures, to listen to music, play a lot of games, internet, and I can see a map if I am lost in Santiago. It has everything included in just one object.

Without my BlackBerry my life would be the same but it helps me a lot and it entertains me and I would not change my phone ;)

Nickelback ♫

I will talk about my favorite band :)
Nickelback is a Canadian band and play alternative rock. They formed in 1995 and is one of the bands that have sold more albums in Canada. The members of Nickelback are Chad Kroeger (Avril Lavigne's boyfriend), Daniel Adair, Mike Kroeger and Ryan Peake. Until now they have 6 albums and my favourite is "All the right reasons".                
     I like this band because some songs have a very romantic style and others very rocker, and the lyrics have a great message. Always hear them in my free time. I like many songs so it’s hard choose just one. But I choose "Far away" because the lyric of the song is beautiful, the guitar chords are perfect and the video is much better, enjoy it :)

Who am I..?

       I am Bárbara Fredes and I was born on December 15, 1992, in San Fernando. I have nineteen years old. At elementary school and High school I studied at Colegio Inmaculada Concepción. Now I study veterinary medicine at Universidad de Chile in Antumapu Faculty, Santiago. I love my career.
      My mother is teacher and my father is a taxi driver, fortunately I haven't brothers and sisters so I have all the love of my parents just for me.
     My hobby is the horse riding, I practice at my faculty with my friends and is a amazing sport.
     I love cats, the nature, go to beach, eat sushi and go to parties with friends.
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