Where can I go these days?

This is the last post of this blog and I would like to finish it talking about a reality which concerns all of us, both young and old people, as citizens. Currently, we are living an exceptional situation of confinement due to the sanitary crisis of Coronavirus (COVID-19). We have been almost fifty days at home without going out trying to stop the pandemic. Today, the second of May, we are allowed to leave our homes and go out to practise a sport or just walk. It has become the first step of this particular freedom.

However, we have to be careful and follow all the security instructions that the Government have established. One of them is the timetable for the population. Adults over 14 years old can go out from 6 to 10 a.m. and from 8 to 11 p.m. to practise a sport or walk. Elderly people over 70 years old and disabled people can go out from 10 to 12 a.m. and from 7 to 8 p.m. Finally, children can leave their houses from 12 to 7 p.m. The following picture will clarify these timetables.

 Furthermore, people who just go out to walk must do it in a limited area of one kilometre from their place of residence. But, how can we measure it? I have found an interesting webpage which uses geolocation and determines the perimeter you should follow. You have just to look for your home, press on it and the webpage informs you as it is indicated in the picture. 

The link of the page is https://1km.geomatico.es/. I think that it could be interesting to show it to our children because they can get used to the idea of how much one kilometre is and how it is measured. Moreover, we have to establish a security distance between people to avoid being infected. This social distance is about one meter and the students can also measure it.

As we have seen, we can take advantage of everyday situations, even when the circumstances are unfavourable, to teach something to our students. The most important aspect is that we have a positive predisposition and ideas to develop our thoughts. This is the basis of a great teacher!