Hello, CC friends! Can’t believe we’re halfway through Cycle 1. It’s been a great journey for our family so far! We’re gearing up for the next semester! History-Kush resourc…

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There definitely needs to be dialog that goes with this worksheet. Some of the ingredients, depending on amount needed, would use both the spoons and the cups. https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B8NVsf6Y1KIvbUlYNklnYVh6OTA

These are some various Math resources that can be used with Classical Conversations or by any family wanting to reinforce some Math concepts at home. Liquid Measurement Equivalencies: This activity…

I'm still surprised with how well we've all adjusted back to school. We're still not starting as early as I would like, but it's getting earlier. Everyone got used to sleeping in later while I was dealing with the tiredness and sickness of pregnancy. I'm still dealing with some sickness, but it's mostly just nausea and has gotten much better. The weather was great this week and I wish we had gotten out to enjoy it more. Looks like next week is going to be nice too so I really want to try to get us all outside more. History We ended up getting in a lot of history this week. We started by reading more about Catherine the Great and learning how she became the empress of Russia. Then we read about the steam engine being used in Britain and how that increased the demand for coal. We also read about Eli Whitney's cotton gin and how he made standardization popular by making interchangeable parts for guns. We finished the week by reviewing a little about the Jamestown settlement, the Battle of Yorktown, and what life was like in Williamsburg during Colonial times to prepare for a trip next week to visit those places.  We made our own cotton gin to help them understand how it worked. Science  We finished the first chapter of Zoology 1. The girls did a couple of experiments. The first used a balloon and soda bottle to demonstrate how lungs react when a person dives into the deep ocean. The second experiment was to find out if hot or cold water is heavier. This one was a little difficult for the girls to see. You were supposed to color the cold and hot water different colors. When the water came out of the cup into the bowl, they should have been able to see where it went, but it was really hard to see. It worked a little better when we tried leaving the water in the bowl clear and only coloring the water in the cup. For General Science, Colin did an experiment that showed two chemical reactions occurring. The girls were very excited when they saw the balloon suddenly blow up. Art This week's lesson from Artistic Pursuits was about form. We read about what form is, looked at a picture to discuss if it had form, and then made animals with form.  Molly's cow Caleigh's dragon Colin's dog Other News We drove two hours to go to an apple orchard Sunday. It was a beautiful day and we all had a good time. The kids picked 40 lbs of apples. We had a picnic lunch there, petted and fed some animals, and bought lots of goodies. The only bad thing was that we had car trouble right after leaving there. Luckily, we made it home, but the car wasn't going any farther. We had to have it towed and ended up getting a new transmission, which caused some rearranging earlier in the week with only one car. Colin had hockey practice Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings. We drove to Richmond, VA today for his first games of the season tomorrow and Sunday. We're planning to get in some history field trips while we're here.  

Here is a coloring sheet I put together for my kids which explains the different parts of our earth. Please feel free to print this out and enjoy!

Gallon Man is a helpful character for understanding measurements. Build him on a new sheet of paper and map out converting a gallon to quarts, pints and cups.

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In keeping with the start of Week #13 - we made African Masks for Wonderful Wednesday's. I bought the masks from www.orientaltrading.com. We then looked through a large picture book of Africa that had pictures of all the people groups in the countries of Africa. The kids then used paints to create their masks. Once painted we used some sequins and then hot glued straw on the top for those who wanted to do that. This was their final product!

Africa Can you possibly study Africa without watching Lion King? Well, I guess you could, but it sure wouldn't be as fun! Histo...

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Phase, in thermodynamics, chemically and physically uniform or homogeneous quantity of matter that can be separated mechanically from a nonhomogeneous mixture and that may consist of a single substance or a mixture of substances. The three fundamental phases of matter are solid, liquid, and gas.

A simple file folder game for practicing and reviewing pronouns. Add the cards to the game as you progress through memorization of the pronoun table. For advanced students, cover the “Test” part of the table. This can also be printed on card stock, hole-punched, and inserted into the notebook (instead of in a file folder). […]

I have noticed that it is also hard to find a good set of photos for the Land and Water Forms as a free download This set includes island lake cape bay peninsula gulf isthmus strait archipelago system of lakes Land And Water Forms Nomenclature Cards click on picture to link to file

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Set of color nomenclature cards, showing and naming parts of the earth from core to crust.

Before I had kids of my own, I spent a summer as a science camp teacher. I loved doing hands-on activities with children to teach them about science. Some of the parents jokingly called our science camp "toy camp" because most of our science lessons had some sort of hands-on toy that we gave the children which was associated with the concept of the day. That's the great thing about science. We can find science experiments all around us--even in our toys--it isn't just some boring thing we read about in textbooks. Later, after I was no longer teaching summer camp, some of my friends who were teaching their children at home asked me to be a "guest teacher" for their preschool and kindergarten age kids. So I adapted one of my lessons about states of matter for the children. This lesson was a big hit with the kids. States of Matter Lesson Plan Objectives: (1) Students will be able to identify the difference between solids, liquids, and gases. (2) Students will be able to understand that matter can change from one state to another. Key Terms: matter molecule solid liquid gas Materials Needed: magnifying glass random small objects to observe containers with solids, liquids, and gases test tube balloon baking soda vinegar diet coke mentos handouts scissors crayons glue Lesson Activities: Matter and Molecules First, I introduced the term "matter." I taught the students that matter is all of the "stuff" around us. I had students take turns pointing to matter that they saw in the room. Then I introduced the idea of molecules. I had the kids look at a few items of matter through a magnifying glass and see if they could notice anything different looking at the items closely. Some things you don't notice about objects until you look at them with a magnifying glass. Molecules are so small that we can't see them even with a magnifying glass but they are still there. Everything around us is made out of tiny invisible molecules. States of Matter Next, I taught the different types of matter. I did a human demonstration in which the kids became the molecules. First I had them stand close together making a wall. I had them stay still, and I showed them how I couldn't get through their wall. I explained to them that they were acting like a solid. We defined a solid and identified other solids in the room. Next I had them spread a little bit apart. They were allowed to move a little, but not very much. I showed them how I could "swim" through them because they were acting like a liquid. We defined a liquid and identified liquids in the room. Finally, they became gas molecules. They loved spreading out and running around. I showed them how easy it was for me to run in between them. We defined a gas. To test their knowledge I pulled out containers with different objects. I had old baby food containers that I filled with random liquids and solids. I also had one empty container to represent gas. I let the kids take turns choosing a container. Each child opened the container and got to examine the object inside. Then, I quizzed them on whether that object was a solid, liquid, or gas. Changing Matter I introduced the idea of changing matter by talking about super heroes. Super heroes have many different talents--some can fly, some can turn invisible, some have super strength. We get to be super heroes today by becoming matter changers (just like Frozone in The Incredibles). I had the kids chant "1-2-3 Matter changers!" with me. I then taught students about how matter can change from one form to another. I explained the example of an water, ice, and steam. We talked about how when we are cold we like to cuddle up in blankets to get warm. But when we are hot, we like to run around and have fun. Molecules are the same way. When they get cold, they get closer together. When they get hot, they spread apart. When can change matter by making it hot or cold. I then told students that we can change matter in other ways. Sometimes when you mix two different things you can make a new thing--like when you bake cookies. You can do that with matter. You can take two kinds of matter and turn them into a different kind of matter. I pulled out the balloon, baking soda, vinegar, and test tube. I had the students look at each item and decide whether the item was a solid, liquid, or gas. Then, once they had observed the baking soda and vinegar, I used a funnel to pour some baking soda into the balloon and some vinegar into the test tube. Then I attached the balloon to the test tube. We did our chant "1-2-3 Matter Changers!" and I lifted up the balloon to allow the baking soda to drop inside and mix with the vinegar. The reaction of the baking soda and vinegar caused the balloon to inflate on its own. I explained to the students that the solid and liquid had created a gas that was now filling the balloon. A video of my preschool aged boys doing this demonstration is below: Playing with Matter For our finale, I took the kids outside to play some more with matter. On the way out, we identified solids, liquids, and gases around us. Then, I pulled out the materials for our last experiment. I had a bottle of diet coke a pack of mentos. I also used the special test tube below: I had students identify states of matter one more time. I explained that the diet coke actually had both a liquid and a gas in it. The bubbles were the gas. I had the kids guess what they thought would happen if I mixed the solid mentos with the liquid soda and gas bubbles. Then, we loaded a pack of mentos in my test tube and dropped the mentos into the soda. The kids loved watching the diet coke geyser shoot up in the air. I explained to them what had happened. When we dropped the mentos in, the gas bubbles all stuck to the mentos. Because the gas bubbles were jumping around taking up so much space, there wasn't enough space for the liquid in the bottle anymore. So the liquid was pushed out into a fountain. After the explanation, we tried the experiment one more time. And just in case, you've never seen this demonstration before, here's a classic video of diet coke and mentos geysers in action. Review For a review activity, I had students color a solid, liquid, gas handout that I had made. Then they they found pictures of items that represented each state of matter and glued them on top of the corresponding state of matter. I had some clipart of several items I had found from searching online already printed for the kids to sort. You could also have them look through magazines or advertisements for items to fit into each category. Some examples of pictures of items that would fit each category: Liquid: juice, water, soup, soda Solid: car, apple, watch Gas: wind, steam, bubbles Below is an image of the States of Matter handout I created that you could print out to go with this activity: We had a lot of fun experimenting with solids, liquids, and gases. For more ideas for teaching your kids about science, check out my Science Pinterest Board. -->

Hand each student a baggie of various Legos and explore mean, median, mode, and range! Array Studs 1. Have kids classify bricks by number of studs. 2. Then, have them figure out the total number of studs for each group (ex:). 3. Once they have their numbers, they figure out the m,m,m,r. Number of Bricks with Same Number of Studs 1. Kids classify bricks by number of studs. 2. Then, they count how many they have in each group (ex:). 3. Then, they figure out the m,m,m,r. Lego Colors You could also build Lego Towers and classify bricks by color. Then, have kids figure out the mean, median, mode, and range. Set a timer and have kids build the tallest tower they can before the time runs out! They take their tower apart and classify their bricks by color. Using their data (ex: 19 red, 10 blue, etc.), they figure out the m,m,m,r for their Lego colors. World's Largest Lego Tower - photo via Read N Rock Lego Stud Structure You could also have students build towers with various studded Legos. The only rule is their structure must balance on its own. Students try to use as many bricks as possible! When the time is up, they take it apart and classify their bricks by the number of studs. Then, they figure out the m,m,m,r.

In this interactive iPad app, kids will take an in-depth look at matter’s many mixed-up forms, learn about the difference between chemical and physical changes, and examine matter's four possible states: solid, liquid, gas and plasma.

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Demonstrate the 3 distinct states of matter with jello! via A Fly on the Classroom Wall

Saikai Toki โถเพลิร์นแวร์เครื่องเคลือบดินเผาสีขาวที่สวยงามพร้อมแถบแนวตั้งสีน้ำเงิน ขวดดินเผาดินเผาที่เรียบง่ายและคิดถึงนี้ทำจากเครื่องลายครามสีขาวที่สวยงามพร้อมลวดลายแถบแนวตั้งสีน้ำเงิน หมองสิบตัวถูกพบอย่างไม่เป็นทางการรอบตัวเรา แต่พวกเขาถูกใช้เป็นรูปแบบของโชคดีมานานแล้ว ขนาดใหญ่ทำให้เหมาะอย่างยิ่งสำหรับการดื่มชากับกลุ่มคนจำนวนมากเช่นการชุมนุมในครอบครัว ข้อมูล ผู้ผลิต J.Flavor * Saikai Toki ประเทศต้นกำเนิด นางาซากิประเทศญี่ปุ่น เทคนิค Hasami Wares วัสดุ เครื่องเคลือบดินเผา ขนาด MS6: W5.31 * D5.31 * H4.33 IN., MS8: W5.91 * D5.91 * H5.12 IN., MS10: W6.69 * D6.69 * H5.51 ใน(MS6: W13.5 * D13.5 * H11, MS8: W15 * D15 * H13, MS10: W17 * D17 * H14CM) น้ำหนัก MS6: 1.21 ปอนด์ (550G), MS8: 1.54 ปอนด์ (700G), MS10: 2.31 ปอนด์ (1050G) ความจุ MS6: 32.12 oz (950ml), MS8: 44.8 oz (1325ml), MS10: 60.02 oz (1775ml) อุปกรณ์อิเล็กทรอนิกส์ เครื่องล้างจาน: O, ไมโครเวฟ O, เตาอบ X, Flame Direct Direct บันทึก ไม่อนุญาตให้ขายไปยังประเทศจีนสิงคโปร์ไต้หวันฮ่องกงและเกาหลีใต้ เวลาจัดส่ง 1-2 สัปดาห์ (ถ้าหมดสต็อก + 2-3 สัปดาห์)

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Ok - so I wanted to make a small salt dough map of Africa for the beginning of our Africa studies. I didn't want it to be elaborate and time consuming like the one we did for Italy back week 6. So....I came up with an idea and thought I'd see how it worked. It worked well so I'm sharing it here.... I took a map of Africa. I then took wax paper and layed it over top of the map. I made up a batch of salt dough (1 cup salt, 1 cup flour and add water 1/4 cup at a time till consistency is that of playdough). Next I rolled out the dough to make it flat and placed it over the map. I then cut the map out with a soft butter knife. (In hind sight it would have been easier to just trace onto wax paper, the outline of Africa with a marker and then place that over the saltdough and cut it.) However, it worked fine for me. The next thing we did was look up a topographical map of Africa online and then form mountains and major rivers. We baked it at 250 degrees for about 30 minutes. We then painted it according to the topographical map I looked up. We used an old container (I love to recycle them for these type projects!) and placed it inside. Here is the final project: