Schedule Updates 2022

Guest Hollow, LLC materials – partial list of updates:

In our big yearly updates, we update/fix any broken links and sometimes add or replace books when they’ve gone out of print, add or remove activities and videos, create new features, etc. to make our curriculum even better!

On this page you can see which curriculums have been updated and what updates were made.

You can also check the online schedule pages for updates made after our big yearly update and during the previous year. We’ll post updates as we make them on the online schedule landing pages, so you can always know if your printable schedule is totally up-to-date or not and what has been changed, fixed, or updated.

Actions and Reactions

2/4/2022 Our big yearly link check was completed for this schedule. Various links in the printable schedule were updated that don’t apply to the online schedule (some website links in the introduction).

Guest Hollow’s Printable Timeline / Book of Centuries was added as a resource. Some of the formatting of the printable schedule was changed to make the left column easier to read.


The following schedule changes were made:

  • Week 4: The link to the Highlights Design Your Own Hot Air Balloon has been removed since it uses Flash and Flash is no longer supported by modern browsers. A replacement has been added.
  • Week 5: Season 5, Episode 2 was added to the Mythbusters video to make it easier to find on Amazon. Text was corrected for the Nano book.
  • Week 6: A note was added for the element cards. The pterodactyl puppets were linked to directly. The Headventure link was removed.
  • Week 9: The price was removed for a unit study since it has changed. The video Animated Hero Classics: Marie Curie was removed since it’s not available.
  • Week 11: The link for the copper nail experiment was updated.
  • Week 12: The 2nd draw a cow link was removed since it now requires a paid membership.
  • Week 13: The printable 3-D cow link was updated.
  • Weeks 13, 15, 16, 17, 32: The Sick Science kit was renamed as the Be Amazing Physics Kit. We’ve updated the name.
  • Week 24: Chicago, Illinois was linked to Google maps.
  • Week 25: The Lego fire safety posters link was updated.
  • Week 26: A suggestion for the Boston Museum of Science Lightning Show was added.
  • Week 29: The sea turtle craft was changed and another one was added.
  • Week 31: The 2nd lever video was replaced with a new one. The 2nd pulleys video was replaced. The Wheels and Axles video was replaced.

A huge thanks to our volunteer link checker, C.B.! We appreciate her so much!

American History Year 1

2/22/2022 Our big yearly link check was completed for this schedule. Various links in the printable schedule were updated that don’t apply to the online schedule (some book and website links in the introduction and book list). Books in the book list were listed in the order they are used.


The following schedule changes were made:

  • Week 12: The Copper Sun Study Guide link was updated
  • Week 17: The Hayden: The Creation video link was updated. The Midnight Judges video link was updated. The link for the True Story of Sacajawea video was updated.
  • Week 20: The spelling for Erie was corrected.
  • Week 23: The Martin Van Buren & the Panic of 1837 video link was updated.
  • Various weeks: Clarification was made if YouTube search results were to be utilized for a few video titles.
  • Week 28: A content warning was placed on the 4th Antietam video.
  • Various weeks: The link for the book Rebels: These Free and Independent States was updated.

A huge thanks to our volunteer link checker, J. W.! <3 We appreciate her so much!

American History Year 2

2/3/2022: Our big yearly link check was completed for this schedule. Various links in the printable schedule were updated that don’t apply to the online schedule (some book, recipe ingredients, and website links in the introduction, supply list, and book list). Books in the book list were listed in the order they are used.
The following schedule changes were made:

  • Week 3: The link to the Jim Crow iCivics lesson has been updated.
  • Week 5: A YouTube content warning has been added to the video about the Ukrainian genocide.
  • Week 8: The link to the Of Mice and Men teacher’s guide has been updated. The Up from the Dust game link was updated, and a note was added about it.
  • Week 9: The interactive dustbowl is no longer available. It’s been replaced with the Ken Burns in the Classroom page (of videos).
  • Week 22: The link to the article in the website section was updated.
  • Week 29: A YouTube content warning was added to the Top 10 Defining Moments of 1990s America.

A huge thanks to our volunteer link checker, J. W.! <3 We appreciate her so much!

Biology

2/11/2022: Our big yearly link check was completed for this schedule.

The following schedule changes were made:

  • The links for the study guides and answer keys that accompany the New Answers books have been updated.
  • In week 12 of the Guest Hollow labs, the links for the DNA to Protein, Modeling Transcription, and Modeling Translation online activities have been updated.
  • The week 28 IGHBE lab link for mealworms has been updated.
  • Week 8: The animal mitosis slide link has been updated.
  • Week 11: The BrainPOP Heredity link has been updated. A Recipe for Traits link has been updated in the extras section.
  • Week 12: The K’Nex link was updated.
  • Week 32: The BrainPOP movie about humans was changed to movies about mammals.

A huge thanks to our volunteer link checker, C. S.! We appreciate her so much!

Botany

2/8/2022: Our big yearly link check was completed for this schedule. In the book list section: A note was added to about Botany in 8 Lessons (to purchase the book with the green cover – NOT the student book with the white cover). A few links were updated in the book list.

The following schedule changes were made:

  • Week 1: The Chocolate chip cookie recipe link was updated. Instructions were added for the Botany in a Day book.
  • Week 3: The red onion cell lab has been changed to a Red Onion Osmosis Mini-Lab.
  • Week 10: The Bottle Biology: Kimchee or Sauerkraut link was updated. The NATURE video was changed to: What plants talk about (Full Documentary)
  • Week 13: The Vanishing of the Bees link was changed to an Amazon link. It’s no longer available on YouTube. The Bees: Tales from the Hive link was updated.
  • Week 14: The fruit salad and pie recipe links were updated.
  • Week 15: The video for How to Identify Hawthorn has been changed to a new video: Foraging & Identifying Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.).
  • Week 17: The King Corn video link has been updated.
  • Week 19: The Black Pepper Farming video was changed to a new video: Black Pepper Farming / Black Pepper Cultivation.
  • Week 22: The Mushroom Kit has been updated. The maple syrup video was changed to: MAPLE SYRUP | How It’s Made.
  • Week 23: The Classic Pesto with Pine Nuts recipe link was updated.
  • Week 27: The Wisconsin Fast Plants® Dihybrid Genetics Student Kit link was updated. The Chewing Gum Kit link was updated. The amber kit link was updated (and a note was added to the resource list at the beginning of the schedule about what type of kit to look for). The Fast Plants seeds link was updated. The How It’s Made rubber video has been replaced with a new video: How natural Rubber is Made from Trees | Rubber Harvesting and Processing | Rubber Tapping Method.
  • Week 33: The sweet peas recipe was replaced with a new recipe: Au Gratin Creamed Peas.

A huge thanks to our volunteer link checker, C.J.! We appreciate her so much!

Chemistry in the Kitchen

2/3/2022

Our big yearly link check was completed for this schedule. Various links in the printable schedule were updated that don’t apply to the online schedule (some book links in the introduction).


The following schedule changes were made:

  • Week 4: A note was added for the Bombardier beetle video (to look through the YouTube search results).
  • Week 5: The link to the Kimchee activity was updated. The link to the cabbage juice indicator activity was updated.
  • Week 6: A note was added for the Discovery video (to look through the YouTube search results).
  • Week 7: The video for How Stuff Works: Chocolate was replaced with The Whole Process of Making Chocolate | How Do They Do It? The link for PKU disease was updated.
  • Week 9: The video for Osmosis was updated. We’ve linked to the new version.
  • Week 10: The link for the printable clam activity was updated.
  • Week 12: A new video was added to replace the electromagnetic spectrum video link.
  • Week 15: A note was added for the NOVA video to look through the YouTube search results.
  • Week 20: The link for the American Experience: Influenza video was updated.
  • Week 22: The link to the Samurai sword video was updated.
  • Week 24: The How ammonia is made video link was updated.
  • Weeks 25-29: The Molecules: The Elements and the Architecture of Everything book title was moved to the left side of the schedule instead of a topic heading.
  • Week 29: The Mystery of Matter video series was changed to YouTube search results, as it’s no longer available on Amazon. You can purchase it on YouTube via PBS.
  • Week 31: A note was added for the coal mine videos (to choose from the playlist) since the 1st video in the playlist is about diamonds.

A huge thanks to our volunteer link checker, C. C.! We appreciate her so much!

Geography & Cultures Curriculum

2/8/2022: Our big yearly link check was completed for this schedule.

The 2021 version of The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World (Lonely Planet Travel Guide) replaced the 2018 version of this book. A note was also added that the 2018 version of this book (3rd edition) will work just fine.
The following schedule changes were made:

  • Week 2: The Great Pyramids link was updated. The Taj Mahal link was updated.
  • Week 3: The link to the Sail the Seas game was updated. The Expedition Antarctica video text was changed. The National Geographic Shape of Cities link was updated.
  • Week 5: The link to the Geography & Cultures Textbook was fixed. The US states map link was updated. The Straits of Florida map link was updated. The Living in United States Discovery Documentary was removed since it’s no longer available.
  • Week 6: The link to the On Vacation Around the World link was updated.
  • Week 7: The videos for the Oaxacan sculpture lesson were updated.
  • Week 11: The spätzle recipe link was changed. The Best French Composers video was changed.
  • Week 13: Chapter 6.3 of the online textbook was linked.
  • Week 14: The How Nature is Good for Our Health and Happiness link was updated.
  • Week 15: The 60 minutes video link was updated.
  • Week 16: The Bulgarian gypsy music link was updated. The Polish folk music video was replaced.
  • Week 17: The Ukrainian folk song video was replaced.
  • Week 18: The Breaking Stalin’s Nose discussion guide link was updated.
  • Week 19: 100 Years of Beauty: Azerbaijan video link was updated.
  • Week 21: The Safar – Music from Afghanistan video was replaced.
  • Week 22: The Bollywood dance songs video was replaced. The link to the Dispatches: The Street Kids of Mumbai was updated.
  • Week 24: The China map project link was updated. The “Where in China” game link was updated.
  • Week 25: The PBS: Know Your Dynasties game link was updated. The PBS: Which Emperor Are You? link was updated. The National Geographic: See Potala Palace, the Iconic Heart of Tibetan Buddhism link was updated. The Life in North Korea (a DW Documentary) link was updated.
  • Week 26: The Hong Kong Fried Rice recipe was updated. A BTS music video was added. Kit Chan 陈洁仪 – Home was added to the Singapore music.
  • Week 27: The Map of Japan link was updated. The wild deer video link was updated. The National Geographic: Destination Japan video link was updated. The History Channel: Warriors: Samurai Showdown – Full Episode (S1, E6) | History video was replaced with a new video: Samurai Warriors with Terry Schappert
  • Week 28: The Draw a Japanese Pagoda link was updated.
  • Week 29: The National Geographic: Self stabbing video was updated. The National Geographic 2018 | Adventure Travel in Thailand video link was updated.
  • Week 30: The Moroccan Tagine recipe link was updated. The Nimcaan Hilaac iyo Heestii Qalbi 2014 Somali Music video has been replaced with Nimcaan Hilaac iyo Heestii Qalbi 2014 (Somali music). The Destination: North Africa video link was updated. A note was added to the Vice News video (to start it at 9:53 minutes in).
  • Week 31: The Ali Farka Touré – The River – Full Album video link was updated. The Mali – Music of the Dogon People video link was updated. The National Geographic: A Look Inside Ethiopia’s Falash Mura Community video link was updated.
  • Week 32: The African Ghana Traditional Music video was replaced with Ghana’s Traditional Music Culture. The Nigerians fight to protect the world’s most trafficked mammal video link was updated. The Destination: South Africa video link was updated.
  • Week 33: The National Geographic: Scarification video link was updated. The Destination: West and Central Africa video link was updated.
  • Week 34 in the supplies section: The woodworking link for a boomerang template was updated. The video link for the Aboriginal dot painting lesson was changed to a new video.

A huge thanks to our volunteer link checker, A.S.! We appreciate her so much!

High School Anatomy

2/3/2021

Our big yearly link check was completed for this schedule.

The following schedule changes were made:

  • Week 1: The Color and label and animal cell printable link was updated.
  • Week 8: The link for the Ectomy game was updated.
  • Week 9: The Color and label the neuron printable link was updated. The link to the Child’s Developing Brain was removed since it uses Flash and Flash is no longer available in most browsers.
  • Week 10: The Color and label an eye printable link was updated.
  • Week 15: The link to the Blood Cell Bingo Game was updated.
  • Week 19: The link to the 3-D Food Pyramid was updated.
  • Week 29: The link to the comic book Virus Attack was updated.

A huge thanks to our volunteer link checker, J. W.! We appreciate her so much!

Jr. Anatomy

  • 2/2/2022: Our big yearly link check for this schedule is finished. Some links that linked back to Guest Hollow were changed in the beginning of the printable schedule. A note was added to an activity in week 4. Other than that, everything works!

Jr. Geography

2/7/2022

Our big yearly link check was completed for this schedule. Various links in the printable schedule were updated that don’t apply to the online schedule (some website links in the introduction). The link to the wall map was changed. The Kiwi Beanie Baby was changed to a kiwi stuffed animal.

The following schedule changes were made:

  • Week 4: The Let it Go video link was updated.
  • Week 9: The pepperoni pizza bagel recipe link was updated.
  • Week 10: The Go for the Gold Game was removed since it uses Flash and Flash is no longer supported by modern browsers.
  • Week 13: The Wildest Africa video has been replaced with a different video.
  • Week 14: The Map of Africa link was updated.
  • Week 25: The Map of the U.S. link was updated.
  • Week 36: The Philippines lapbook link was updated.
  • A note was added to several weeks of the schedule about Activity Village, which requires a paid subscription.

A huge thanks to our volunteer link checker, C.C.! We appreciate her so much!

Language Arts

2/11/2022: Our big yearly link check was completed for this schedule.

The following schedule changes were made:

  • Week 1: Online interactive: The link for Sheppard Software: Nouns has been removed since it uses Flash which is no longer supported by modern browsers.
  • Week 2: The NYTimes article link has been updated.
  • Week 6: The School House Rock: Adjectives video link was updated.
  • Week 7: The Easy Haiku Art link was updated.
  • Week 10: The Online interactive: DK Find Out: Verbs link was updated.
  • Week 12: I Want a Cat: My Opinion Essay was added as an option. The link for Rory’s Story Cubes was updated.
  • Week 15: The School House Rock: Subjects and Predicates link was updated.
  • Week 22: The School House Rock: Conjunctions link was updated.
  • Week 25: A note was added for the free site makebeliefcomix.com. It now requires you to create a login (for free).
  • Week 26: The link for the onomatopoeia game was updated.
  • Week 29: The link for the book What Do Authors Do? was updated.

A huge thanks to our volunteer link checker, S. S.! We appreciate her so much!

Little Kids’ Anatomy

2/9/2022 Our big yearly link check was completed for this schedule.

The following schedule changes were made:

  • Week 8: The link for the PDF lesson for Your Fantastic Elastic Brain was updated.
  • Week 9: The Color and Label a Neuron link was updated.
  • Week 15: The My Body Lapbook link was changed.
  • Week 24: The Finger Printing Art Set was linked properly. It was also updated in the resources section.
  • Week 25: The Germs Make Me Sick activity link was updated.
  • Week 29: The PDF Feelings Book link has been updated.

A huge thank you to our volunteer link checker J.W. We appreciate her so much!

Physics

2/11/2022 Our big yearly link check was completed for this schedule.
The following schedule changes were made:

  • Various weeks: The following note was added: Education.com requires you to create a free account. You then get a limited number of downloads unless you create a premium account.
  • Week 13: The video link for Bernoulli balls was updated.
  • Week 17: A build your own telescope kit was scheduled for this week.
  • Week 19: The infographic link was updated.
  • Week 24: The waterproof hanky experiment link was updated.
  • Week 26: A note was added about the NOVA video (that access needs to be purchased).

An update was made to the workbook answer key. Answers were missing for Basher Science: Extreme Physics (for week 32). Those answers have been added.

A huge thanks to our volunteer link checker, J.R.! We appreciate her so much!

Science of Seasons

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2/11/2022: Our big yearly link check was completed for this schedule.

The following schedule changes were made:

  • Week 1: A note was added for the Make Your Own Comic link. The Prismacolor link was changed.
  • Week 2: The Sun, Moon, and Stars lapbook has been changed to the Space lapbook. The NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory link was updated.
  • Week 4: The Equinox worksheet link was updated. The Vivaldi Teacher’s Resource Kit link was updated.
  • Week 5: A note was added about the Education.com resource.
  • Week 7: The book A New Beginning was removed from the schedule, as it’s no longer available.
  • Week 12: The Thames and Kosmos Wind kit has been updated to the new kit.
  • Week 14: The Volcanoes video was replaced with a National Geographic for Kids volcanoes playlist.

A huge thanks to our volunteer link checker! We appreciate her so much!

Whirlwind World History

2/9/2022

The entire schedule was linked checked (since it was worked on over the course of a year, we wanted to make sure links were current).

Some of the teacher’s guide links were updated in the Resource List for Selected Scheduled and Unscheduled Books.

These changes were made to the schedule:

Several links to the online textbook were fixed as they went to the main chapter page instead of the subsection(s) of the page.

  • Week 2: The Draw King Tut link was updated. The Egypt: Gift of the Nile DBQ link was updated.
  • Week 5: The Digging Up Greece Game link was updated. The link for Greek Culture and Aesop’s Fables (Essay assignment with rubric) was updated. The Trojan War Cities of the Underground video has been changed to The Epic Siege of Troy | Ancient Discoveries (S3, E1) | Full Episode | History.
  • Week 7: The Lost Worlds History Channel video link has been updated and changed to an Amazon video link.
  • Week 8: The Ancient Rome BBC playlist was changed to the Rise and Fall of Rome playlist.
  • Week 9: The Pompeii craft link was updated. The Buried Alive in Pompeii documentary link was updated. Lost Worlds: Ancient Fortress Under Siege (S2, E13) | History (about Masada) is no longer available.
  • Week 10: The Chinese paper lantern craft link was updated. The Constantine | Ancient Rome: The Rise And Fall Of An Empire | BBC Documentary video is no longer available.
  • Week 13: A Teacher’s Guide to the Signet Classic Edition of Beowulf link was updated.
  • Week 14: The Search for Alfred the Great video link has been updated.
  • Week 15: The Plantagenets video has been replaced with History of Plantagenet England (1154 – 1485).
  • Week 17: The link to the discussion guide for Samurai Rising was updated (as was the author’s main website link). The Human Weapon Judo video link was updated. It’s now only available via iTunes.
  • Week 18: The Angkor: Land of the Gods video link was updated.
  • Week 20: The Henry – Mind of a Tyrant video link has been updated. The Lost Worlds: Henry VIII’s Mega Castles (S2, E4) video link has been updated.
  • Week 22: The Pop-Up Bunraku Theater Scene link was updated. The Zheng He | PBS World Explorers video link was updated. The Lost Worlds: Taj Mahal (S2, E18) video link was updated. It’s only available on iTunes right now.
  • Week 24: The link to the Pride and Prejudice Teacher’s Guide has been updated. The music link for Joseph Haydn – Il Mondo Della Luna has been updated.
  • Week 26: The link to the PDF guide for the French Revolution documentary has been updated.
  • Week 28: The German Unification DBQ PDF link has been updated. The Tom Richey: The Revolutions of 1848 (AP European History) video wasn’t linked. It is now.
  • Week 29: The Wagner music link was updated.
  • Week 30: The Modern Marvels link was updated, and a note added that you must now sign in with a TV provider to watch.
  • Week 31: The link to the free educator’s guide for Between Shades of Gray was updated.
  • Week 34: The Korean War DBQ link was updated.

A huge thanks to our volunteer link checker, J.W.! We appreciate her so much!

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