Science of Seasons Week 11

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Topics:
Art: Fall related crafts
Bible: Jesus calmed the storm
Geography:  latitude and longitude, GPS
History: The story about longitude
Language arts: vocabulary, adjectives, Farmer Boy novel study, writing ideas, journaling
Literature: Farmer Boy
Science: stormy and extreme weather, fall, thunder
Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5
Spine Books
The Science of SeasonsThe Science of SeasonsHave your kids see if they can find the pages that match this week’s activities as they do them.
The Science of Seasons Activity BookThe Science of Seasons Learn-and-Play Activitiesp. 82-85 Fall playset and clothes
Vocabulary cards: 
climate, equator
p. 87 Fall Leaf Adjectives
Vocabulary cards: 
equinox, fall
p. 89 Geography, Maps and Globes
Vocabulary cards: 
firmament, gravity
p. 90
Geography, Maps and Globes
Vocabulary cards: 
Vernal, winter
p. 91
Geography, Maps and Globes
Vocabulary cards: 
Hanami, chametz
Science Reading
Explore Spring!: 25 Great Ways to Learn About SpringExplore SpringActivity: Make Your Own ThunderstormActivity: Make Some Thunder
Extreme Weather: Surviving Tornadoes, Sandstorms, Hailstorms, Blizzards, Hurricanes, and More!Extreme WeatherRead/browse this book as desired.
Sea Clocks: The Story of LongitudeRead today.

We Gather Together: Celebrating the Harvest SeasonRead this week.
Other Books
Farmer Boy (Little House)Chapter 6Chapters 7-8Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 11
Notebooking and Printables
Stormy Weather Make & Learn Project $1.99
 
Weather lapbook
Do whichever elements of this lapbook that interest you.
 
Writing ideas:

Write a story about an animal preparing for winter. It can be realistic, or you can make the animal character(s) talk, etc.
Write down a favorite fall memory.
Describe a fall scene. Use adjectives (examples: crunchy leaves, crisp air, etc.)
Fill out lapbook elements.
Copywork/handwriting: Choose sentences from any of this week’s books.
Continue journaling as desired.
 
Scholastic Teachables:
Click here for fall related printables.
Crafts and Activities
Click here to pick out a weather craft.

Choose a fall craft.

Battleship game
 
Play Battleship ! This is a great game to illustrate how longitude and latitude (and GPS coordinates) work! Here is a free printable version. Here’s another one you can print out for free.
 
Extras
BibleJesus calmed the storm (adapt for home use)

Video: Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee at Frameless, London (interactive art – neat!)
VideoVivaldi – Autumn

Earth’s Most Extreme Weather | SciShow Kids Compilation
 
NOAA SciJinks: What Causes Lightning?
 
TED-Ed: The most lightning-struck place on Earth
 
TED-Ed: The Cambodian myth of lightning, thunder, and rain
Severe Weather: Crash Course Kids #28.2
 
The Science of Lightning | National Geographic

Thunderstorms 101 | National Geographic
TED-Ed: How do tornadoes form?
 
How are thunderstorms formed? | Weather Wise
 
NOAA SciJinks: What Causes a Thunderstorm?

BrainPOP: Latitude and Longitude

How does GPS work?

John Harrison’s “sea clocks” from the mid-1700s displayed at Royal Observatory
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