Science of Seasons Week 3

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Topics:
Art: Making a Papier-mâché globe and other craft options
Bible: The parable of the sower
Geography: continents & oceans
Language Arts: Filling out lapbook information, writing ideas, Miracles on Maple Hill novel study materials
Literature: Miracles on Maple Hill
Math: angles, using a protractor
Science: soil temperature, germination and seed growth, photosynthesis (basic), soil, hydroponics, tilt of the earth, whales
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. 30 The Science of Seasons
 
p. 31 Cut out the pieces and store for tomorrow
p. 33 Protractor activityp. 34-37 Papier-mâché globe projectLet the globe continue drying.Let the globe continue drying.
 
Review the Greek & Latin root cards.
Science Reading
Explore Spring!: 25 Great Ways to Learn About SpringExplore SpringRead: Chapter 2 Green, Green, Green
 
Activity: Soil Warm up
Supplies: 2 soil thermometers
 
Activity: The Great Sprout Race
Printable: seed growth (paste in order)
Design your own seed packet
 
Video: time-lapse mung beans sprouting

Video: time-lapse corn
Activity: These Seeds are All Wet!
 
Hydroponics experiment
The soil warm up test can be adapted for any time of the year. Just pick a sunny spot of the yard vs. a shady spot and compare soil temperatures. The activity says to use soil thermometers, but you can probably use a digital thermometer.
Whales the Gentle GiantsFor younger students: Whales: The Gentle GiantsRead this week.
National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations WhalesFor older students: National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations WhalesRead this week.
Other Books
Miracles on Maple HillMiracles on Maple HillChapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10
What's Your Angle, Pythagoras?What’s Your Angle, Pythagoras?Read today.
The Greedy TriangleThe Greedy TriangleRead today.
Explore Earth's Five OceansExplore Earth’s Five OceansRead today.
Notebooking and Printables
Types of angles
Angle steering puzzle
Laser Angles
Spider web angles
Weaving a web angles
Other angle worksheets: https://www.education.com/worksheets/angles/
Just put in your child’s grade on the left-hand side to get worksheets at his level.
 
Whale lapbook – Choose items you’d like to do this week. You don’t need to do all of it.
Whale vocabulary

Seaworld Whales K-3 Guide
Seaworld Whales Guide grades 4-8

Ocean’s lapbook printables (scroll down the linked webpage for even more)
 
Continents and Oceans (color and label)
Younger students: Label the continents
Continents and Oceans worksheet

Plants lapbook:   
Choose a lapbook (or lapbook elements). You can do a bit over the next several weeks, if desired.
Other option: Botany lapbook

Writing Ideas:
Copywork/handwriting: Choose any sentence(s) from this week’s work to copy.
Fill out some of the lapbook material.
Write a report or facts about Pythagoras.
Tell a story about a child who lives on or in the ocean. Where does s/he live? On a boat? The back of a giant whale? As a mermaid? Be creative!
Research an animal that lives in the ocean and write about it or create a poster.
Design some sea animal fact cards. Put the picture of the animal on the front and write about it on the back. Some facts to consider: What does it eat? How long does it live? How does it take care of its babies? How does it keep safe from predators?
Explain step-by-step how to make an ocean in a jar (based on the activity linked below).

Scholastic Teachables:
Ocean (Mini-Book): Animal Habitats
Life in the Sea: Science Manipulative
Click here for lots of other ocean related printables.
Crafts and Activities
Paper plate whale
 
Video: Make the Ocean in a Jar!
Extras
BibleThe Parable of the Sower
 
Parable of the Sower coloring page
2nd option: Parable of the Sower coloring page

Video: God’s Story : Seeds and a Farmer
 
Printable poster
VideoSciShow Kids: Where Does Soil Come From?
 
Angles Song

Two Beautiful Humpback Whales Dance | Animal Attraction | BBC Earth

 TED-Ed: Why do whales sing?
Soil Is Alive! | SciShow Kids
 
Blue Whales: The Biggest Animal EVER! | SciShow Kids
 
A Blue Whale’s Tongue Weighs More Than An ELEPHANT! | Wild Bites | BBC Earth Kids
SciShow Kids: Why Different Soils Feel Different
 
Watch a Seed Sprout! | Squeaks Grows a Garden! | SciShow Kids

I Could Watch Time Lapses Of Seeds Growing All Day
TED-Ed: Is this the most valuable thing in the ocean? (whale poop)

SciShow Kids: What’s the Dirt on … Dirt?
 
Growing Plants Without Soil! | Squeaks Grows a Garden! | SciShow Kids
Oceans of the World for Kids
 
SciShow Kids: Let’s Learn the Ocean Zones!
 
SciShow Kids: Why Can’t We Drink the Ocean?

Note: There are lots more TED-Ed videos about whales. You may want to sub some in for the Sci-Show videos, if you have an older student. Click here to browse the titles
OnlineAlien angles game
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