Science of Seasons Week 4

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Topics:
Art: Various arctic related crafts
Bible: Let Your Light Shine
Geography: the Arctic
Language Arts: Writing ideas, filling out lapbook information, Miracles on Maple Hill novel study
Literature: Miracles on Maple Hill
Math: visualizing a million
Music (and history): Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Science: the science behind the seasons, solstices and equinoxes, perihelion, aphelion, direct and indirect sunlight, earth’s orbit, capillary action in plants, polar animals
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 ActivitiesIf your globe is dry, you can do this next activity:
p. 39 Flashlight experiment
p. 40-41 Globe experiment, the solstices and equinoxes, etc.p. 42 Perihelion and aphelion
Science Reading
Explore Spring!: 25 Great Ways to Learn About SpringExplore SpringActivity: Carnation CreationActivity: Leave the Leaves
Arctic Lights, Arctic NightsRead today.
Other Books
Miracles on Maple HillMiracles on Maple HillChapter 11Chapter 12Chapter 13Chapter 14
(End of book!)
How Much Is a Million?Note: Kids need to understand just what 94 million miles means when learning about how far away the sun is. This is a GREAT book to explain the concept of a million.Read today.
Notebooking and Printables
Equinox worksheet
 
What are solstices and equinoxes? worksheet (You must sign up for a free trial to access this worksheet.)
 
Observe the moon printable 
 
Free Easy Arctic and Inuit Science Lapbook & Unit Study
 
Polar Animals Lapbook

SeaWorld Arctic Animals teacher’s guide (with maps, printables, and activities)
There are quite a few interesting activities that explore different concepts. There are also arctic animal cutout cards.
K-3 guide
4-8 guide

Writing ideas:
Copywork/handwriting: Choose sentence(s) from any of this week’s books to copy.
Write about a polar animal.
Fill out lapbook materials.
Create a listening program or a pretend concert handout for Vivaldi’s music.
Explain the difference between the Arctic and the Antarctic.
Write a story about what you would do if someone gave you a million dollars.
Describe one of the characters or scenes in Miracles on Maple Hill.  

Scholastic Teachables:
Click here for a variety of polar printables.
Click here for a variety of Arctic printables.
The Arctic & Antarctic Mini-Unit
Polar Regions: Animal Habitats Double-Sided Wheel
Crafts and Activities
Arctic animal crafts (choose 1)
Extras
BibleLet Your Light Shine
 
Video: Hillsong Kids – Let Your Light Shine
Video: “This Little Light Of Mine”
VideoSeasons song
 
Use a globe and flashlight to demonstrate day and night on Earth
 
Classroom Demonstrations: The Seasons demo 2
CARNATIONS RAINBOW COLOR CHANGING ♥ DIY SCIENCE EXPERIMENT ♥ Simple & FunSciShow Kids: The Longest Day of the Year: The Solstice!
 
Winter at the North Pole! | Winter Science | SciShow Kids
 
To the Arctic (full-length documentary)
SciShow Kids: Happy Equinox!
 
TED-Ed: The Arctic vs. the Antarctic
TED-Ed: Why should you listen to Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons”?

Four Seasons ~ Vivaldi
 
What Does 1 Million Jelly Beans Look Like? | 1 to 1,000,000 for Kids
 
Science Behind Perihelion

OnlineEarth’s orbit and daylight animation and info This is an EXCELLENT animation. Speed it up with the slider and look at the globe on the left to see how the sunlight changes on the Earth.
 
Vivaldi and the Four Seasons Teacher Resource Kit (Scroll down)
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