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| Topics: Bible: Let Your Light Shine Geography: the Arctic 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, differing amounts of light in the arctic | |||||
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 The Science of Seasons | Have your kids see if they can find the pages that match this week’s activities as they do them. | ||||
 The Science of Seasons Learn-and-Play Activities | If 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 | ||
 Explore Spring | Activity: Carnation Creation Supplies: 3 white carnations, scissors, 3 glasses, water, green, blue, and red food coloring, science journal | Activity: Leave the Leaves Supplies: 4 fresh celery stalk with leaves, ruler, knife, 4 cups, water, red or blue food coloring, vegetable peeler, science journal | |||
 Miracles on Maple Hill | Chapter 11 | Chapter 12 | Chapter 13 | Chapter 14 (End of book!) | |
| Read each book on the day it’s listed: |  Arctic Lights, Arctic NightsPrintables to use with this book: Sea World Arctic Animals Teacher’s Guide – K-3 4-8 There are quite a few interesting activities in this printable. It also has arctic animal cutout cards. Polar animals lapbook |  How Much Is a Million?*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. | |||
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| Plants lapbook: Choose a lapbook (or lapbook elements). You can do a bit over the next several weeks, if desired. Other option: Botany lapbook | Equinox worksheet | What are solstices and equinoxes? worksheet (You must sign up for a free trial to access this worksheet.) | Observe the moon printable | ||
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| Bible lesson Let Your Light Shine | Earth’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. | Seasons song | Vivaldi and the Four Seasons Teacher Resource Kit (Scroll down) Listen to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons | ||
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