Science of Seasons Week 4

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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
	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Books
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 Nights Printables 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.
Printables
	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
Online
	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 Listen to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
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