Weekly Wrap-Up ~ Week 7 ~ Rake The Leaves ~ 10/19/12
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Monday/Tuesday: We started digging in to our Elections Unit Study this week. We are using Amanda Bennett’s Election 2012 as a base and stemming point. I have been surprised to find some great resources on YouTube to help with some of the major concepts. Last week I created and posted, Mostly Free Election 2012 Resources. These are so many of the books, videos, websites, and games we have found engaging while on our journey to learn about our election process.
Wednesday: Today we were able to take joy in one of those rare moments that you want to freeze in time. We had a light day of math, grammar, and instruments so that we could do some shopping, and have lunch with Poppy and Gommy. What we didn’t plan for was the beautiful weather!
Ava has been obsessed with raking leaves this year. The problem with this is that we don’t have any leaves to speak of in our own yard. Lucky for us we have some fantastic neighbors and they have leaves we can freely play in. Ava was thrilled to have nice weather, and free time so that we could rake and play in the leaves.
Thursday:
PART 2: A TRIP TO A STAR
Session 4: Choosing a destination
In the Star Theater:
See “Alien Worlds,” our show about the search for planets orbiting other stars, featuring the Kepler space telescope project
In the lobby:
Using the astronomical unit (AU, the distance from Sun to Earth), lay out a scale model of distances in our solar system, then consider distances to nearby stars at the same scale
Measure the period of a indoor transiting “planet”
October 22, 2012 @ 3:44 pm
Visiting from Weekly Wrap-Up. The weather has been fabulous where we live, too. Glad to see you are taking the time to enjoy it =) Thanks for all the great election tips, too!
October 22, 2012 @ 4:22 pm
Hi Hope! Thanks for stopping in!
October 23, 2012 @ 7:47 pm
Well as far as the election goes, last night I listened to the final debate. Because of being in Guatemala on a mission trip, I mailed in my vote. Must confess that I wish we had a different choice in candidates; but I also feel it is important to vote. In the past I have been saddened by the small percentage of the population that takes advantage of our freedom to vote.
Love the picture gallery of our grandchildren taking full advantage of a gorgeous fall day to rake and play in the leaves.