Posted by Cindy on April 28, 2008
Weather was the last stop of our Earth Science unit. As has become our end of unit habit, the kids had to develop a presentation to show something they learned.
Mahayla chose to write a letter from the viewpoint of a drop of water going through the water cycle. It was very cute! She also drew a nice picture of the water cycle to go along with an experiment that demonstrated evaporation and condensation.
Caleb did an experiment that demonstrated evaporation and condensation, too, but in a different way. Both experiments worked very well! He also created a “rain alarm”. Marbles are placed in a film canister. The canister is propped on a small slope with sugar cubes. When it rains, the sugar cubes melt allowing the canister to roll. The noise from the rolling canister is supposed to alert you when it starts raining. 
And he wanted to be sure we noted the cumulus clouds in the sky!
Posted by Cindy on February 21, 2008
As we entered the second half of our Medieval history unit, I’m excitedly planning our earth science unit. These are the resources I’m pulling from….
Primarily Earth (I LOVE these AIMS units. They are so full of meaningful math and science activities. Most of the time, there are great graphs and/or data sheets to go along with the activities, too.)
Hard as a Rock (This NaturExplorers study is VERY full!)
Considering God’s Creation (I’ll only use a small section since much of it is about life sciences.)
Janice VanCleave’s Earth Science for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments that Really Work
Captivating Clouds and Remarkable Rain (These NaturExplorers studies cover the weather cycle and more.)
