Autumn brings falling leaves and pumpkin seeds!
**PUMPKINS ARE DUE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST**
**FORT TOULOUSE FIELD TRIP FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH**
Here are a few pictures of the children enjoying our FOSS Kit on Electricity and Magnetism. I thought you might like to see what they are doing since you won't see their Science book for a while. This week we discussed the behavior of magnets and measured their force. You'll find our academic plans after the pictures.
The kids are separating items into two groups: "things that will stick to magnets" and "things that will not stick to magnets." Some interesting discoveries were made.
The kids are testing whether or not a magnet can attract
iron/steel through other materials.
The kids are learning about how "temporary magnets"
are made through "induced magnetism."
The kids are testing how distance affects the force of a magnet.
Spelling: Unit 13 Test Wednesday
Reading: p. 74-154 in Massacre Island
Language: sharing our pumpkin characters, Unit 3 "Verbs" p. 96-97
Math: practicing the "traditional" algorithm in multiplication
Bible: finishing lesson 11 (Genesis 22-23) and starting lesson 12 (Genesis 37, 39-41)
Science: "Detecting the Force of Magnetism" and "Lighting a Bulb"
History: Chapter 5... finishing the Spanish explorers and working on our DeSoto report
Enjoy your week!!
