Weekly review: January 10th -23rd, 2010

January 10th -23rd, 2010

Science
- electronic snap circuits.
*** Project #1: Electric Light and Switch. Talked about open and closed circuits.
*** Project #2: DC Motor and Switch. Talked about how a motor like this is used with battery operate items that require rotary motion like drills and electric toothbrushes
*** Project #3: Sound Activated Switch.
*** Project #4: Adjusting Sound Level. Saw that adding a resistor reduces the sound from the speaker.
*** Project #5: Lamp and Fan in Series. Saw how the lamp got more voltage than the fan and that the fan had a hard time starting to spin because it was not getting much voltage.

- put water in a cup with a popsicle stick and put in the freezer to see what would happen (she choose to do this on her own after flipping through a science experiment book). Predicted that it would freeze.

- field trip to LA Zoo. Talked about what different animals eat.

- played and observed worms. Learned about worms. Some things learned: They have 5 hearts, no lungs, no bones, no eyes. Longest worm found was 22 feet.

Language arts-
- Learning about dictionaries.
- copy work about her trip to the zoo.
- copy work about worms.
- Right Track Reading - lesson(s) 24-27, starting to learn long vowels and other vowel sounds
- On the Banks of Plum Creek - chapters 24-28

Math:
-addition and subtraction worksheets
-lots of daily use and practice
-Singapore Math PM 1A - textbook pages 41-47 and workbook pages 42-48 (introducing subtraction)

Other-
- Art class- This session is mixed media. Worked with pastels and watercolors. Learned about mixing colors to make other colors.
- Art at home: made a color wheel. Learned about cool and warm colors.
- Geocaching many, many times
- Stopped and watched how the x-ray machines at the airport work.