Volcano - lesson resources

Volcano in a teacup
http://1-art.eu/storm_in_a_tea_cup.htm

Water - lesson resources

What is water?
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0131-what-is-water.php

5 properties of water
http://www.ask.com/question/what-are-the-five-properties-of-water

Fun Facts about Water
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/water.html

Water Science
http://watereducation.utah.gov/waterscience/Properties/default.asp

The Story of Drinking water
http://www.fcwa.org/story_of_water/html/3forms.htm

Chemistry photos
http://fphoto.photoshelter.com/gallery/Chemistry-Portfolio/G0000fh7B2AELD8Q/C00002iqwV8zjTTE

Activity : Break the tension
http://www.teachengineering.org/view_activity.php?url=collection/cub_/activities/cub_earth/cub_earth_lesson2_activity4.xml

Experiments


http://buggyandbuddy.com/science-experiment-paperclips-in-water-science-invitation-saturday/

http://learning.innerchildfun.com/2013/04/5-simple-experiments-with-water.html


http://www.allfortheboys.com/home/2013/11/19/floating-paperclip.html



Evaporation project
http://eisforexplore.blogspot.com/2013/07/mr-evaporation.html

Water Cycle

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Watercycle.shtml

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/water.html

http://www.instantdisplay.co.uk/watercycle.htm

E Explore - Water cycle wheel
http://eisforexplore.blogspot.com/2012/04/water-cycle-wheel.html


Precipitation
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-winter-storms.htm

Character Study : Attentiveness

From http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/character/attentiveness.shtml

Look up attentiveness in the dictionary.

Read about God talking to Samuel in the Bible: 1 Samuel 3

Bible Memory Verse: Proverbs 8:33

Discussion Questions:

Was Samuel attentive?
What would have happened if Samuel had not been attentive?

Activity:

Try to read a story with some music on. Try again to read it when it is quiet. Which is easier?
What are some other ways you can be attentive? (Look at the person speaking, take notes, look someone in the eye when they are talking directly to you, etc.)

Nocturnal Animal resources

Bats
Bats for kids

Honduran white bat
http://www.realmonstrosities.com/2011/11/honduran-white-bat.html

List of Nocturnal Animals
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/nocturnal-animals-list.html

Enchanted Learning - Nocturnal animals
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/nocturnal.shtml

Characteristics of Nocturnal Animals
http://www.ehow.com/info_8742878_characteristics-nocturnal-animals.html

Why do Nocturnal Animals have large pupils?
http://www.ehow.com/info_8484945_do-nocturnal-animals-large-pupils.html

Animals with Night vision
http://www.ehow.com/info_8113365_animals-night-vision.html

BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/adaptations/Nocturnality

ICTgames
http://www.ictgames.com/topic/nocturnal/




Buzzle- nocturnal animals' special adaptation
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/facts-about-nocturnal-animals.html

Primary Treasure Chest
http://www.primarytreasurechest.com/topics/animals/nocturnal.html

KinderNature
http://kindernature.storycounty.com/display.aspx?DocID=20053151353

AtoZ teacher stuff
http://forums.atozteacherstuff.com/showthread.php?t=28705

A-Z Animals
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/panther/

Castle Diary - lesson resources

Medieval powerpoints
http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/powerpoints.html

Knights and Pages
http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/knights.html

Primary Treasure Chest
http://www.primarytreasurechest.com/topics/historical-resources/castles.html

Duckters
http://www.ducksters.com/history/middle_ages/becoming_a_medieval_knight.php

Medieval Life
http://www.medieval-life.net/knight_training.htm

Paddle to the sea - lesson resources

Homeschool helper online
http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/units/paddle_to_the_sea.shtml

Paddle to the Sea Notebook pages
http://butterfliesandbarefootlasses.blogspot.com/2013/08/paddle-to-sea-notebooking-pages.html
it

Homeschool share - Native Americans
http://www.homeschoolshare.com/connections__native_americans.php

Lapbooking
http://homeschoolmosaics.com/notebooking-for-geography-with-paddle-to-the-sea/

Paddle to the Sea activities
http://www.jessicalynette.com/school/paddle-to-the-sea-chapter-1-5-activities/

Paddle to the Sea is on Google Earth
http://mapoftheweek.blogspot.com/2013/02/paddle-to-sea-is-on-google-earth.html

Pinterest
http://www.pinterest.com/hs_adv/unit-study-paddle-to-the-sea/

Lesson
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/2090.html
http://anandavdwest.wordpress.com/2012/08/17/adventures-in-paddle-to-the-sea-by-holling-c-holling/

Found Paddle to the Sea at Lake Superior
http://throughmydaughtersbooks.blogspot.com/2013/07/we-found-paddle-to-sea.html

Chapter7.
Visit a saw mill. Compare how they make lumber today to how they did it in the story.

Time of Wonder - lesson resources

Read about Maine:
http://www.visitmaine.com/

Get lapbook from Homeschool share:
http://www.homeschoolshare.com/time_of_wonder.php

Geography: Islands and other landforms
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/landforms/glossary.shtml

Science: Different types of Clouds
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-clouds.htm

Cloud formation
https://www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu/edu/k12/.cloudformation

How to make a cloud in a jar
http://www.kidspot.com.au/kids-activities-and-games/science-experiments+10/how-to-make-a-cloud-in-a-jar+12511.htm

http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/cloud-in-a-bottle-experiment


Science: Deep water currents
http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/oceanography/ocean-current3.htm

Science: Hurricanes
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-hurricane.htm

Science: Ocean Life
http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/ocean-life/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/oceanlife.shtml
http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/oceanlife.html

Science: Hummingbirds
http://www.wbu.com/education/hummingbirds.html
http://www.hummingbirds.net/
http://www.hummingbirdsociety.org/index.php

Science: Tides
http://www.onegeology.org/extra/kids/earthprocesses/tides.html
http://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/ocean_tides.php
http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/oceanography/tide-table1.htm

Language Arts: Adverbs
http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/adverbs.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/wordlist/adverbs.shtml

Language Arts: Second person point of view
http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person?page=1


Caldecott Award
http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal

Rare Opels

Tree Fossil with opal growth rings.



Boulder opal.



Ethiopian Welo opal.



Ethiopian opal geode.



Fire opal.



Uncut opal.



Raw opal.



Raw opal.



Yowah opal.



Oregon Contra Luz opal.



Opal geode.



Harlequin opal.



Koroit nut opal.



Lightning Ridge black opal.



6000 ct largest free-form black opal in the world.



Boulder opal.



Boulder opal.



Ethioptan opal.



Koroit opal.

Interesting Mushrooms

Bleeding Tooth Fungus (Hydnellum peckii)



Golden Jelly Fungus (Tremella mesenterica)



Veiled Lady Mushroom (Phallus indusiatus)



Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina)



Glow-in-the-Dark Mushroom (Mycena chlorophos)



Blue Fungus (Entoloma hochstetteri)



Dog Stinkhorn (Mutinus caninus)



Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor)



Devils Cigar (Chorioactis geaster)



Brain Mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta)



Blue Mushroom (Lactarius Indigo)



Pink Mushroom (Cookeina speciosa)



Red Mushrooms (Amanita muscaria)



Pixie's Parasol (Mycena interrupta)



Fungus Rosy Veincap (Rhodotus palmatus)



Caesar's Mushroom (Amanita caesarea)



Anemone Stinkhorn (Aseroe rubra)



Violet Coral (Clavaria zollingeri)



Snake-tongue Truffleclub (Cordyceps ophioglossoides)



Bitter Oyster (Panellus stipticus)



The Wrinkled Peach (Rhodotus palmatus)



Coral Fungi (Clavulinopsis corallinorosacea)

Desert Lapbook ideas

http://www.crystalinks.com/deserts.html







Desert Plants

Science: Crystals

From : http://www.ducksters.com/science/crystals.php

Crystals

Science >> Chemistry for Kids

What are crystals? 

Crystals are a special kind of solid material where the molecules fit together in a repeating pattern. This pattern causes the material to form all sorts of unique shapes. 

Amethyst Crystal

How do they form? 

The process of crystal forming is called crystallization. Crystals often form in nature when liquids cool and start to harden. Certain molecules in the liquid gather together as they attempt to become stable. They do this in a uniform and repeating pattern that forms the crystal. 

In nature, crystals can form when liquid rock, called magma, cools. If it cools slowly, then crystals may form. Many valuable crystals such as diamonds, rubies, and emeralds form this way. 

Another way crystals form is when water evaporates from a mixture. Salt crystals often form as salt water evaporates. 

What unique properties do crystals have? 

Crystals can have very flat surfaces called facets. They can form geometric shapes such as triangles, rectangles, and squares. The shapes are a direct result of the type of molecules and atoms that make up the crystal. Smaller crystals and larger crystals that were formed of the same molecules and in the same method should have similar shapes. 

There are seven basic crystal shapes, also called lattices. They are Cubic, Trigonal, Triclinic, Orthorhombic, Hexagonal, Tetragonal, and Monoclinic. 

Interesting Types of Crystals 

Snowflakes - Snowflakes are ice crystals that are formed high in the clouds when water freezes. They always have six sides or arms, but every one of them is unique. 

Timing crystals - When an electric current is sent through some crystals they vibrate at a very precise frequency. Quartz crystals are used in watches and other electronics to keep an accurate time.

Quartz - Quartz is a common mineral and crystal. It is one of the hardest common minerals. The gemstone amethyst is a purple type of quartz. 

Diamonds - Diamonds are one of the most valuable minerals on Earth. Not only for jewelry, but diamond is also the hardest substance on earth and is used for special tools such as diamond saws. Diamond is a form of the element carbon. 

Fun facts About Crystals

• Crystallography is the science of studying crystals and how they form.
• Some crystals, like diamonds, are really just one giant molecule made from lots of atoms of a single element.
• A lot of computer screens use liquid crystals for their display.
• They are very popular in jewelry because they can sparkle and come in many different colors.
• Some living organisms are able to produce crystals.

More Chemistry Subjects 

Matter Atom Molecules Isotopes Solids, Liquids, Gases Melting and Boiling Chemical Bonding Chemical Reactions Radioactivity and Radiation

Mixtures and Compounds Naming Compounds Mixtures Separating Mixtures Solutions Acids and Bases Crystals Metals Salts and Soaps Water

Other Glossary and Terms Chemistry Lab Equipment Organic Chemistry Famous Chemists

Elements and the Periodic Table
Elements
Periodic Table