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Learning History of Ancient Europe for Kids

Sunday, November 8, 2015

If you’ve been following us in Instagram, you should know by now that Mavi is obsessed with world history.  It all started with his fascination with Horrible Histories and then he started to borrow books from the library.  That’s why I purchased the Story of the World books to feed his interest.  We’ve been reading it for awhile and almost done with Story of the World Book 1: Ancient History.

I wanted to share with you how we study world history at home.  Aside from our previous lessons of Ancient Egypt, Mavi wanted to learn about the history of Europe.  So this is where we are focusing as of the moment.  These cards are included in my Europe in a Nutshell learning material.

Learning History of Ancient Europe for Kids
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Hands-on Learning on the European Regions

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Mavi is into geography once again and we are revisiting the Continent of Europe.  My approach for this year’s study is to look at Europe through the different regions.  It’s easier to understand and internalize facts when they’re into smaller groups than attacking them as a whole.

So I created these label cards for northern (blue), western (red), southern (orange) and eastern (green) Europe.  The color coding is based on our map in Europe in a Nutshell.  The mini flags seen in the photo is from Flags of Europe printable.

Europe Continent Study - Regions of Europe
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Science Experiments: Twinkle Twinkle Stars and {Learn & Play Link Up}

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

I love simple and easy to prepare experiments.  That’s why when we received a Janice VanCleave’s book as present last year, I was so elated! I love her books of experiments!  So we are trying some of it and so far the boys are enjoying it!TwinkleStars
Objective:  To simulate the twinkling of stars in sky.

Materials needed:
  • a large square foil
  • glass bowl (preferably 2 liters)
  • tap water
  • a torch/flashlight
  • pencil
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    Procedure:
    1.  Crumple your square foil and place it on a table or on a floor.
    2.  Fill your clear bowl with tap water and place it on top of the crumpled foil. 
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    3.  Darken the room by turning off the lights.  Hold the torch or flashlight above the bowl.  Distance from the bowl  is about 12 inches.
    4.  Observe the foil through the undisturbed water.
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    5.  Now using your pencil, tap the surface of the water gently.  Observe the foil through the moving water.
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    What happened? 
    The light rays reflecting from the foil when there was a movement in water appears to blur or twinkle. 

    Why? 
    The movement of the water causes the depth of the water to vary.  The light rays twinkle because they bend or refract in different direction when it passed through the different depths of water. 

    This is similar to the light rays of the stars.  They appear to be twinkling when you are observing from earth because they refract differently as the light rays move through the different thickness of air in the atmosphere.  Scientifically, this twinkling phenomenon is called ‘scintillation’. 

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    In relation to our activity this week, I am featuring space and astronomy themed activities!
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    Relative Size of the Sun Activity from Research Parent
    The Earth, The Sun & Stars from Every Star is Different
    Space Explorer Toolbox from Montessori By Mom
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    Learning about Reptiles: Snakes

    Monday, November 2, 2015

    Snakes

    If you are in the UK or Ireland, you must have heard of Steve Backshall and his animal shows like the Deadly 60.  Mavi is obsessed with Steve, due to his witty and pleasant hosting of the show. You can learn about it here.  Now, going back, he’s been featuring reptiles lately, mostly how dinosaurs evolved into crocodiles, birds,  snakes etc. 

    What are Reptiles?  We learned from our previous study of the Vertebrate animals that REPTILES have a covering of bony plates or scales.  They vary in sizes and shapes and include forms like snakes, alligators, crocodiles, turtles and lizards.  Reptiles make their homes in great variety of places .

    In this post, I will be focusing on snakes, as Mavi and I had a brief discussion about them a few days ago.  This is the book we’ve got of Steve Backshall and we used it as a reference.  We had a few snake figures from Safari Ltd Reptiles TOOB .

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    Books.  These are the books of Steve Backshall we borrowed from the library.  Youcan check them out here:Steve Backshall's Deadly 60  

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    Characteristics of Snakes (things we learned):

  • Snakes’ coverings are dry with perfectly dry scales, they are not slimy.
  • A snake’s tongue is a sense organ, just like an insect’s antennae.  Therefore, when a snake thrusts its tongue, it is simply trying to find out about its surroundings and what is going on.
  • They are the only creatures that can swallow objects larger than themselves.  This is because they have elastic body walls.
  • Snakes have an extra bone hinging the upper to the lower jaw, which allows them to spread widely when swallowing an object.
  • The noiseless and graceful movement of the snake is brought about by the crosswise plates of the snake’s body that is connected to the ends of its ribs.

    Life Cycle of a Snake

    This life cycle material is for FREE and you can download it from my SCIENCE PRINTABLE PAGE.

    So we looked into the process of how snakes give birth.  We also learned that NOT ALL SNAKES GIVE BIRTH BY PRODUCING EGGS. ANACONDAs give birth to their young!

    Snakes Around the World

    So I gathered a list of snakes and we looked at them over the internet.  I didn’t produce any printable file as the images are all copyrighted.  But I provided the link below on where you can find them, and see how they look like or learn about their habitats.

    • Ribbon Snake [wiki]
    • Coral Snake [wiki]
    • Rubber Boa  [link]
    • Rough Green Snake  [link]
    • Timber Rattler  [link]
    • Desert Gopher Snake [link]
    • Ring Necked Snake [link]
    • Sidewinder or Horned Rattlesnake  [link]
    • Pike Headed Tree Snake  [link]
    • Pilot Black Snake [link]
    • Copperhead Snake [link]
    • Southern Hognose Snake [link]
    • California Lyre Snake [link]
    • Water Moccasin [link]
    • Gray Pilot Snake [link]

    You might also be interested in these amazing Snake Units:

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