Homeschool Math Challenge August 11

Palmer is building a sand castle. His bucket holds 3 2/3 cups of sand. If he removes 1 1/3 cups of sand, how much sand will be left in the bucket.

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Kelly

Archaeology Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterAugust 7, 2008


History

On this day in 1903, anthropologist and archaeologist, Louis Leakey was born. Learn more about archaeology here: http://www.pastexplorers.org.uk/fun/archaeology and here: http://www.kidsdigreed.com/discovery.asp



Reading

Read more about archaeology here: http://www.astarte.com.au/html/still_digging.html
Then answer the following questions:

1. To run a medium size excavation, the archaeologist would require how many staff members?
2. Trenches may vary in size from _____ to _____.
3. What is stratigraphy?

Spelling

Have fun with this word search: http://www.kidsdigreed.com/games.asp


Writing Prompt

Look at these pictures of a dinosaur dig : http://www.dinosaursafaris.com/welcome.html
Then write a story pretending you were on the dig.

Science

Try your hand at archaeology here: http://www.astarte.com.au/ThisIsArch.pdf


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Homeschool Math Challenge August 7

A group of archaeologists found some dinosaur eggs. Solve the equation below to find out how many eggs they collected.

X-16=59

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Kelly

Neil Armstrong Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterAugust 5, 2008


History

On this day in 1930, astronaut, Neil Armstrong was born. Read about him here: http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/armstrong-na.html


Writing Prompt

If you could travel to outer space, where would you like to travel to and why?


Language Arts

Practice past tense verbs here: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgrd93zn_66hrc2xfch

Reading

Learn more about Neil Armstrong here: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgrd93zn_56cfzk24cr

Math

A person weighs different amounts in space. Calculate how much you would weigh on different planets here: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgrd93zn_63pvk7qchd

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Homeschool Math Challenge August 5

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first astronauts to walk on the moon. They brought back 46 pounds of moon rocks. If objects on the moon weigh 6 times less than they do on Earth, how much did the rocks weigh on the moon?

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Kelly

Coast Guard Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterAugust 4, 2008


History

On this day in 1790, the Coast Guard was established. The Coast Guard is a branch of the U.S. military and is involved with search and rescue, assisting mariners, and playing a role in maritime law. There are a number of branches in the U.S. military.

Reading

Learn about the parts of a boat here: http://www.diybob.com/lesson1.htm

Writing Prompt

Have you or any of your friends ever been on a ship? What kind was it-- general, military, or commercial? Describe a ship you have been on or in, tell how big it is, how it looks inside, what it carries, how many people may be aboard, and how fast it travels. Tell about where you traveled. Draw a picture of the ship as well.

(If you have never been on a ship, pretend you are going to go on one)

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Homeschool Math Challenge August 4

A Coast Guard boat traveled 12 miles in 15 minutes. At the same speed, how far will the boat travel in one hour?

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Kelly