Take your Pick -- Lifelong Learning Adventures for Curious Hearts

Take your Pick -- Lifelong Learning Adventures for Curious Hearts
" It is almost impossible to go through a whole day without learning something .. " so go ahead, take your pick and start your journey .. Lifelong Learning Adventures inspired by Charlotte Mason Homeschooling with a Living Books Curriculum

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Day 4 - SCIENCE SATURDAY




Todays Schedule for Echo


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EVERY DAY 
*** MEDITATION TIME MIDDLE OF DAY 
*** GRATITUDE / APPRECIATING  TIME END OF DAY 


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  *** SCIENCE
30 minutes

 SIMPLE MACHINES

 Study 
THE Screw 


~ Story of the Screw ( How stuff works book)
~ Look at Types of Screws
~ Use screws to experiment screwing into wood ( hard/soft)
~ Other Types of Screws ( Clamps, Car Jack, Cork Screw etc) 

~ Car Jack Screw Demo


- Complete  LAB SHEET on THE SCREW

  • what is a screw
  • what is an inclined plane
  • types of screws



Study
~ The Drill~ Story of the Drill ( How stuff works book )
~ look at types of drill ( hand drill versus powerdrill)
~ parts of a drill
~ different drill bits ( materials, surfaces) 

~ Drill a Pilot Hole - Handscrew - Comparison to no pilothole
~ Drill a Hole with Power Drill versus Hand Drill
~ Drill holes into various Substrates - compare Wood, Metal, Brick, Concrete
( use Labsheet for Comparison Notes) 



- Complete  LAB SHEET on THE DRILL

  • what is a drill
  • parts of a drill


 *** SCIENCE
60 minutes
Study
~ The Archimedes Water Screw






























 *** SCIENCE
60 minutes
~ make a Desktop Note Holder
~ follow Instructions and learn about Assembly 





***SCIENCE
30 minutes  optional

apply knowledge of screws and drills learned
~ drilling

~ assembling
~ affixing and object to the wall


~ assist Papa in wall preparation for affixing a corkboard







*** BRITISH HISTORY
20 minutes 
~ learn about British History in relation to current World History Timeline



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