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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