Resources: Overview: Netflix: The Universe: Season 1 Episode 1: the secrets of the sun https://youtu.be/Qd6nLM2QlWw https://youtu.be/mAi4eqoWPUQ The Moon: MOON PHASES: Netflix: The Universe: Season 1 Episode 5: The moon Phases of the Moon PowerPoint https://youtu.be/f4ZHdzl6ZWg https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-s-072-phases-of-the-moon-labelling-worksheet-with-label-boxes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz01pTvuMa0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AviDjR9mmo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j91XTV_p9pc TIDES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBwNadry-TU What causes Tides? https://scijinks.gov/tides/ Earth Rotation & Revolution: Sun, Moon and Earth Overview Differentiated… Continue reading Earth & Space Unit
Month: September 2019
Biological Science | Animal Classifications & Living Vs Non-Living
For this unit we examined the differences between living Vs Non living, as well as the classifications of animals into Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Birds, Fish and Invertebrates and their corresponding features needed to group each class of animal. For this unit we also went on an Excursion to try and find as many varieties of… Continue reading Biological Science | Animal Classifications & Living Vs Non-Living
Directional Mapping
For this short unit we practiced following directions through a map to get to a destination. We also used a Minecraft Education city as a hands-on activity to create our own set of directions that each other had to follow and visa versa. Matthew and Lochlon learned the importance of following directions and how to… Continue reading Directional Mapping
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Rainbow Maths
This was our very first starting point with Lochlon. After discovering he couldn't even calculate 8 + 2 in his head, we took him back to basics with Rainbow Maths, starting from 0 - 10, and then when he mastered that, we helped him understand that calculating 20-30 and onward was the same. Calculating in… Continue reading Rainbow Maths
Number Patterns
When I first brough Lochlon home to be homeschooled, he didn't know the Multiplication times tables. He didn't even know 8 + 2! So we started him off practicing his number patterns in the 2s, 5s, and 10s. This was his primary starting point to begin his basic Times Tables. He picked it up after… Continue reading Number Patterns
Odd and Even Numbers
I was really surprised to find out Lochlon didn't even know his Odd and Even numbers, so we did some hands-on work demonstrating what makes a number odd or even, he then practiced his new skills on IXL activities, and then we demonstrated them through colouring the odd and even numbers below and then circling… Continue reading Odd and Even Numbers
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Energy and Changing States
Here we have been examining the different states of Solids, Liquids and Gases, and their particle arrangements and properties. We have also been investigating the process needed for each state to transfer to another. https://youtu.be/DE3LCPfP8N8 https://youtu.be/tuE1LePDZ4Y EXAM https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t3-sc-834-energy-changes-and-transfers-lesson-5-temperature-and-heat-energy We conducted an Experiment on making Goo with Cornflour: In this experiment we discussed the states of… Continue reading Energy and Changing States
Plastic Pollution Essay
We've been researching the animal habitats, the dangers of pollution and he wrote a persuasive essay on the dangers of plastic on the oceans. Now he's learning about Biodiversity, and what happens when one animal becomes extinct, how it affects the rest of the ecosystem. He's using the Minecraft Education Biodiversity program to experiment and… Continue reading Plastic Pollution Essay
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