Spelling Lists
Someone put up ALL of the EEL/IEW spelling words onto SpellingCity.com!
There are also many, many other lists that are helpful!
We are working on homonyms-I have the lists through high school level and each week I am testing the kids. They study spelling on the bathroom mirror!
George Washington
http://www.washingtonpublishers.com/Washingtonia/george_washington_trivia.htm
GREAT trivia of our first president
Here are some great videos too...cartoon style.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2_mIqwZ0gM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjeCyIpLkY0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep8_blPmo7c&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwrJbQWL5nI&feature=related
Senses
http://www.sedl.org/scimath/pasopartners/senses/lesson1.html
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chsense.html (I think the model ear drum looks like fun)
http://science.lotsoflessons.com/5senses.html
Rubbed Off - Hands On Science
The science this week is about the science of skin renewal.
So what is skin?
Skin is a miracle garment. It's soft, pliable, strong, waterproof, and self-repairing.
What would you be like without skin?
The answer is, quite simply, a big squishy mess! Your skin is like a very large container. It's the largest organ of your body, and without it, all your delicate insides would spill right out.
Skin doesn't just cover you!
Your skin doesn't just cover you. It does a whole lot more. It functions as protective wrapping. Along with a layer of fat underneath, it insulates you against all kinds of bumps, bangs and wear and tear. It keeps germs and water OUT (unless you have a break in your skin) and keeps your body's fluids and salts IN.
Skin manufactures and oozes out all sorts of wonderful liquids. Waxes and oils act as your body's natural waterproofer and a protector against germs. They make your skin softer; but they can also give you pimples. Your skin also contains glands which manufacture sweat. With sweat, not only does your body get cooled by its evaporation, but it has a convenient way to get rid of chemicals it doesn't need.
How does it do all this?
Skin is alive. It's made of many thin sheets of layers of flat, stacked cells in which you'll find nerves, blood vessels, hair follicles, glands, and sensory receptors.
Older cells are constantly being pushed to the surface by new cells which grow from below. When the old ones reach the top, they become wider and flatter as they get rubbed and worn by all your activity. And, sooner or later, they end up popping off like tiles blown from a roof in a strong wind.
http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000146.html
Here are some interesting facts about skin you may not know.
1. Skin is the body’s largest organ.
2. The skin cells are continually flaking off at rate of 35,000 dead skin cells per minute. In a year, you’ll shed around four kilograms of skin cells.
3. Human skin consists of 19 million cells, 60 hairs, 90 oil glands, 19 feet of blood vessels, 625 sweat glands, and 19,000 sensory cells each square inch!
4. Human skin has about 100,000 bacteria each square centimeter, and that 10 percent of human dry weight is attributed to bacteria. These bacteria, however, are not harmful, and are called normal skin flora.
5. The average person’s skin renews itself every 28 days.
6. The average scalp has 100,000 hairs. We shed about 50 -100 hairs from our head everyday.
7. Sweat from the apocrine glands (located in the underarm and genital areas) is odorless, and body odor actually results from the reaction of the skin’s normal bacteria with sweat.
8. Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of skin cancer.
9. Each square inch of human skin consists of twenty feet of blood vessels.
10. There are 45 miles of nerves in the skin of a human being.
11. Three-hundred-million cells die in the human body every minute.
12. SKIN- Cut and dried- The average adult is the proud owner of 21 square feet, nine pounds, and 11 miles of blood vessels.
13. Basing the skin's value on the selling price of cowhide, which is approximately $.25 per square foot, the value of an average person's skin is about $4.00. (but you are PRICELESS to God!)
14. Your skin is made up of 3 main layers. (epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis)
15. Your skin swells when it absorbs water.
16. Your skin is the thinnest on the eyelid.
17. Goose bumps are actually little pimples that help retain a layer of warm air over our body.
18. The skin releases as much as three gallons of sweat a day in hot weather
19. Globally, dead skin accounts for about a billion tons of dust in the atmosphere.
20. White skin appeared just 20,000 to 50,000 years ago, as dark-skinned humans migrated to colder climates and lost much of their melanin pigment. SO THEY SAY....hhhhhmmmm
TIMELINE
Davidic Kingdom through Israel and Judah Fall
David kicked Solomon into 2 halves, all the way home, over Rome's democratic ice jump.
???? WHAT?! you say?
David = Davidic Kingdom
Solomon = Solomon's Reign
2 Halves = Israel Divides into Two Kingdoms
Home = Homer and Greek Mythology
Over = Olympics
Rome= Founding of Rome
Democratic = Greece Colonizes, Democracy Begins
Ice Jump= Israel and Judah Fall
Can't tell ya why it works, but it worked for us. Go figure.
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