Week 15

History
Teddy Roosevelt- The History Channel- An American Lion

Teddy Info

Horses? What horses? Apparently, they were not all on horseback as shown in the photos. They had to leave their horses behind!

From Teddy's mouth to your ears....well.....eyes

Score on the history stuff.... everything you need, want or haven't even considered!

Geography
Geography- A map that lights up while the states are highlighted
Geography- Another States and Capitals song

Cycle 3-Week 15-Great Lakes

Info on the Great Lakes

Pictures of Great Lakes

http://www.niagarafallslive.com/Facts_about_Niagara_Falls.htm

Niagara Falls STUNTS and INTERESTING FACTS

Nutjobs

Nutjob #2  I couldn't imagine.... wow....


Great Lakes:  N-HOMES   acronym

Math

Area of a triangle

For the visual learner

Science
Periodic Table Videos   

Awesome Review for Cycle 3 Science- (Weeks 1-12)

The Periodic Table Song

Model of an Atom out of Play dough and toothpicks

Chemistry for Kids

FUNNY HS VIDEO- CHECK OUT HIS OTHER ONES TOO!!

Supplemental Reading
Theodore Roosevelt, the adventurous president  DeMauro, Lisa.  Grades 3-5

Teddy Roosevelt : the people's president  Gayle, Sharon Shavers.  Ready-To-Read Level 3

The Father of the Atom: Democritus and the nature of Matter- Macfariane, Katherine

The Atom- Cregan, Elizabeth Grade 4-6

Fizz, bubble & flash! : element explorations & atom adventures for hands-on science fun!  Brandolini, Anita J., For ages 8+

President Theodore Roosevelt. R:K-1 
Theodore Roosevelt (American Lives)R:3-5 
 Theodore Roosevelt, Venezia. 
Theodore Roosevelt (Heroes of History). (RR)
Rough Riders, Roosevelt. (RR)
Theodore Roosevelt (Time for Kids Biographies).
Carry a Big Stick, Grant. 
 Boy in the Alamo, Cousins. 

Week 14

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TESTING
As we are getting ready to head into the final slope of the year, many of us are thinking about SAT testing, Peabody Testing etc.  I have done both. Here's my take. Feel free to comment if you have a differing opinion. Peobody testing, although terrific, was designed for the challenging student, lesser readers etc. However, scores show that, regardless of the test taken, your student will have accurate results on either test. The Peabody is more oral and a bit less intimidating than the SAT. The SAT however, gave a detailed, comparison based report which really showed me where my child excelled or needed more work. I think when one goes into college etc, having done the SAT written exam will prove to be best because they will be more familiar with the process. That's my 2 cents!  Pray on it. God will let you know.


How to prepare you ask??? I do TWO things, one is print out and orally test and drill my kids with the CAT Sample questions, and then I also have printed out the MN State Standards. I review and compare, find quizzes, then test my kids to make sure are familiar with the subject matter.


CAT Sample Questions




Science
Periodic Table Videos
Atoms and the Periodic Table -Episode 1 of In Search of Giants: Dr Brian Cox takes us on a journey through the history of particle physics. In this episode we learn that the Greeks knew about atoms and how Mendeleyev's periodic table was among the first clues that the atom had a deeper structure. 
The Discovery of the Electron
The Discovery of the Atomic Nucleus
The Existence of Quarks
Periodic Table Game


Geography

Mt. MiKinleyNational Geographic: Denali National Park- full version available on Netflix instant download

Pacific Northwest Travel Guide Cascade Mountains, WA- short beautiful video

The Seasons of Mount Rainier

Mt St Helens: Back From the Dead- 52 minutes online or netflix instant download
U.S. Geography Online interactive games
Peaks.com to see pictures of the mountains and peaks

Silly sentence:    The RAIN CASCADES down on HELEN McKINLEY

Math
Khan Academy Perimeter and Area Basics

Math Games

ART-NORMAN ROCKWELL

History
School House Rocks Mother Necessity (Video)
Andrew Carnegie Biography ( Video)- 46 minutes
Cornelius Vanderbilt Biography- Reading a few paragraphs
Gustavus Franklin Swift- Reading 2 paragraphs- basically he came up with refrigerated railroad cars
John D Rockefeller biography

Turning Points in History -Industrial Revolution Video (3 minutes)
Wright Brothers Animation

History of Oil 

History Channel The industrial Revolution
Thomas Edison Animation

Industrial TRIVIA

Kid History about Industrial Revolution
Cliff notes on the IR

History Highlights Q&A Week 14 pdf. Thanks Lindeandjeane!
Name  _______________________

1.  What language is the word tycoon originally from?__________________
2.  The American tycoons were ___________    _______________  who got rich by creating monopolies.
3.  How did the tycoons affect the government? ___________________
4.  How did Vanderbilt make his fortune? _______________
5.  How did Rockefeller make his fortune? ____________________
6.  How did Carnegie make his fortune? _____________________
7.  How did Swift make his fortune? _____________
8.  These men used America’s resources to create wealth for both the ___________and _____________________
9.  This time period is know as the _____________ Age.

10.  Between which 2 wars did the Gilded Age occur?  __________________________________________________________
11.  During this time America shifted from a _____________________economy to a mercantile economy.  
12.  Which president started to tax these company which prevented the continuation of the wealth in these families.  _______________________


Answers
1.  Japanese word meaning “mighty lord”.
2.  big businessmen
3.  The tycoons bribed the government officials.
4.  Vanderbilt made his fortunes in railroads.
5.  Rockefeller made his fortune in the oil industry.
6.  Carnegie made his fortune in the steel industry.
7.  Swift made his fortune in the meat packing business.
8.  nation and themselves
9.   Gilded Age
10.  The Gilded Age occur ed between the Civil War and the beginning of World War I.
11.  Agricultural
12.  Woodrow Wilson

GREAT BLOGS to visit when you have time

http://www.awell-featherednest.com/

http://donnayoung.org/homeschooling/index.htm
http://www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com/

Week 13 + some random links and thoughts.

Thank you to everyone for visiting. I am collecting the best I can from various sites and other CCers on the web. I hope you find it helpful!  Thank you to all the unknowing contributors in helping our children excel!

Note: YouTube has a ton of good videos on every subject and week. 

Just search on Classical Conversations Cycle 3

HISTORY
A Dad did this to help explain the 14th Amendment to his kids. A little long but complete.
7 Questions....
These were found @  (halfahundredacrewood.blogspot.com  thanks Brandie for all your hard work!)

• Super Teacher Worksheets has a slew of worksheets on Martin Luther King that include: reading comprehension, word search puzzles, coloring pages and Math 
• School House Rockes Sufferin' Till Suffrage (Women's Rights)
• There are great handwriting copy pages for both cursive and manuscript on CC Connected, search under Cycle 3 History ( User name jodiedardeau for cursive and p3earthmama for the manuscript)
• Also on CC connected are some great History Highlights, which give you a great background for the history sentence (Search under Cycle 3 History user foundations)
• I'm Just a Bill -School House Rocks youtube video
• History Game....

LATIN
If you have access to C3, we uploaded a "script" for the entire Latin verse. The songs provided we think are hard, as they are new to us. So, we put it to "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen". Once we get all the words down well, and as we dissect it each week, I have faith the kids will "get it" by MM time. I think.

Handmotions: very helpful!


Science
What is the atomic number? YIKES, this is getting hairy!
Discovery of the Periodic Table short Movie

Magic School Bus Gets Ready, Set, Dough - Magic School Bus Kitchen Chemistry

Nova Island of Stability
Making Stuff With David Pogue-  This is a really interesting show by PBS- it is available for instant play on netflix
The Periodic Table of Videos (AGAIN-thanks to halfahundredacrewood@blogspot.com)
Atom Bill Nye- 
Chemistry for Kids!
I am SO going to do this.
Chemistry Rap my kids loved

Geography

Man vs. Wild: Sierra Nevada Chaparral- just a preview I think they have it on netflix on discs

Rocky Mountain Living Landscapes- youtube video

Pikes Peak  Cog railway- a video explaining about the special cog train that goes up to the top of Pikes Peak, just try not to let your kids see the comments, there is some profanity in the comments

Images of Mt. Whitney- Mt. Whitney is the highest peak in the lower 48 states at 14, 485ft

Mt. Elbert is the highest mountain in the Rocky Mountains and the 2nd in the lower 48 states            14,440 feet 

VERY COOL SITE- search on any peak/range and get details and pictures. Gorgeous.

Fine Arts
Grandma Mose Biography Printable


Random Links/Resources:
We have been watching this for some time as a podcast through iTunes. I didn't realize they had a site! LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE it! View the SCRAPBOOKS. Kids are mesmerized! Lots of good audio lessons, experiments etc.  It is a secular site, never had any upset, but just for safety, Mom should check out first. The visual scrapbooks are fab with no worries, can't speak for the other audio.
NakedScientist .com

Money Saving Mom-If you have not seen this site, you must stop everything and go now!!

Books

Robert E. Lee (Heroes), Dwyer. 

With Lee in Virginia, Henry

Stonewall (Heroes in Time), Dwyer. 

Amos Fortune, Free Man, Yates. RA:4; R:5

Story of the Confederate State, Derry.

Shades of Gray, Reeder.RA:2; R:4

Call of Duty: The Sterling, Wilkings.

Gettysburg, Kantor. 

If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad, Levine 
The Fourteenth Amendment: equal protection under the law Grade 5-8
Democracy reborn: the Fourteenth Amendment and the fight for equal rights post-Civil War America-Epps Garret

U.S. Constitution and You, The- Sobel, Syl

Courage to Run, Wendy Lawton  about Harriet Tubman

For more great resources:  I had no idea such great sites were out there.... amazing.
http://pinterest.com/lisandrea/classical-conversations/   THIS USES PICTURES TO INSPIRE ANY HS MOM
http://c3campus.com/
http://www.halfahundredacrewood.blogspot.com/p/classical-conversations-resource-link.html

http://librivox.org/    FREE AUDIO BOOKS