CREATION: Week 3 (Day 3), Ocean, Land, and Plants

BIBLE
Read/Write Genesis 1:9-13 (Memory Verse)
Find and write at least 2 Scripture with each of the following words:

• earth or rock
• sea/seas
• find instances of any plant mentioned in the Bible

SPELLING/VOCABULARY
Use Thesaurus to find at least two synonyms for the above words.


HANDWRITING
Practice Handwriting while writing Memory Verse and additional Scripture.


MATH
Mathematics Enhancement Program


ENGLISH/GRAMMAR
Choose one option

• Use Scott Foresman Grammar books
• Use the Scott Foresman Grammar books to create your own Grammar work related to the unit study theme.

SOCIAL STUDIES/HISTORY
Gregorian Calendar

History of Christianity


SPANISH
Read/Write Memory Verse from Spanish Bible


SCIENCE
Some of the books mentioned are books specifically about our region. Replace that book with a book specifically about your region.

This week for Science there will be multiple topics: Rocks/Minerals, Soil, Ocean, and Plants. Choose at least one item from each category in each table.

ROCKS

Books

• Rocks and Minerals, by Tracy Staedter


• Rocks Tell Stories, by Sidney Horenstein


• 1000 Facts on Rocks and Minerals, by Chris Pellant

Media

• Rockfinders: Learn about Rocks and Minerals

Experiments

• Adventures With Rocks and Minerals: Geology Experiments for Young People, by Lloyd H. Barrow

**FIELD TRIP: As an accompaniment for the rocks and minerals portion of this week, we will be going to a local Rock and Mineral Museum. Do a search online to see if there are any in your area.

SOIL

Books

• Soil, by Karen Bryant-Mole


• Soil Erosion and Pollution, by Darlene R. Stille


• The Living Earth, by Eleonore Schmid


• A Handful of Dirt, by Raymond Bial

Media

• Bill Nye, The Science Guy: Rocks and Soil (free online viewing)

Experiments

• Dirt Discovery


• Who Needs Dirt?


• Lowdown On Dirt


• Look Mom, No Dirt!


• Down and Dirty

OCEAN

Books

• The Magic School Bus On the Ocean Floor, by Joanna Cole


• Oceans Alive! (website)


• Earth's Oceans (website)

Media

• Bill Nye, The Science Guy: Oceanography (free online viewing)


• Bill Nye, The Science Guy: Ocean Exploration (free online viewing)

Experiments

• 13 Individual Oceanic Experiments


• Ocean in a Bottle

PLANTS

Plants (general)

Books

• The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds, by Joanna Cole


• From Seed to Plant, by Gail Gibbons


• The Science of Plants, by Jonathan Bocknek (good accompaniment for From Seed To Plant)

Media

• Bill Nye, The Science Guy: Plants (free online viewing; also includes FLOWERS)

Experiments

• Do Plants Grow Better........?


• Seed Experiment


• 4 Plant-related Science Projects

Trees**

Books

• Trees To Know In Oregon, by Edward C. Jensen and Charles R. Ross


• A Field Guide to Western Trees: Western United States and Canada, by George A. and Olivia Petrides


• Tell Me, Trees, by Gail Gibbons

Media

• None

Experiments

• Leaf Chromatography

Flowers***

Books

• Wildflowers of Southern Oregon, by John Kemper


• Oregon Wildflowers: A Children's Field Guide To the Most Common Flowers, by Beverly Magley


• Flowers, by David Burnie

Media

• Bill Nye, The Science Guy: Flowers (free online viewing; also includes PLANTS)

Experiments

• Colored Flowers (absorption)

**A good activity to do during Tree day: Pack up a lunch, art pads, and drawing supplies, along with your book about regional trees and head out to a local hiking area. See how many trees you can identify, then encourage your children to draw their favorite tree.

***A good activity to do during Flower day: You can once again pack up a lunch, art pads, and drawing supplies, along with your book about local wildflowers and head out to the local hiking area. You can also do an art project using Draw 50 Flowers, Tree, and Other Plants by Lee J. Ames.

TO DAY FOUR