Marie Curie- Chapter 8: A surprising Discovery

Chapter Summary-

Marie and Pierre work together on their scientific research projects. Marie is also working on her doctorate degree- trying to be the first women in Europe to obtain one.  In 1897 marie’s first daughter in born Irene. She comes up with a idea for her thesis. Marie decides to find out why rays are givin off by uranium salt. Henri Becquerel discovered this. Soon Maries research leads her to discover  a unknown element.

What we will cover in this chapter-

History and Geography- Henri Becquerel

Science- Uranium

History and Geography- Henri Becquerel

They learned about Henri Becquerel by reading worksheets and completing a timeline. We used Kids Connect for worksheets.

Science- Uranium

We watched two videos on Uranium. They were What is Uranium? And How Uranium Becomes Nuclear Fuel? The kids also created an Acrostics Poem about what they learned about Uranium.

Thanks for reading! Chapter 9 is up next! 

Marie Curie- Chapter 7: Changes

Chapter Summary-
Marie begins doing scientific research for pay. She studies magnets and works in a space located in the school science lab. There she meets her future husband, Pierre Curie. Pierre is fascinated with marie and enjoys her company. She receives a second masters degree in mathematics and prepares to go home. Pierre convinces Marie she  can help Poland though her research in Paris and they Marry. ]

What we will cover in this chapter-
Science- Magnets
Science- Crystals

Science- Magnets

Marie is studying steal and Magnetic properties. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about magnets. Lily and Aj watched aThe science of Magnets for kids and completed a reading comprehension worksheet from education.com.

Science- Crystals

Pierre was studying the structures of crystals. We decided to make our own crystals and watch them grow.

Final Crystals- The green container was spilled over so it didn’t make as many. The Purple made a lot of crystals. The Crystals where smaller then we thought they would be..but it was still a fun experiment. 

Thanks for reading. Check out the next chapter! 

The Story of George Washington Carver by Eva Moore- Chapter 18 and 19 (Conclusion)

Summary-

Dr. Carver spends more time giving speeches all around the world. He has been at the college for 40 years. The college hires a artist to make a statue of him.  The US post office honors Dr. Carver with a commemorative stamp with his picture on it.

What we learned-
Fine arts: Painting plants
Science:Synthetics

Fine arts: Painting plants

Carver loved plants and painting. The kids Painted still life paintings of plants just like George Washington  Carver.

Science:Synthetics

Dr Carver worked on  synthetic chemistry. He worked on developing new substances. We watched a video on you-tube about Natural products vs. Synthetics. 

Lily and Aj enjoyed reading this book  about the life of George Washington Carter. They enjoyed this book so much we read it very quickly and didn't complete as many activities as I would have liked. This book explains what George had done while he was alive and all of his accomplishments in agriculture, soil, and other practical uses. He had a long interesting life full of discovery built around helping others. I think the kids learned a lot about George Washington carvers life and hope to more activities  with the next Beyond FIAR book.

Snowflake Bentley 2019

Snowflake Bentley

Title: Snowflake Bentley

Author: Jacqueline Briggs Martin

Illustrator: Mary Azarian

Copyright: 1998

Award: Caldecott Medal

Summary: From the time he was a boy, Willie Loved Snowflakes. But how could he capture them so the world could appreciate their beauty? This is a warm-hearted story of persistence and passion as Wilson Bentley triumphantly captures a snowflake in a photograph!

                                       

Art- (Paper Cutting)

The kids folded paper then cut it to make snowflakes. They all came out different  and it was a fun art project for the kids.

Science-(Microscope)

William Bentley was a scientist who used a microscope to look at snowflakes. We used a microscope to look at snowflakes and salt. The kids learned how to make there own slides.

Winter science- (co-op with friends)

We learned about winter science with our friends from our co-op.  We talked about what the position of the sun is when its winter in our area. We pretend we were seals and performed an experiment about blubber. We also looked at snow under a microscope and listened to presentations about Antarctica, animals from Antarctica and seals. Lily and Aj gave their  Presentation On Wilson Bentley. We also ate yummy winter themed snacks

The Kids Presentation about Snowflake Bentley 

Thanks for reading!!!