Neil Armstrong Links

We sometimes watch youtube videos that go along with what we're learning.  This is the list I found on the FIAR Facebook page from another homeschooler. We used this list in our unit studies. Please read the blog about Neil Armstrong to see what other activities we completed with this book.

Neil Armstrong Links

Chapter 1 

Ford Tri-Motor airplane video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWPMoHHtEmg

Some history of Ford-Trimotor and aviation in 1920s (to 3:28)  - one inappropriately used word:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4DTOw12QAI

Small amount of info on 1936 Canadian census:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Canadian_Census

Unveiling of the Vimy Ridge Memorial in 1936:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAyu6NeoUP0

Dionne Quintuplets 2 1/2 yrs. Old:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXx26hL58IA

Story of Dionne Quintuplets:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-QBGau6lTc

Canada at the 1936 Olympic games:
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canada-at-the-1936-olympic-winter-games

1936 Heat wave:
http://web.archive.org/web/20140412032055/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/heat-wave/

Chapter 2

Wright Brother's biography for kids:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt3pry6cWJM

Footage from the first flight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfyvspnko04

Great video on how planes fly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg0TXNXgz-w

Good video on how planes fly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuQW8NA47pM

Longer video on how airplanes fly (only if time):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F077WDnB8P8

Chapter 4

How rubber is made from plantations (no words 7 + mins. Long):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iTz9yN4v4k

How rubber bands are made:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TIXDbxtzMY

First part of Prussian History till just after Napoleon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3rMBoMTCyo

Second part of Prussian History from Napoleon to end of WWI:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq91I3TnWu4 

Chapter 5
South Pacific slide show by groupings:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5Y_aeY6Zk8

Song to remember some of the islands in the south pacific:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5i6Y1C1orU

Chapter 6:

3 Types of campfire video (no Swedish):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z449g63oP-Q

Other styles of campfires:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZnRt8vU-g0

Swedish log fire:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjQRLQTNsJo

Chapter 8:

Heat transfer song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUEPGMnRqGs

Chapter 9:

Intro to the milky way, galaxies, etc.:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RubnGwhcT6E

How big the milky way galaxy is in light years:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX3PIkbTQwQ

Animation of the observable universe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cqsbtmg96w

Evolutionary explanation of the size of the universe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OGhGZbCku0

Discuss – why do they think that?  What do we really know?  What about initial conditions?

Size of space with discussion of Hubble telescope:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYQ3O8U6SMY

Chapter 11:

Timeline of Canada in the Korean War:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_in_the_Korean_War#Timeline_of_Canadian_involvement_in_Korea

Review video of the beginning of the Korean War:
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/korean-war/land-morning-calm

Follow the links in the table of contents in the above link to watch various aspects – like propaganda, etc.

Footage of the prime minister asking for volunteers to go to Korea:
https://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/canada-calls-for-volunteer-soldiers

NFB footage and documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a68q4aPF_tk

Good video with maps to show Canadian battles, etc.:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EthgdO1DiIE

Chapter 13

Isaac Newton – BrainPop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQke--UHwug

SciShow kids Isaac Newton:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_HnEZf7BB4

Gravity in space:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwfbdPyzgDo

Chapter 14

All about rockets:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI-HeXhsUIg

More details on propellants, etc.: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEoWoQ_Nyaw

Marie Curie: Chapter 6 - A French Education

Chapter Summary-
When Manya Arrives in France to attend the Sorbonne, she changes her name for various reasons. She learns French very quickly and becomes absorbed in her studies.  Unfortunately she becomes too absorbed and forgets to take care of her health. She forgery’s to eat and sleep which makes her very ill. In 1893 she earns her masters in Physics. She wins a large scholarship from poland. Years Later she pays back the scholarship because she wants another student to have the opportunity she did.

Science- Nutrition and the Brain 
Language- Learning a Foreign Language, French

Science- Nutrition and the Brain

Marie studies really hard and forgets to eat and sleep. This causes her to become sick. We watched a video called You are what you eat: Saturday Morning, CBS. This showed the kids the importance of what you eat and how it relates to your brain health. They also completed brain worksheets and we looked at what the average family ate in different parts of the world. 

Language- Learning a Foreign Language, French

Skylark by Patricia Maclachlan Chapter 6

Chapter Summary-
On the way home from town, the Wittings see a fire in the meadow. Quickly they work together to soak down sacks and beat the fire back. The fire is out soon, but Papa warns the family they must be on constant alert for fire. The drought is causing everything to be a fire hazard.

What will we cover in this chapter-
Heath and safety: Fire Safety
Language Arts: Review Questions
History and Geography- Chicago Fire

Language Arts: Review Questions
Lily and Aj completed a review worksheet with questions.

Heath and safety: Fire Safety

We talked about fire safety and what to do in case of a fire. The kids also drew escape maps of their room and our house. We read a poem about fire and two books.

History and Geography- Chicago Fire

We read a worksheet and completed questions about the Great Chicago Fire. We also read two books. 

Thanks for Reading!

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!!!

Helen Keller Chapter 9

Chapter Summary-
Helen becomes more and more independent. She learns to ride a horse, swim by herself and even rides a tandem bike with  a friend. Helen decides she wants to go to college. She and teacher head off to Radcliffe College for Women. Helen is forced to work twice as hard as other girls. Both women go to class each day. She reads so much Braille books her fingers bleed. Helen Graduates college and she is the most educated deaf-blind girl in the world.

What we will learn in this Chapter:
Language Arts- Review Questions
Fine Arts- Cooking, Roasted Apples


Language Arts- Review Questions
The kids completed questions about the chapter 9

Fine Arts- Cooking, Roasted Apples

The kids made Roasted apples just like Helen would have made.

Thanks for reading!

Helen Keller Chapter 8

Helen Keller Chapter 8

Chapter Summary- 
 Teacher enrolls Helen in the Perkins Institute- same school teacher went to as a girl. The same school Mr. Keller wrote to when he asked for help with Helen. The teachers and students at the school love Helen. Helen loves her classes and the books she is given to read. She never knew how much was available to her. When the books are not in Braille Helen asks teacher to read them to her. Helen is 9 years old now, and she spells so fast with her fingers.She decides to learn how to talk like a regular child. The teacher agrees. Helen works very hard to learn how to talk. Her first sentence is "I am not dumb now."

What we will cover in these chapters:
Language Arts- Review Questions
History and Geography:Plymouth Rock
History and Geography: Anne Sullivan's Life- Teacher

Language Arts- Review Questions
The kids completed questions about the chapter 8

History and Geography:Plymouth Rock
We took a field trip to Plymouth Rock to see where the Pilgrims landed.

History and Geography: Anne Sullivan's Life- Teacher
Lily and Aj watched a you-tube video about Anne Sullivan's life.

Thanks for reading!