MFW: 1850 to Modern Times and Mia Prep Week 8
This week we will learn about the Civil War, End of the war, the Gettysburg Address, Juneteenth, and the south against the north. Learn about evaporation, chromatography, filtration, magnetism, separating mixtures, and mechanics in motion.
BOOKS
Few of the books we used this week.
Working hard in her online classes.
BIBLE
Memory Verse: Ephesians 2:8-9
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast.
Genesis 1:1-2
LANGUAGE ARTS
Kids worked on Spanish, reading, writing, spelling, cursive, reading comprehension, and reports.
MATH
Worked on geometry, algebra, practice questions, review questions, addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, fractions, and decimals.
HISTORY
Read about Abraham Lincoln, Robert Edward Lee, Clara Harlowe Barton, the American Civil War, Slavery in the south, the end of the war, the union advances, the USA splits, Italy becomes a Kingdom, Civil War end, a difficult peace, battle becomes efficient, battlefield medicine, transportation and communication advances, the concept of total war, the south surrenders, total war, the north pulls ahead, and the surrender at Appomattox.
SCIENCE
Learned about diluted versus concentrated, evaporation, chromatography, separating mixtures, magnetism, filtration, sifting, Newton's first law of motion, mechanics in motion, mechanical mechanics, always in motion, inertia in motion, roller coaster, and several experiments.
ARTS
K worked on her computer skills, financial literacy, college prep, and both kids worked hard practicing their instruments, and their art work.
Lesson #69 Christ Crucified
Built a robot friend named Larry
Lesson #70 Vinnie the Clown
FIELD TRIPS
Taekwondo Class
Craft Class: Minecraft figure
Went with the family to see the movie Spider-Man:Brand New Day.
CONCLUSION
This week the kids worked on Spanish, reading, writing, spelling, cursive, reading comprehension, and reports. Worked on geometry, algebra, practice questions, review questions, addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, fractions, and decimals. Read about Abraham Lincoln, Robert Edward Lee, Clara Harlowe Barton, the American Civil War, Slavery in the south, the end of the war, the union advances, the USA splits, Italy becomes a Kingdom, Civil War end, a difficult peace, battle becomes efficient, battlefield medicine, transportation and communication advances, the concept of total war, the south surrenders, total war, the north pulls ahead, and the surrender at Appomattox. Learned about diluted versus concentrated, evaporation, chromatography, separating mixtures, magnetism, filtration, sifting, Newton's first law of motion, mechanics in motion, mechanical mechanics, always in motion, inertia in motion, roller coaster, and several experiments. Ended the week with Taekwondo class and then going to see the movie Spider Man Brand New Day with the family. Now unto next week to see what adventures are in store for us.
