Four Seasons Christian Academy : MFW: Exploration to 1850 and Adventures in U.S. History Week 24

Thursday, February 24, 2022

MFW: Exploration to 1850 and Adventures in U.S. History Week 24

MFW: Exploration to 1850 and Adventures in U.S. History Week 24

This week we will learn about Robert Fulton, Eli Whitney, steam and coal in Britain, cotton and guns in America, Lavoisier and oxygen, the steam engine, new machines, new factories, Doc. Jenner, daughters of the New Republic, and Noah Webster. We will also discuss how Jesus is the Lord of Lords and King of Kings, Samuel Morse, telegraph, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Vermont, and Rhode Island. Learn some facts on roots, root systems, classification, human body, and do some drawings and paintings. Definitely going to be a fun week of learning.

Books

Few of the books we used this week.

Bible

Memory Verse: " . . . the Lamb . . . is Lord of lords and King of kings . . ."

Revelation 17:14

Ephesians 6:1-3

Matthew 28:16-19

Luke 6:46-49

James 1:12

Language Arts

Kids did a lot of reading this week, proof reading, fill in the blank, handwriting practice, and spelling.

Math

Worked on addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, fractions, grouping, ratios, and skip counting.

Timeline

Added Samuel Morse, Robert Fulton, and Eli Whitney to their timeline this week.

History

Read about Robert Fulton, Eli Whitney, steam and coal in Britain, cotton and guns in America, Lavoisier and oxygen, the steam engine, new machines, new factories, Doc. Jenner, daughters of the New Republic, Noah Webster, and Rhode Island.

Science

Discussed roots, root hairs, root growth, geotropism, root systems, geophytes, rooting, made a leaf skeleton (attempted to), human body and the way we breath, and our sense of taste.

Art

Lesson: 188 Drawing an Egg

Lesson: 190

Paint Card # 6: Light Side & Shaded Side

Music/Video

The Best of Chopin: #5 Piano Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor op. 35: Marche Funebre Lento, and The Best of Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake.

Field trip

Went to Discovery Station in Hagerstown, MD, here are a few of the pictures of our trip.

Conclusion

This week we learned about Robert Fulton, Eli Whitney, steam and coal in Britain, cotton and guns in America, Lavoisier and oxygen, the steam engine, new machines, new factories, Doc. Jenner, daughters of the New Republic, and Noah Webster. We also discussed how Jesus is the Lord of Lords and King of Kings, Samuel Morse, telegraph, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Vermont, and Rhode Island. Learned some facts on roots, root systems, classification, human body, and do some drawings and paintings. Finished the week with a trip to Discovery Station in Maryland, the kids had a lot of fun and the best part was their dad being there to enjoy the fun. Now unto next week to see what adventures are in store for us.

GOD BLESS!

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