Colson read about fissures, lava plateaus, craters, calderas and volcano formation at tectonic plate boundaries. He analyzed the diagrams, we discussed, and he answered the lesson questions. He watched a video of lava plateaus, shield, cinder cone, and composite volcanoes.
Teddy completed his interactive calendar. He read and discussed his vocabulary words. He finished his calendar talk activity. He worked on his phonics activities. He learned about how the environment is changed by plants, animals, and humans,
Aiden read the passage "Made from Minerals" which discussed how titanium is found in several minerals and used as a lightweight replacement for steel. He researched several products created from minerals and we discussed. He completed the Visual Summary and Lesson Review.
Chris and I reviewed mantle convection, ridge push and slab pull. He watched animations of all three processes and wrote descriptions of each one. He completed the Visual Summary and Lesson Review questions.
Chris read about convergent, divergent and transform boundaries, convection, ridge push and slab pull. He analyzed the diagrams of each process and we discussed each one.
Aiden read about the properties used to identify minerals: color, streak, luster, cleavage and fracture, density, hardness and special properties. We examined the mineral collection in the lab and identified several minerals based on their properties.
Colson began learning about volcanoes: volcano, magma, lava, vent, shield volcano, cinder cone and composite volcano. We analyzed the diagrams and labeled a diagram of a volcano.
Teddy completed his interactive calendar. He read and discussed his vocabulary words. He worked on his phonics activities. He finished his calendar talk. He learned about how the beaver and the mole change their environment.
Libby completed her interactive calendar. She read and discussed her vocabulary words. She finished her calendar talk. She worked on her phonics activities. She explored how animals like the mole and the beaver change their environment.
