What can you create with a box?
You can print off a challenge sheet to use or for a bigger challenge take the ABC challenge and use your imagination to turn a box, big or small, into anything at all. If you want to just do this on paper instead of printing out the recording sheet these are what the two sheets look like.
Learning Greek and Latin roots can help your understand English better, improve your vocabulary, and learn how to read and spell new words.1. Set up your language arts mini spark recording page: #73: Greek and Latin Roots
2. Watch this video. As you are watching pause the video as needed to write down at least 10 root words and at least 5 affixes and their meanings on your recording page.
3. Study this image. On your recording page, write 5 of the the roots and meanings that will be the hardest for you to remember.
4. Follow these instructions to learn these roots.
Make flash cards for each of the pink and blue buttons. On one side put the root and the other side put the meaning. Study the cards.
Then look at the word list and find the matching set of cards for each.
Learn how to pronounce the 12 words. You can do this by typing in the word into your search bar and then typing “pronounce”. Practice each word several times.
Memorize the spellings of these 12 words. When you are ready, have a friend quiz you on the spellings. Record your quiz score on your recording sheet.
5. Share your language arts mini spark recording page and your note cards with your teacher/EY coordinator.
Lesson idea adapted from Khan and SpellPundit
Sunday, September 17th of 2023 was Constitution Day!
Constitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution by thirty-nine brave men on September 17, 1787, recognizing all who are born in the U.S.
or by naturalization, have become citizens. On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met for the last time to sign the document they had created.
The Constitution is the framework for the federal government of the United States. It is the highest form of law in the country. The Constitution creates the branches of government and gives them the power to govern. However, it also protects the citizens of the United States and guarantees their basic rights.
A primary aim of the Constitution was to create a government that would be powerful enough to run the country, but would not impose on people’s or state’s rights. To avoid too much power being held by one person or group, they created the Balance of Power between the three branches of government: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.
Articles of the Constitution
The Constitution is organized into seven articles:
Ratification
In order for the Constitution to go into effect, 9 of the 13 states needed to ratify it. The first state to ratify the Constitution was Delaware on December 7, 1787. The last state was Rhode Island in May of 1790.
Interesting Facts about the Constitution
Watch the Schoolhouse Rock video below to learn more about the Constitution:
Finally, go to this link to try a quiz!
How did you do? Answer in the comment section below.
What is a comet?
Comets are large objects made of dust and ice that orbit the Sun.
Scientists believe that comets are made up of material left over from when the Sun and the planets were formed. They think that about 100,000 million comets orbit the Sun. Some comets orbit the Sun like planets. Their orbits take them very close to and very far away from the Sun.
As of 2014 there are 5,253 known comets, a number that is steadily increasing as they are discovered. However, this represents only a tiny fraction of the total potential comet population, as the number of comet-like bodies in the outer Solar System is estimated to be one trillion. That’s a LOT!
Learn more about comets by watching the video below.
Go to this link to learn more about comets by reading a small article and then answer the question at the bottom.
Did you get it right?
1. Set up your language arts mini spark recording page: #72: Golden Line Writing
2. Watch this introductory video about the Golden Line Writing Activity.
3. Print the Golden Line Activity and begin writing with the provided “Golden Line” by C.S. Lewis. You can also open the page and record your writing on your recording page.
4. Now that you have experienced this writing strategy. Research some other quotes that would make great writing prompts. Make a list of three to five quotes on your recording page.
6. Share your language arts mini spark recording page and Golden Line writing page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
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NOTE: You don’t have to get the daily newspaper to do this mini spark. Ask your neighbors, ask your teacher and/or EY Coordinator and have fun!
Challenge # 1: Build the tallest freestanding tower with only 2 sheets of newspaper and 12 inches of tape. No wedging or taping to the table or floor! You can manipulate the newspaper in any way you wish.
Challenge #2: Using 10 sheets of newspaper and 18 inches of tape, build a tower that holds a textbook 6 inches above the table for at least 3 seconds. The tower must be free-standing, which means no taping or holding to the table.
Challenge #3: Use 3 large sheets of newspaper and 24 inches of tape to make a piece of clothing that you can wear.
When you’re finished with your projects, take a picture and email it to your EY Coordinator.
Paper Folding Football Instructions: https://www.instructables.com/How-To-Make-A-Paper-Football/
Football Image Source: https://openclipart.org/detail/102853/football
1. Start by taking out your math notebook or opening your math mini spark doc. Put the date at the top and put the title of this mini spark. Record all of your work on this page.
2. Use this slideshow of images, which zooms a picture of raft. The final slide shows that the entire photo is actually made from individual squares of color. How does looking at these pictures help explain creation of the digital images that you see? What other images might you see today that are made from pixels?
3. Watch these two videos. The first video is a reminder binary numbers. It will help to see this before watching the second video. Take notes as you watch both videos.
4. After watching the second video answer these questions in your notebook. What is the RGB name for turquoise? How does a computer name turquoise? Draw the math steps that were used in the video to explain how a function is used to filter an image.
5. Share your math mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
Check out the Playing with Pixels badge at the EY website.
Step 1: Watch this Mystery Science video about how flowers bloom.
Step 2: Gather needed materials to complete the activity.
Step 3: In this activity, you will make a colorful paper flower and a greeting card that they can give to any special person in their life. When placed in water, the paper flower will unfold, appearing to move and bloom in front of your eyes! You may want to use this as a Mother’s Day activity, but you choose who will receive the card, so it can be for anyone special.
Click on the image below to print template and view step-by-step instructions.
Once your flowers are complete, place them in water to watch them bloom!
Extension: You can see for yourself how water moves inside a plant. Fill a glass with water and add a few drops of red or blue food coloring. Place a white flower in the glass. Wait a few hours and watch to see what happens. Look closely at the flower petals. What do you notice? Repeat this experiment, but use a stalk of celery or a lettuce leaf. What do you predict will happen?