Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Some Great Fun in History and Science

Classical Conversations Week 23
Science:
What are some types of clouds?
Cirrus
Cumulus
Stratus
Cumulonimbus
Stratocumulus

Great Find over at thewisenest.com


Types of Clouds Craft

Hope to try this at the week's end.....
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I made the poster sheet to show the kids what they were going to do for each cloud, and then gave them the individual cards to illustrate each cloud.  I recommend that you print the cards or the poster sheet directly on card stock so it is sturdier and it also gives you the background color so it is not white.
This is what we used for each cloud. For the cumulus and cirrocumulus, we mixed equal parts of shaving cream and glue. I had heard about this mixture but never tried it. It is so fun and it dries puffy.
The cumulonimbus is the same mixture of shaving cream and glue and then I added a few drops of black paint to make it gray. The cirrus clouds are chalk marks and the stratus and stratocumulus are cotton balls spread out.

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Here’s a video showing you how to put it together.


 Here is the link for download:

History Sentence:
In the early 1800s, San Martin of Argentina, O'Higgins of Chile and Sim`on Bolivar of Venezuela fought to liberate South America from Spain.




Blessings,