Last Week 8/22-8/26

Last week we discussed Science things like Earthquakes and Hurricanes. Since we experienced the East Coast Earthquake last week here on the Mountains of North Carolina. It was not too much but a small wave at our home but we got to experience first hand an Earthquake. We got to feel it and observe the situation before and after an Earthquake. So we tuned in to the news and the aftermath of the East Coast Earthquake . Then we got ready to track Hurricane Irene's track as well. We know it would impact the North Carolina Coast line. We only got maybe 14 mph Winds last Saturday night at our home. This experience made my daughter learn more about Weather Forcasts, Tracking, Radars on Satellite TV like Direct TV. She was able to follow Hurricane Irene's path from North Carolina to Vermont. So we took last week as themed as Science in the real world.  We are now getting back to other topics. She also did worksheets last week leasrning about Fractions and Words with Long Vowels. However, the big focus was on the Weather. She also learned about Plants and how a pumpkin can grow up to 10 lbs. She wa learning the cycle of a plant.