7th Grade Homeschooling Week 10

She is continuing independently with her Mandarin, Math and Geography and seems to be going at the same pace as her former classmates. Art again is taking a back burner, but this week's might be more fun since its Christmas. Her pleasure reading is finishing up "White Fang" (Jack London) in Mandarin. Hopefully, she can also read it in its original English language.

Art: Make a Victorian-era Christmas card with a quote or scene from the book.

(Christmas cards came out in England in the 1840s.)

History: A Young Person’s History Chapter 4, “Tyranny is Tyranny” (handout)

Vocabulary (use each in a sentence): tumult, oppression, patriotism, tyranny.

Answer questions from the handout in your notebook.

Boston Massacre review (see former post)

Science: Chapter 7 Age of Earth

Lesson 1: Relative Ages of Rocks ( Intro Geology Crash Course Video,

pay attention to minute 8 and James Hutton,  Quizlet)

James Hutton and Uniformitarianism Video

3 Types of Rock Video, Erosion and Weathering Video

Projects: Rock Cycle Crayons, Starburst Rock Cycle

Spanish: The verb “Estar” (To Be) Video + Feelings in Spanish (Part 1: Quizlet)

Reading: A Christmas Carol, Chapter 3: The Second of the Three Spirits (Vocabulary)