Meet SeaWorld's latest baby animals.
Information about eggs and live young.
Click on any bear species for information about reproduction.
Day 2: Read Usborne p. 328-329 Life Cycles
Visit the London Butterfly House for an animated description of a butterfly life cycle.
Learn about the life cycle of a salmon.
Track the migration of whales, eagles, and other animals.
Draw a diagram of the life cycle of a frog, locust, or butterfly.
Day 3: Read Usborne p. 330-331
An introduction to ecology and biomes.
Take a tour of a rainforest in Suriname.
Watch a movie about the Big Bang (remember this is just a theory)
Read about the universe, do one of the Universe Activities
Day 2: Read Usborne p. 156-157
Check out Understanding the Universe
(click on links at the bottom of the page to find out more)
Day 3; Read Usborne p. 158-159 Stars
Make your own chart showing the birth of a star, put in your notebook
Day 4: Read Usborne p. 160-161 Constellations
Explore this site for pictures of the constellations
Find at least 4 constellations in the night sky
Try these connect-the-stars printouts
Day 5: Read Usborne p. 162 The Sun and the Solar System
Try looking at sunspots -- DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN!!!!--
Point a pair of binoculars the the Sun with a piece of white cardboard behind them. Move the binoculars around until a white circle appears on the cardboard, then focus them until the image is sharp. You may see dark smudges on the image. These are sunspots.
Try the games and quizzes on this site's Keep Learning section.
Weeks 6-10 Use this site and take their online course in astronomy. Start with course 1, you should be able to do 2 "packets" per week. You can follow along with the Usborne book pages 164-177. Keep your paperwork in your science notebook.
Week 11 Do your Final Project from the astronomy course.