Science & History

Rocks and minerals was the latest topic in our science book. To be honest, our book had a long section about rocks and minerals, along with labs. that seemed pretty boring. Instead we checked out this episode from Brain Pop Jr.

We also whipped out our Magic School Bus dvd and watched the "Rocks and Rolls" episode.

Finally, we talked about some of the properties of rocks.

We also spent this week reading about the Byzantine Empire.  We learned that Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire, and it was large and rich. It was full or roads, shops, and beautiful churches. The largest church was known as the Hagia Sophia.

We also read about a peasant man who worked hard and became emperor. He regained a lot of the land that had once belonged to the Roman Empire. He created a new set of laws for everyone to follow.

We did some map work and coloring pages before moving on to our mosaics. The churches were filled with beautiful mosaics in Constantinople, which is why we made our own.