MFW ECC Week 29 - 30 Russia

Mom's Media Links:

Asia Geography	The Tundra Biome	Tundra Animals

What We Learned:

• Geography 
  
    
• The capital of Russia is Moscow. 
• The official language is Russian.
• The Ruble is the currency of Russia. (print Ruble here)    
  
• The National Anthem is "Gosudarstvenny Gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii" ("State Anthem of the Russian Federation")
  

• The Winter Olympic games were Sochi Russia - Our unit study & Medal tracker 
  
  We used clear tape on the medal count so that it worked similar to a dry erase board.
• A Trip Around the World:  76 - 80, 83 
• Exploring World Geography:  Physical Features (33) & Rivers (34)  
• Geography From A to Z Vocabulary:  Tundra & 
  Taiga
  
  
  
  
  
  


• Science
• Permafrost is any soil or rock that remains frozen throughout the year. 
• In our permafrost demonstration the frozen ground is represented by jello.  After the jello set we added a layer of soil and then a layer of snow (crushed ice).  As the snow melted it created a muddy layer of soil since the permafrost layer keeps the water from going deeper.
  



• Tundra animals have 2 layers of fur that protect them from the cold.
• In our 2 layers of fur demonstration the girls wore layered gloves on one hand to show how animals keep warm even in icy conditions.  As you can see, the non-gloved hand didn't stay in the bowl long.  
  
• Another layer of protection, in tundra animals, is their ability to change color to blend in.
• Our animals blend in quite well.
  
• Sleds & Friction
• Sleds move easily on ice (smooth surfaces), but friction is created on rough surfaces making it more difficult for sleds to move. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Book of Animals - We took a break, since we already completed the Asia pages.
• Bible


• Memory Verse: Matthew 25:34 - 36
  
• Read Matthew chapters 24:29- 26:16
• Russia & Kyrgyz - Window on the World
• Kingdom Tales  


• Art
•  Matryoshka or Nesting Dolls  
  
   
    
  


• Faberge' Jeweled Eggs. ( A Russian Emperor asked Peter Carl Faberge' to make the first Imperial Easter egg.  It was so beautiful that a new tradition began).




Confession: The egg blowing didn't work out for us. We were able to find an awesome deal at Walmart.  These were on sale for 1.97 around Easter.


Buy them on Amazon  Here
• Russian Dancing Doll  (Project Instructions here)
  
  
  


• Book Basket/ Read-Aloud 


 


       


• Spanish 
  
  


• We use Duolingo.com  
• Duolingo is a fun, free, & fantastic learning tool. 
• Much of the learning happens in the form of quizzes, which switch between testing speaking, listening, and writing. The grammar and sentence constructions become progressively difficult as you go along. It keeps reviewing previously learned words, allowing you to progress from basic words all the way through various verb tenses and abstract ideas. 
• We love that we can compare progress with our friends.
• Typing Fun

Typing Adventure	Typing Adventure 2	Type Type Revolution
Cup Stacking Fun	Qwety Warriors	Typing Speed Test


Curriculum for Exploring Countries & Cultures