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Friday, January 27, 2012
Patterns in the Sky
Our current reading unit is called Patterns in the Sky. The cover of this unit reads, "We will summarize what we know about what we find in the sky and make inferences about the past and the future based on what we know and discover.
We are two weeks into this unit, and we are learning a lot about outer space. We're making great connections between our literature selections and asking questions that demand to be researched. (Although some of the answers are so scientific that we struggle to figure out how to understand!)
One of the things we've listened to while reading and thinking are music selections from Gustav Holst's The Planets. We talk about how he used the personality of the planets to write music that sounds like those planets.
Just in case you're interested, the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra is performing The Planets on February 4, 2012. It is supposed to be a family friendly performance.
Here are some youtube videos of The Planets by Gustav Holst.
Our readings this week are all about the Moon and myths that people have created to explain how the moon moves across the sky and changes shape. We're also learning about what people have written about the moon and how people have learned about the moon through the years. That's just what we've learned this week. Last week's readings were about what inventions were created for space exploration and how we've benefited were amazing! (Solar powered calculators, improved athletic shoes, ribbed swimsuits, fire-resistant materials, improved brakes, smaller computers, etc....)
We'll continue to update you on our space learning!
We are two weeks into this unit, and we are learning a lot about outer space. We're making great connections between our literature selections and asking questions that demand to be researched. (Although some of the answers are so scientific that we struggle to figure out how to understand!)
One of the things we've listened to while reading and thinking are music selections from Gustav Holst's The Planets. We talk about how he used the personality of the planets to write music that sounds like those planets.
Just in case you're interested, the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra is performing The Planets on February 4, 2012. It is supposed to be a family friendly performance.
Here are some youtube videos of The Planets by Gustav Holst.
Our readings this week are all about the Moon and myths that people have created to explain how the moon moves across the sky and changes shape. We're also learning about what people have written about the moon and how people have learned about the moon through the years. That's just what we've learned this week. Last week's readings were about what inventions were created for space exploration and how we've benefited were amazing! (Solar powered calculators, improved athletic shoes, ribbed swimsuits, fire-resistant materials, improved brakes, smaller computers, etc....)
We'll continue to update you on our space learning!
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