We studied about the Sun as well as many other stars that God has given us. We studied about our universe and gravity. We dropped different sizes of paper to test gravity. We wanted to see how quickly it hit the floor. We learned that sometimes lighter paper will not touch the ground as quickly due to air resistance. We went outside as the sky became dark & found the Big Dipper, the Little Dipper & the North Star. We talked about so many years ago when people used the North Star to guide them in the right direction. We talked about constellations & the Milky Way galaxy.
This week, we were able to get to know the North American Indians. We made wigwams, teepees and we continued to read about Squanto while enjoying the beautiful weather on our front porch. Squanto was an Indian of the Patuxet tribe. He became friends with the white men and even traveled to England with them to see how they lived. However, when he finally returned to his home, he found that his entire tribe had died from a terrible illness. He was the only one that had survived. By this time, he had become quite fond of how the white men lived so he became a very close friend to the pilgrims. He taught them how to fertilize their corn by placing fish into the holes before the corn was planted. He taught them how to catch fish with their hands and many other things so that they could survive in this new world. Did I mention that my hubby is a farmer and he was cutting CORN this week?!? Talk about excited. We love it when God's timing is pieced together so perfectly.
We finished off our week of Native Americans by visiting our local Archeological Museum to see how the early Native Americans lived in our area.
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