G3 W36 Native American Week

We started learning about how the US came to be, and you can't start at the beginning without talking
about the Original Americans / Native Americans.

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We did a few Native American crafts this week.  The first was a Wampum, a belt made of shells/beads.  We didn't have any shells or beads, so we used a template I found online, and we colored them in like beads/shells.

Then, we "laminated" them and added some string so that we could tie them around our waists.

Next, we followed a tutorial on Youtube and drew a Native Headdress. 

Lastly, we made Vests out of Brown Paper Bags and decorated them with Indian Motifs.

For Science, we talked about our environment and acid rain, as well as chemical weathering, and we did the old "Vinegar and Boiled Egg" experiment.

You loved seeing how the egg shell started bubbling and over the course of the day, slowly disintegrate until there wasn't much brown left.

We took it out of the vinegar at the end of the day, and the shell was all gone, leaving just a thin covering over the egg.

And then there was rain and WORM CASTS!!!!