Surah Kawthar Quran Journaling

Hi guys, today I wanted to share with you how we included Islamic Studies and Quran during our water unit study. 

Here are some of the books we used 

Tafseer of Surah Kawthar we listened to. We always do a puzzle together or color when we listened to any lectures together. This keeps their hands busy and they can listen better. 

Quran Journal page

Vocabulary practice 

We read about the Story of Nuh (AS) using Prophet's of Allah unit study. 

We also read The Prophet's Pond by learning roots. 

Earth's Freshwater Apple Analogy

Material

1. An apple

2. Cutting board

3. Knife

4. Toothpicks

5. Small pieces of paper (prepare the labels ahead of time)

Pretend that an apple is planet Earth, round, beautiful, and full of good things. Notice its skin, hugging and protecting the surface. Water covers approximately 70% of its surface. Right away, cut the apple into quarters. Toss one quarter (25%) away. This one quarter you just removed represents dry land. What is left (75%) represents how much of the earth is covered with water – oceans, lakes, rivers, and streams. Remove the peel from one of the three remaining quarters. This represents 3% of water on earth that is freshwater. The remaining pieces represent the saltwater of the oceans. Cut the peel into three equal pieces. Set two pieces aside. The remaining piece represents 1% of the freshwater not frozen in the polar ice caps (2%) Of this remaining 1%, not all of it is potable – some is contaminated by pollution. 

Books we read

After you are done your demonstration enjoy your apple snack. 

This video demonstration uses water. 

Read more about our water unit by clicking the picture below. 

Water Unit Study

Hi guys, today I wanted to share with you our water unit study. Here are some of the activities we did. 

We did some experiments to learn about the properties of water. Cohesion, Adhesion, and Solvent. 

We also learned about bodies of water using playdough

We also learned about Earth's Fresh Water using an apple analogy. 

Earth's Freshwater science demonstration video. 

We also did a salt water vs fresh water demonstration. 

We also build the water cycle using Lego. 

All the books we read during our water unit study

During our water unit study we focused on Canada's bodies of water. We did a lot of map work and made a river model using salt dough. 

You can read all about this project by clicking on the image above. 

Netflix documentary we watched. Our planet freshwater. 

CN Tower Lego

Hi guys, today I wanted to share with you our CN Tower Lego tower we put together during our Ontario study. We used whatever colors we had but ideally if you have gray it would be the best color. The original idea came from Craftionary. She has the step by step instructions so please head to her blog for more information. 

We also read and watched videos about the CN tower. Here is my sons notebooking page. 

Compass Rose

To help my boys learn about the compass rose we did some fun hands on activities. Here are some of the things we did. 

We started by reviewing the cardinal directions using 3 part cards from The Modern Montessori Guide.

 

Next we made a compass rose out of salt dough. We used a template from Kids Activities Blog.

We glued all the pieces together with hot glue.

Cave Zones

Hi guys, today I wanted to share with you more activities we did during our cave unit study. We learned all about cave zones and creatures that live in caves. Here are some of the activities we did. 

We learned about the different zones in a cave and made this tear art showing the light transition in each part of the cave. 

Cave Zones painting in his notebook

We also learned about the different creatures that live in caves. The cave visitors, the cove lovers, and the cave dwellers. 

We also made cave zones in a cup similar to the layers of the ocean. We used a flashlight to see how much light can pass through each cup. 

You can find all these activities and printables in my tpt store. Click on the image below to get grab these activities. 

Rock Candy

Hi guys, today I wanted to share with you how we made rock candy during our cave unit study. 

Ingredients

3 cups of sugar

1 cup of water

A pot

Jar or a cup with small opening

Clothes pins

Stick or skewer

Sugar

Adult supervision is required. Mix together sugar and water stir well and set it on the stove top. Keep mixing until the sugar has completely dissolved and the solution starts to bubble. You can add food coloring and flavor to your liquid at this point. Set aside for 10 minutes to cool. While your solution is cooling take your skewer and dip it in water. Roll it in some sugar and leave it to dry. This will be your seed crystals. Once the solution has cooled pour it into the jar. Suspend your stick in the solution using the clothes pin. It takes about 7 days to grow your rock candy.  

You can read all about the other activities we did during our cave unit here. 

After seven days you can remove your rock candy. Slowly chip away the sugar crystals around the sides. Remove the stick and suspend it over another empty glass cup or jar. Allow the excess sugar to drip away. Enjoy your candy.

Click on the image above to read all about it. 

Cave in a Cup Demonstration

Hi guys, today I wanted to share with you a fun simple demonstration about how caves are formed. 

Caves are typically formed by water. When it rains, the water oozes into cracks found in softer types of rock (limestone). As time goes by, the liquid slowly dissolves the nearby rock and wears it away. This causes the cracks to gradually widen in caverns. As the water level drops, caves and passages that we can explore are left.  

Material

1. Clear container or cup

2. Sugar cubes

3. playdough

4. dropper

5. toothpick

Instructions

Form a wall of sugar cubes on the side of your container. Roll out the playdough and cover the sugar cubes. Seal the sides by squishing the playdough on the edges. Make holes on the top of the playdough using your toothpick. Drop some water on the playdough and observe what happens. If the water is not getting in make your holes bigger. The holes represent the cracks in the rocks. 

This demonstration will show your child how a cave is formed. As the water seeps into the holes and reaches the sugar cubes, the sugar cubes start to dissolve. This is similar to what happens in a cave. As water gets into the cracks it slowly erodes the soft limestone rock. In a cave this takes a long time to happen. Once the water drains away you have an empty space and a cave has been formed. You can make a hole at the bottom of your cup and do it over a sink or bowl. Once the water drains away you will be left with your cave in a cup.