WEEK 1
What is a Natural Law? & Archimedes' Principle
(SU ch. 1&2, LG ch. 1)
DAY 1: What is a Natural Law?
READING
SU ch 1 or Introduction to any newer book; the newer introductions have been tweaked to correspond to each book)
NARRATION PROMPTS
1. Tell what you know about natural laws.
2. Tell what you know about physics. NOTES
None yet.
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DAY 2: Archimedes' Principle I
READING
From "beginning of chapter" to "The rock is denser than the water, and so it sinks."
NARRATION PROMPTS
1. Explain Archimedes' principle.
TIMELINE AND BOOK OF CENTURIES
Archimedes (c. 287 - 212 BC, Italy)
NOTES
Here is a TED-Ed video called The real story behind Archimedes’ Eureka!. There are some minor cartoon illusions to nudity, but everything stays discretely covered, for the most part. Remember, the legend of the famous story includes Archimedes running naked through the street.
There is a good demo in this section you can easily repeat at home, if interested. We did not do it as my son had already done the demo on his own when he had read Archimedes and the Door of Science. |
DAY 3: Archimedes' Principle II
READING
From "The material an object..." to "end of chapter."
NARRATION PROMPTS
1. Explain how a submarine works.
NOTES
None yet.
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