Albert Einstein Academy Home Study
Educational Activity Log Sheet
Student Name:______Melanie Hyman___ Home Study Teacher: ____Kristy Robinson__
Begin Date__November 10, 2014_______ End Date:__December 5, 2014___________
Keep a record of all educational activities completed in each subject area.
Please be as complete as possible.
Mathematics
(numbers operations, measurement, geometry, data analysis, probability, graphing)
Melanie completed the following activities to demonstrate the skills below to proficiency. She uses one or more of
the following to complete daily lessons: hands-on manipulatives, games, printed WB pages, the Saxon Algebra 1/2
curriculum and small group instruction to complete daily lessons. Oral assessments, tests and printed assignments
serve as proficiency indicators.
Reviewed the following Math concepts: Replacing a variable with a known value and solving equations, balancing
equations with positive and negative integers. Focused on reviewed order of operations and working with fractions
and multiple brackets.
Played lots of games to reinforce positive and negative integers
Studied absolute value and combine with order of operations including fractions
Common Core Standards Met:
Language Arts
(reading, writing, vocabulary, spelling, listening and speaking
Melanie completed the following activities to demonstrate the following skills to proficiency. She uses literature
books-- both fiction and non-fiction, printed WS, grade level spelling word lists and teacher created activities, and
learning games and small group instruction to practice Language Arts skills. Oral assessments, tests, writing, and
WS were used to assess understanding.
Reading/Comprehension---
Reading Who We Are- One Direction and discussed the content
Vocabulary/Spelling/Grammar-
Objectives: Reviewed the following root words: astro, naut, phobos, geo, and thermos. uni, unus,
bi, tri, tres, quad, dec,decem, deci and cycle, octo, sub, bio, aqua, hydra, libra/biblio, demos, opto,
poly, ab, dis, pre, post, re, chronos, -ology and studied the following new ones: dent, dermis,
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urb,urbis, contra
Study apostrophes
Learn about articles and their function in sentences
Study paradoxes and oxymorons as well as hyperbole, similes & metaphors
Proofread her own writing and fixed spelling & punctuation mistakes.
Common Core Standards Met:
Social Studies
(geography, history, civic values, government)
Melanie completed the following activities to demonstrate the listed skills to proficiency. Melanie uses the Story
of the World: Volume 3 Early Modern History and a variety of hands-on and online resources as well as small
group instruction to practice. WB pages, Hands-on Activities and Games, and Oral Assessments were used to test
understanding. She also learned about states and capitals and other countries through Cooking
Melanie completed the following concepts in Social Studies:
Studied the Revolutionary War, Paul Revere's Ride and the Constitution as well as the Pledge of
Allegiance and history of our flag
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Read from the Strange Museum historical fiction series - The Midnight Ride
Discussed the Midnight ride of Paul Revere
Read the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow about it
Completed a worksheet
Looked at the Constitution, discussed the Preamble and its meaning
Discussed how the principles of Roman government helped in the creation of our Constitution
Discussed the branches of government and how representation work in Congress based on the
Constitution and made a schematic of the branches of government
Introduced Thomas Jefferson and looked at a picture of his house he designed, called Monticello
We all had a Thanksgiving Potluck together
Studied the legend of Betsy Ross and practiced to fold a flag with a towel
Recited the Pledge of Allegiance
Played Made to Trade - paying for items with shillings and traveling around the colonial town
Played review Bingo
California Content Standards Met:
Science
(investigation, experimentation, scientific facts, concepts and theories)
Melanie demonstrated the following skills to proficiency using the listed activities. Melanie uses small group
instruction and hands-on activities to learn concepts in science. Oral Assessments, WB pages, and Lab Experiments
were used to assess proficiency.
Watched several Khan Academy videos
In History of Science of Early Modern Times class:
Learn about the fundamental principle of aerodynamics - Bernoulli's Principle, and the story of
scientist/mathematician Daniel Bernoulli, and the Bernoulli family history.
- Students performed an experiment with a ping pong ball suspended in the air by a hairdryer demonstrating lift and suction (low pressure of moving fluids).
- Students performed an experiment with a piece of paper, blowing across the top to create low pressure,
and the paper lifts into the moving air above.
- Students learned about the story of Daniel Bernoulli, and his father and family history of
mathematicians.
- Students learned about Bernoulli's Principle, both the layman's definition, and the scientific definition, as
given by Bernoulli.
- Students learned about how Bernoulli's Principle makes airplanes and helicopter wings/blades actually
work, and how Newton's laws also play a part.
- Students learned the definition of an aerodynamic stall
- Students created highly creative designs for paper airplanes, and had a competition of flight distance in
the halls of LBTB.
Learn about the character, inventions, and experiments of Benjamin Franklin. Through this, learn about
the nature of static electricity and lightning.
- Students learned about the history of static electricity as a sort of magic act
- Students learned about the Dutch invention the Leyden Jar
- Students learned of its practical uses and function to store electric charge.
- Students learned the history of Benjamin Franklin in the USA, and of his character.
- Students discussed the lightning rod, kite, key and Leyden Jar experiment, and what it truly discovered.
- Students performed an experiment with a balloon, and shards of paper. The balloon - after being
rubbed against hair becomes negatively charged, and the shards of paper rise near the balloon. This
demonstrates static electricity, discovering how one can move positive and negative charges.
California Content Standards Met:
Life Skills
(computer, health, community involvement)
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Attend weekly movie discussion class – watched Citizen Kane, Toy Story.
Cooking Workshop & Kitchen Chemistry – attend weekly class and cook various
dishes
This month:
Students made homemade "takeout" Chinese Egg Rolls. They prepared the stuffing by honing in on
their chopping and slicing skills while mincing garlic and ginger and slicing scallions. They learned that
scallions are the same as green onions and that ginger is excellent for stomach aches! In addition they
learned how to fill and roll an egg roll properly. No more takeout, now you and your children can have
fun making these popular appetizers in the comfort of your own home!
Students made easy Thanksgiving side dishes; Creamy Corn and Lemon-Dill Green Beans. These are
so simple to make that I encouraged them to help with the holiday preparations. They learned that corn
as we know it today was cultivated by humans and it is a human invention and it is not a plant that exists
naturally in the wild. It is believed that people living in central Mexico developed corn at least 7000 years
ago from a wild grass called, teosinte. They then learned that corn was not introduced to Europe until
after Columbus. However, corn was definitely on the table during the first Thanksgiving in 1621, and not
the sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie that makes up the modern day Thanksgiving feast
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Studied Graphic Design and Photoshop
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Other Interests
(music, arts, foreign language)
Attends Multimedia Art & Comic Strip Drawing class and covered the following concepts:
Fiery Phoenix
Medium: Mixed Media, learn to compose and draw the artwork – Emphasis on use of movement and
color.
Super Hero Comic Poster
Medium: Mixed Media
Objectives: Learn to compose and draw a comic character poster – Gain more familiarity with elements
of comic artwork.
3D Hands
Medium: Pencils, Colored Markers
Objectives: Learn and practice a drawing technique for creating a 3D rendering of your hand.
Attended a weekly Graphic Design & Photoshop class and learned how to create the cover for the yearbook at
Learn Beyond The Book.
Worked on recording and editing a lot of videos to upload to her Youtube channel.
Physical Education
See PE log
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