Penguins live in the most southern part of the world. Mostly Antarctica and the Sothern ocean borders of Australia, New Zealand, and south America. Penguins are masters of water. They have a turbo system to get out of the water. Penguins’ backs are black, and the fronts are white. Chicks’ color are grey whereas King …
Category Archives: Grade 4
Humming Birds
Lesson #57 Humming Birds come in soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many colors like brown, green, blue, and red. They fly really fast and you can’t even see their wings properly! They are actually moving in a figure-eight pattern, allowing them to hover. You can make a Humming Bird feeder here.
History lesson #40
My favorite lesson in History 4, up to lesson 40. My favorite lesson in History 4, up to lesson 40 was the crossbow. The crossbow is easier to use. You can train an army to use crossbows in a week. Bow and arrows take longer to train people to use. Crossbows are easier to fire, …
Mute Swans
Okay, I’m getting right down to the point. Mute swans (like most) are mostly white, this one has a slight tan on the lower middle to the head. The eyes are black and look a little like a can of black spray paint, spraying; Thank you for reading this post.
Geese
Canada Geese are probably the most common goose in the mid-western USA. They have a black head, with a white area that looks a little like this: They have a long black neck, though you can’t see much of it on the picture above. the bottom most part of the neck is white, going down …
Ducks
(Mallard) Male Mallard ducks have a green head and neck, a brown chest, a white underside, and orange feet. The underside of the male’s wing have blue on it. Female Mallard Ducks are much browner than males I think ducks are cool animals. Do you? Thanks for reading!
History lesson #35
Numerous small inventions can have an impact on a culture over time. There are a few inventions I will talk about with three groups of people. Egyptian, Greek, and Christian. Wheelbarrow (Greek VS. Christian only) Plow Crane (Egyptian VS. Greek only) Wheelbarrow (Greek VS. Christian only) The wheelbarrow was probably used by more by slaves …
Owls
Links Lesson 46: Great horned owls: https://essaybank.home.blog/2019/12/02/owls/ Lesson 47: Snowy owls: https://essaybank.home.blog/2019/12/03/owls-snowy/ Lesson 48: Barn owls: https://essaybank.home.blog/2019/12/04/owls-barn/
How to make a compass
Here is what you need to make a compass: A needle A cork A small bowl of water (make one below) A piece of magnetic rock (or magnet) Here is how you make a compass Step 1: First, you need to magnetize your needle. To do that, you need your needle, and your magnetic rock …
History Lesson #30
The Compass: Europe vs. China The Chinese used the compass to build their buildings pointing to North. The ans used them to navigate the sea. The Egyptians might have used the compass to to align their pyramids to north. Or they used the Nile’s flowing North to align their pyramids to North. Christopher Columbus used …