Good morning, I would like to share Homeschool Resources: Ocean and The History of the Paper Plate. Charlie wanted me to ask you if you would like to study the Ocean with him and once you all finish you can see what all you can do with Paper Plates. Which if you will excuse me, I need to run to the story to purchase Paper Plates.
Ocean First Education Explorer Series
This exciting new series from Ocean First Education introduces your K-5 child to the wonders of the Ocean. Each of the 28 units includes stunning Videos and Lesson Plans with activities and discussion questions. Choose one or a few to add to your day-to-day studies!
Paper Plate Astronomy & Much More!– Grades Pre-K-12, with parental supervision
This is a novel approach to Education — and so simple! Paper Plate Education is “an initiative to reduce complex notions to simple paper plate explanations.” That’s right, through the use of paper plates you can participate in a range of activities that introduce varying degrees of complex subjects in fun, interesting, hands-on, low-cost ways!
When you get to the site you will see a brief introduction and a menu of the latest projects contributed by educators. The Transit of Venus that took place in 2004 is featured and this site offers activities with paper plates to track Venus’ path across the sun, along with links to other resources you can access to learn about this event.
Once you scan the new items, look at the menu bar at the very top of your screen and click on “Activities.” A new screen opens with a menu of over 80 activities you can do with paper plates to learn a variety of subjects including:
- addition & multiplication (including Flash Plates!)
- make an alien platecraft
- measure altitude of celestial objects
- transpose musical notes
- make cosmic hats
- explore The Drinking Gourd
- illustrate the outcome of a particle colliding with an anti-particle
- explore circles
- make a model to explain moon phases and then make a moon mask
- make a music shaker
- learn about orbits
- P.E. with paper plates
- make a portable sundial
- and much, much more — including some activities that are done with other objects like potatoes and rice cereal treats!
When you have exhausted the activities go back to the home page and scroll down to “Background.” Click on it to check out the history of paper plate education — and learn about how Scientists and others have used paper plates for centuries to demonstrate theories and complex principles.
This is really a great resource for homeschool families — bookmark it so you can return often!
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
