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Suggested additional reading as time allows These Happy Golden Years The First Four Years Little Men Cricket on the Hearth Kim, Kipling The Hobbit The Treasure Seekers, Nesbit Little Brother of the Bear, Long Where the Red Fern Grows, Rawls Kidnapped, Stevenson Penrod, Booth Tarkington Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain Week 1 The Bible A Child's History of England: first half of ch. 31, Elizabeth Story of Mankind: The Age of Expression Westward Ho: ch. 1-3 The Prince and the Pauper: ch. 1, 2 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 1 Secrets of the Universe: ch. 1, What is Natural Law? p. 1-4 Shakespeare: see current term's play Plutarch's Lives: see current term's Life Poetry of Robert Frost: a poem a day Week 2 The Bible A Child's History of England: ch. 31, Elizabeth Second Part (first half) Story of Mankind: The Great Discoveries (first half) Westward Ho: ch. 4, 5 The Prince and the Pauper: ch. 3, 4, 5 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 2 Secrets of the Universe: ch. 2, Archimedes' Principle p. 5-11, also read Archimedes and the Door of Science experiment: Archimedes' Principle Poetry of Robert Frost: a poem a day Week 3 The Bible Van Loon's Story of Mankind: The Great Discoveries (second half) Westward Ho: ch. 6, 7, 8 The Prince and the Pauper: ch. 6, 7, 8 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 3 Secrets of the Universe: ch. 3, Planetary Motion p. 12-20 experiment: drawing ellipses Poetry of Robert Frost: a poem a day Week 4 The Bible A Child's History of England: ch. 31, Elizabeth Second Part (second half) Westward Ho: ch. 9, 10, 11 The Prince and the Pauper: ch. 9, 10, 11 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 4 Secrets of the Universe: ch. 4, Galileo's Laws of Motion p. 21-32 begin reading Galileo and the Magic Numbers experiment: pendulums Poetry of Robert Frost: a poem a day Week 5 The Bible Story of Mankind: Buddha and Confucius Westward Ho: ch. 12, 13, 14 The Prince and the Pauper: ch. 12, 13, 14 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 5 Secrets of the Universe: ch. 5, Newton's Three Laws of Motion p. 33-43 experiments: Newton's First Law (inertia), Newton's Third Law (action/reaction) Poetry of Robert Frost: a poem a day Week 6 The Bible A Child's History of England: ch. 31, Elizabeth Third part Story of Mankind: The Reformation (first half) Westward Ho: ch. 15, 16, 17 The Prince and the Pauper: ch. 15, 16 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 6 Secrets of the Universe: ch. 6, The Law of Universal Gravitation p. 44-54 Poetry of Robert Frost: a poem a day Week 7 The Bible A Child's History of England: ch. 32, James the First Part one (first half) Story of Mankind: The Reformation (second half) Westward Ho: ch. 18, 19, 20 The Prince and the Pauper: ch. 17, 18 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 7 Secrets of the Universe: ch. 7, Conservation of Momentum p. 55-64 Poetry of Robert Frost: a poem a day Week 8 The Bible Story of Mankind: Religious Warfare (first half) Westward Ho: ch. 21, 22, 23 The Prince and the Pauper: ch. 19, 20, 21 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 8 Secrets of the Universe: ch. 8, Optics - The Laws of Light p. 65-80 experiments: refraction, Law of Reflection, waves Poetry of Robert Frost: a poem a day Week 9 The Bible A Child's History of England: ch. 32, James the First Part one (second half) Story of Mankind: Religious Warfare (second half) Westward Ho: ch. 24, 25 The Prince and the Pauper: ch. 22, 23, 24 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 8 Secrets of the Universe: ch. 9, The Law of Conservation of Matter p. 81-85 Poetry of Robert Frost: a poem a day Week 10 The Bible A Child's History of England: ch. 32, James the First Second part Story of Mankind: The English Revolution (first half) Westward Ho: ch. 26, 27 The Prince and the Pauper: ch. 25, 26, 27 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 9 Secrets of the Universe: ch. 10, Pascal's Law p. 86-96 experiment: water pressure Poetry of Robert Frost: a poem a day Week 11 The Bible Story of Mankind: The English Revolution (second half) Westward Ho: ch. 28, 29, 30 The Prince and the Pauper: ch. 28, 29, 30 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 10 Secrets of the Universe: ch. 11, Boyle's and Charles's Law p. 97-109 experiment: Cartesian diver, Charles's Law (pressure/volume) Poetry of Robert Frost: a poem a day Week 12 The Bible Story of Mankind: The Balance of Power Westward Ho: ch. 31, 32, 33 The Prince and the Pauper: ch. 31, 32, 33 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 11 Secrets of the Universe: ch. 12, Bernoulli's Principle p. 110-115 experiment: Bernoulli's Principle (pressure/velocity) Poetry of Robert Frost: a poem a day Exam Week Week 13 The Bible A Child's History of England: ch. 33, Charles the First Pt 1 Story of Mankind: The Rise of Russia Children of the New Forest: ch 1, 2 The Swiss Family Robinson: ch. 1-3 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 12 Secrets of the Universe: ch. 13, The Law of Definite Proportions and Gay-Lussac's Law p. 116-124 experiment: electrolysis Shakespeare: see current term's play Plutarch's Lives: see current term's Life Poetry of Carl Sandburg: a poem a day Week 14 The Bible Story of Mankind: Russia vs. Sweden Children of the New Forest: ch. 3, 4, 5 The Swiss Family Robinson: ch. 4-6 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 13 Secrets of the Universe: ch. 14, Mendeleev's Periodic Law p. 125-133 Poetry of Carl Sandburg: a poem a day Week 15 The Bible A Child's History of England: ch. 33, Charles the First Second part Story of Mankind: The Rise of Prussia Children of the New Forest: ch. 6, 7 The Swiss Family Robinson: ch. 7-10 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 14 Secrets of the Universe: ch. 15, The First Law of Thermodynamics p. 134-141 Poetry of Carl Sandburg: a poem a day Week 16 The Bible Story of Mankind: The Mercantile System Children of the New Forest: ch. 8, 9, 10 The Swiss Family Robinson: ch. 11-14 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 15 Secrets of the Universe: ch. 16, The Second Law of Thermodynamics p. 142-148 experiment: energy transformation Poetry of Carl Sandburg: a poem a day Week 17 The Bible A Child's History of England: ch. 33, Charles the First Third part Story of Mankind: The American Revolution Children of the New Forest: ch. 11, 12 The Swiss Family Robinson: ch. 15-18 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 16 Secrets of the Universe: ch. 17, Laws of Electromagnetism p. 149-158 experiment: Oersted's experiment read Faraday biography (Michael Faraday, Father of Electronics) Poetry of Carl Sandburg: a poem a day Week 18 The Bible Story of Mankind: The French Revolution (first half) Children of the New Forest: ch. 13, 14 The Swiss Family Robinson: ch. 19-21 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 17 Secrets of the Universe: ch. 18, Ohm's Law and Joule's Law p. 159-168 Poetry of Carl Sandburg: a poem a day Week 19 The Bible A Child's History of England: ch. 33, Charles the First Fourth part Story of Mankind: The French Revolution (second half) Children of the New Forest: ch. 15, 16 The Swiss Family Robinson: ch. 22-25 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 18 Secrets of the Universe: ch. 19, Relativity p. 169-178 read Einstein biography (Ordinary Genius, and/or Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity) Poetry of Carl Sandburg: a poem a day Week 20 The Bible Story of Mankind: Napoleon (first half) Children of the New Forest: ch. 17, 18, 19 The Swiss Family Robinson: ch. 26-28 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 19 Secrets of the Universe: Chapter 20, Quantum Mechanics p. 179-191 Poetry of Carl Sandburg: a poem a day Week 21 The Bible A Child's History of England: ch. 34, Oliver Cromwell First Part Story of Mankind: Napoleon (second half) Children of the New Forest: ch. 20, 21 The Swiss Family Robinson: ch. 29-32 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 20 Secrets of the Universe: ch. 21, Conservation of Mass/Energy p. 192-197 Poetry of Carl Sandburg: a poem a day Week 22 The Bible Story of Mankind: The Holy Alliance (first half) Children of the New Forest: ch. 22, 23 The Swiss Family Robinson: ch. 33-36 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 21 Secrets of the Universe: ch. 22, The Uncertainty Principle p. 198-203 Poetry of Carl Sandburg: a poem a day Week 23 The Bible Story of Mankind: The Holy Alliance (second half) Children of the New Forest: ch. 24, 25 The Swiss Family Robinson: ch. 37-41 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 22 Secrets of the Universe: Appendix, The Inverse Square Laws p. 204-207 Poetry of Carl Sandburg: a poem a day Week 24 The Bible A Child's History of England: ch. 34, Oliver Cromwell Second part Story of Mankind: The Great Reaction Children of the New Forest: ch. 26, 27 The Swiss Family Robinson: ch. 42-44 Poetry of Carl Sandburg: a poem a day Exam Week Week 25 The Bible A Child's History of England: ch. 35, Charles the Second, called The Merry Monarch Story of Mankind: National Independence (first third) Rob Roy: ch. 1-4 Call of the Wild: ch. 1 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 23 The Sea Around Us: ch. 1 Shakespeare: see current term's play Plutarch's Lives: see current term's Life Poetry of Alfred Noyes: a poem a day Week 26 The Bible Story of Mankind: National Independence (second third) Rob Roy: ch. 5-7 Call of the Wild: ch. 2 Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 24 The Sea Around Us: ch. 2 Poetry of Alfred Noyes: a poem a day Week 27 The Bible A Child's History of England: ch. 35, Charles the Second Second part (first half) Story of Mankind: National Independence (last third) Rob Roy: ch. 8 Call of the Wild: ch. 3a Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 25 The Sea Around Us: ch. 3 Poetry of Alfred Noyes: a poem a day Week 28 The Bible Story of Mankind: The Age of The Engine Rob Roy: ch. 9-13 Call of the Wild: ch. 3b Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 26 The Sea Around Us: ch. 4 Poetry of Alfred Noyes: a poem a day Week 29 The Bible A Child's History of England: ch 35, Charles the Second Second part (second half) Story of Mankind: The Social Revolution Rob Roy: ch. 14-17 Call of the Wild: ch. 4a Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 27 The Sea Around Us: ch. 5 Poetry of Alfred Noyes: a poem a day Week 30 The Bible Story of Mankind: Emancipation Rob Roy: ch. 18-21 Call of the Wild: ch. 4b Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 28 The Sea Around Us: ch. 6 Poetry of Alfred Noyes: a poem a day Week 31 The Bible A Child's History of England: ch 36, James the Second (first half) Story of Mankind: The Age of Science Rob Roy: ch. 22-23 Call of the Wild: ch. 5a Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 29 The Sea Around Us: ch. 7 Poetry of Alfred Noyes: a poem a day Week 32 The Bible Story of Mankind: Art (first half) Rob Roy: ch. 24-27 Call of the Wild: ch. 5b Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 30 The Sea Around Us: ch. 8 Poetry of Alfred Noyes: a poem a day Week 33 The Bible A Child's History of England: ch. 36, James the Second (second half) Story of Mankind: Art (second half) Rob Roy: ch. 28-30 Call of the Wild: ch 6a Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 31 The Sea Around Us: ch. 9 Poetry of Alfred Noyes: a poem a day Week 34 The Bible Story of Mankind: Colonial Expansion and War Rob Roy: ch. 31-33 Call of the Wild: ch. 6b Missionary Travels of David Livingstone: ch. 32 The Sea Around Us: ch. 10 Poetry of Alfred Noyes: a poem a day Week 35 The Bible A Child's History of England: ch. 37, End Story of Mankind: A New World (first half) Rob Roy: ch. 34-36 Call of the Wild: ch. 7a The Sea Around Us: ch. 11 and 12 Poetry of Alfred Noyes: a poem a day Week 36 The Bible Story of Mankind: A New World (second half) Rob Roy: ch. 37-39 Call of the Wild: ch. 7b The Sea Around Us: ch. 13 and 14 Poetry of Alfred Noyes: a poem a day Exam Week |
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