Mabon: Atomic Structure & Colonial America
The Periodic Table & Road to Revolution
🍂 Unit Overview
At the autumn equinox, we celebrate balance—and what better time to study the elegant organization of the periodic table? We complete Things Fall Apart, witnessing the tragic collision of cultures. In history, we trace colonial America's path toward revolution. In geometry, we learn the art of proof.
Weekly Lessons
🕯️ Hearth Circle
Balance and harmony; the structure beneath the surface
📖 Language Arts
Things Fall Apart: Part Two; exile and change
📐 Math
Conditional statements; converses and contrapositives
⚗️ Science
Subatomic particles; protons, neutrons, electrons
🇺🇸 History
Colonial society; social classes; daily life
🎨 Art
Atomic model building; 3D representations
🏃 Movement
Balance exercises; centering practices
🕯️ Hearth Circle
Finding our place; orbits and patterns
📖 Language Arts
Things Fall Apart: Okonkwo in exile; character development
📐 Math
Biconditional statements; definitions in geometry
⚗️ Science
Electron orbitals; electron configuration; orbital diagrams
🇺🇸 History
Colonial economies; triangular trade; slavery begins
🎨 Art
Orbital diagrams as art; symmetry and pattern
🏃 Movement
Circular movements; orbital dance
🕯️ Hearth Circle
Organization and patterns; finding order in complexity
📖 Language Arts
Things Fall Apart: Missionaries arrive; cultural collision
📐 Math
Proving statements; two-column proofs
⚗️ Science
Periodic table organization; groups and periods; trends
🇺🇸 History
Colonial religion; Great Awakening; Enlightenment in America
🎨 Art
Creative periodic table designs
🏃 Movement
Pattern-based movement; group formations
🕯️ Hearth Circle
Patterns in nature; cycles and progressions
📖 Language Arts
Things Fall Apart: Part Three; return and tragedy
📐 Math
Proving segment and angle relationships
⚗️ Science
Atomic radius; ionization energy; electronegativity trends
🇺🇸 History
Colonial politics; assemblies; growing tensions with Britain
🎨 Art
Trend visualization; graphing as art
🏃 Movement
Progressive movement sequences
🕯️ Hearth Circle
Change and stability; what remains when things shift
📖 Language Arts
Things Fall Apart: Conclusion; essay on cultural change
📐 Math
Parallel and perpendicular lines; slopes
⚗️ Science
Ion formation; isotopes; atomic mass calculations
🇺🇸 History
Road to Revolution; Stamp Act; colonial resistance
🎨 Art
Before and after art; transformation themes
🏃 Movement
Transformation through movement
🕯️ Hearth Circle
Autumn equinox; balance of light and dark; gratitude
📖 Language Arts
Things Fall Apart final essay; unit assessment
📐 Math
Proofs and parallel lines review; assessment
⚗️ Science
Atomic structure review; periodic table assessment
🇺🇸 History
Colonial era synthesis; assessment
🎨 Art
Harvest and balance-themed art; main lesson book
🏃 Movement
Mabon celebration; equinox activities
😫 "Just Can't" Day Alternatives
- 📺 Watch Crash Course Chemistry on atomic structure
- 🎧 Continue Things Fall Apart audiobook
- 🎮 Play periodic table games (Periodic Table Battleship)
- 📱 Explore Liberty's Kids episodes on colonial America
- 🎨 Create periodic table element art