January Journeyman

Journeyman:

1.  Check out This Week's Sky at a Glance!  By the time you read this, this week may be over.

Simply go to SkyandTelescope.com and find the new This week's Sky at a glance.  Go outside after dark at least once this week and see what you can find in the sky based on what you learn.

Read Chapters 5 and 6 in Exploring Creation with Astronomy

 EARTH and MOON

2. As we study the planets and moon, I would like you to be prepared to present on 1 of the 2 that we study each month.  There will obviously be more than one person on each, but that’s ok because you’ll have different ideas. The presentations don’t have to be long, just interesting! (1-3 minutes).  In addition to what is in the book, I would like you to discover what kind of modern exploration has been done with your planet or moon.

Here is a list of ways you can present your findings.  These can be used for any planet during our study of Astronomy.  Maybe you can use a different idea each month.  Feel free to come up with your own ideas for presenting.

4 (at least) bullet points about the Earth or Moon

A short report about it (at least a paragraph)

A poem about it (including some truths about it)

A drawing/painting/sculpting, or other art representation of it.

A song about it.

If you have any other good ideas, please share them with the whole group!

In journeyman each month we will listen to everyone present, and then we will do some type of amazing project together.

January Eureka Masters

Eureka Masters

Study/Learn

Read The Man Who Counted by Malba Tahan

Know/Understand

In the book, Beremiz is constantly solving problems, all involving numbers.  Some require math skills, but most just use logic.  Come up with a problem of your own, or research one, that you could bring to class and test out on everyone else.  We will try to solve each other's logic problems.

Become/Serve

As you read the book, make a list, either at the back of the book, or on a separate piece of paper (maybe it could be your bookmark!), with all the qualities of Beremiz.  As you come across a new one, write it down.  Many of his qualities go way beyond numbers!

January Eureka

Eureka Apprentice

Study/Learn

1.  Play multiplication war with a sibling or a parent at least 10 times!  2 players. Use a regular deck of cards (or any other number cards).  Aces are 1, face cards are 10.  Each of you flip a card, and the one who says the "product" (answer of a multiplication problem) of the two cards first, wins the cards.  Play until all cards are out.  The one who takes the most cards wins.

**The first 5 games you play, you may keep all the cards.

**The next 5 games you play, remove all face cards,10s, and aces (1s).

2.  Abacus Work: With your abacus IN HAND, watch this video, and do the problems with her on your own abacus.  This will teach you how to "carry"

Complete worksheet #4 on this pdf link

If you work for about 5-10 min a day for a week, you should be able to complete it.  Bring me your finished worksheet #4 for a treat.

We will have an abacus competition in class!

3.  Read Chapters 25 and 26 in The Story of Science.  

4. Read Chapter 2 and 3 in Mathematicians are People, Too, Volume 2 (Khayyam and Fibonacci)

5. Dictionary of Cultural Literacy Cards:

Atmosphere
Van Allen Belt
carte blanche

Know/Understand

1.  From your reading, bring 5 facts about one of these people (write the facts in your commonplace book):

 Khayyam -- Paige, Tara, Isa, Amanda -- FULL!
 Fibonacci -- Kylee, Elena
 Muhammad -- Mack, Jaykob
 Bacon -- Jayson, Caleb, Afton, Luke -- FULL!

I need at least 3 people to study each of these men. Please email me which one you choose, so we have a good spread.

Your Mission: Of your 5 facts, bring at least 2 that you think no one else will come up with.

2.  Solve this Krypto:  Here are 5 numbers:

                                                     7       9       3        8        1

Your Target number is....15

Rules: Using each of the 5 numbers ONLY ONCE, you may use any combination of addition, subtraction, multiplication or division to manipulate the 5 numbers in any order to reach the target number.

Example: if you had the 5 numbers: "8,4,1,6,3", you could reach the target number of 11 by doing: 3 x 4 + 1 - (8 - 6) 

There is always a way, usually more than 1, to reach the target number.

Use your commonplace book to record your trial and error. Record your equation and bring it to class!

3.  Click on this link  

Choose one of the pdf graphs at the bottom of the page: owl, lincoln, santa, or robot.  Complete the one you choose.  You may print the graph paper in the pdf or use your own. These work a lot like the game battleship, but if you are having trouble figuring it out, there are some instructions on the link.

Bring your final picture to class to show off (you may color it in if you like).

**BONUS**  Create a picture of your own on graph paper, and come up with your own list of coordinates.  IF you CHOOSE to do this, please email me, so I know how many bonus treats to bring!

Become/Serve

What is the Science of God?

"What value can the science of man have when compared with the science of God?"

"There was once an ant that, traveling across the face of the earth, came upon sugar from the mountain and took it to his anthill.  'What is this?' his neighbors asked. 'This,' the vain ant replied, 'is a mountain of sugar.  I found it in my path and decided to bring it home to you.'"

"This is the wisdom of the proud - to find a mere crumb and call it the Himalayas.  Science is a great mountain of sugar, and from this mountain we satisfy ourselves with mere morsels."

"The only science of value to mankind is the science of  God."

"Oh, what is the science of God?"

"The Science of God is.....___________________________________"

What do you think?  Fill in the blank.  There is no wrong answer! Bring your thoughts to class.