JOURNEYMAN

EUREKA Journeyman


SOOOOO... For this weeks journeyman i want anybody that didn't read about Mars last month from Exploring Creation with Astronomy to read it, its lesson 7. Now i want you to look at this website
 that tells you about the Mars expedition here.
What would you take with you if you went to mars?

Now i want all of you to find 5 facts about all of the planets and moon(s) that we've learned about so far.

Take a look at this weeks sky.
try going outside when is clear and look at the sky and get familiar with the constellations you can look at this website to read and learn about the constellations.. your going to have to keep track of where you left off if you guys want to keep reading about them. :D

March Eureka Masters

March Eureka Master Class

Study/Learn

Read the first half of The Number Devil by Hans Magnus Enzensgerger  to page 122.

Know/Understand

As you read, come up with 10 trivia questions from the material in the book.  We will play a game with them in class.

Tips on your trivia questions:

*They can be tricky, but not irrelevant
*Make sure they are answerable
*Make sure they are specific, NOT vague
*Ask yourself if the answer to your trivia question is worth knowing...if it is, it's a good one!

Become/Serve

All this knowledge is great.  It will serve us well.  IF we do WHAT with it?

Read this Ensign Article:

March Eureka Apprentice

Eureka Apprentice

I'm so excited for class!  We will be battling with our brains, making with our hands, teaching with our ideas, and watching some exploding with our eyes.  It should be SENSE ational!

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 11, 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,and 10's.  This will concentrate your facts to ones you need more practice on to WIN!

OR

Use your favorite way to practice your times tables.

Come Prepared to Battle!

2.  Abacus Work: Watch this video (3 minutes) on Subtraction.  It will be very helpful in filling out your next worksheet.  You will NOT be using numbers this big, but it will give you the idea of what it looks like.

Complete worksheet #6 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 #6 for a treat.

We will have an abacus competition in class!

3. Review Chapter 27, and read chapter 28 in The Story of Science.  

4. . Read THIS short article on the 4 Great Inventions of China.

5. Watch THIS VIDEO on how "homemade" paper is made. (5 min)

6. Watch THIS VIDEO on how "commercial" paper is made. (4 min)

7. And if you LOVE Mr. Rogers, watch THIS VIDEO on how construction paper is made. (6 min)

Know/Understand

2.  Solve this Krypto:  Here are 5 numbers:

                    2, 4, 7, 5, 9

Your Target number is....27

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!

Become/Serve

A few thought questions:

Why has anyone invented anything?

What purpose do new inventions serve?

We have so many conveniences.  What else could possible be invented?

What are your top 5 talents and/or interests?

Do you think God will help you develop those talents into strengths that could bless your life and the lives of others?

Using the questions above as a guide, come up with a new invention.  ANY Invention.  

Come Prepared to describe it to the class.

You may: write about it, draw out plans, bring a drawing, or actually make one and bring it to show the class.

With your invention, answer the question: What problem does my invention solve?

I'm excited to see what you come up with!