Eureka Journeyman

Alright! So since I couldn't fit all of the planets and asteroid belts in, I'm going to have everyone pick one.

Exploring Creation with Astronomy:
Lesson 8:Asteroid belt
9: Jupiter Tara
10: Saturn  Jessica
11: Uranus and Kylee and Caleb
11 1/2: Neptune Paige. I'm going to have those two separate.
12: Pluto and Kuiper belt

       Please email me the lesson you choose so I can put your name next to it so we don't get mixed up.
And if all of the lessons happen to be already taken, you can just pick one and read :D
 Come prepared to present the lesson you choose, and we can have a discussion about each.
Make them as long as you want.


Take a look at this weeks sky. 

April Eureka Masters

April Eureka Masters

Study/Learn

Read the Second half of The Number Devil by Hans Magnus Enzensgerger  from 125-end.

Read about the history of soap, here.

And the science of soap, here.

Know/Understand

Come prepared to teach one principle taught in the book.  Make it fun!

We are going to make soap together!  Please bring a container for a mold, so you can take your soap home!  It can be any shallow container that will hold a thick liquid, such as a shoebox, tupperware container, etc.  Line your container with wax paper.

Become/ Serve

Write a note to someone you appreciate, outside your family.  When your soap is done curing (don't worry, we'll talk about all the details), I invite you to take a piece (wrapped nicely, of course) to that person along with your note.  Afterall, who doesn't like homemade soap for a gift??

April Eureka Apprentice

April Eureka Apprentice

Study/Learn

1.  You have all been Rocking your multiplication!  Good job with your practice.  Once you know your times tables from 0-10, learning the TEENS becomes easy. Watch this video for some GREAT teaching tips!  

Now try using his methods.  Here is a worksheet please print it out for practice, and complete it.  We will be trying this in class, so come prepared!

For some extra entertainment, watch his Mathemagician Ted Talk!  Super Cool!

2.  Abacus Work: Watch this video (7:48) on using hundreds on your abacus.  Have your abacus ready as you watch, so you can work along with the video

Click on this google doc link

Print out 2 worksheets, and complete them.  

Choose your level:
Easier: print worksheets: 20 and 24
More Challenging: print worksheets 30 and 33

Watch this video of other kids doing abacus math.

Learning to "think fast" mathematically is a super useful skill.  The abacus is a great way to get there, but not the only way.  Hopefully your skills to think mathematically have grown this school year, either through the abacus or otherwise.

3. Go to universalmodel.com and scroll down to where it says:

UM Discoveries

There are 8 there.  Read each little snippet of information for each discovery.  I know you don't have access to the whole book, but the point of this activity is to show you that science is NOT a "hard and fast" subject.  New ideas are being brought to light, and refuting long held beliefs.  Are these claims true?  I'm not saying either way.  However, these are MODERN discoveries that throw into question long held beliefs, and Universal Model is getting slammed by a lot of modern scientists for proposing these ideas.  New ideas are hard to swallow sometimes.

Your question:  Who from the past, ran into opposition for their new scientific or mathematical ideas?  We've studied several of these from our science book this year.  Come to class with at least 2 names per family.

4. Watch THIS VIDEO on Hezekiah's tunnel.

5. Watch THIS VIDEO on the dead sea scolls

6. Watch THIS VIDEO on the dead Sea Scrolls.

7. Make these note cards:

Hezekiah's tunnel

Dead Sea Scrolls

How to multiply by teens

Know/Understand

1. Read  THIS ARTICLE, and come prepared for a discussion:  Should our church accept the dead sea scrolls as scripture.  Why or why not?

2.  Solve this Krypto:  Here are 5 numbers:

3, 5, 2, 8, 9

Your Target number is....45

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

Hezekiah's Tunnel was built for a time of emergency.  We have been asked to be prepared for times of emergency as well.  What have you and your family done to be ready for whatever is to come?

Spiritually?
Physically?

Journal in your commonplace book about how you can/have prepare/prepared for an emergency.