April Eureka Journeyman

 April Eureka Journeyman

Study/Learn

In our endeavor to THRIVE in any situation, we are going to go over directions and how to use a compass.

1. Bring a compass to class.  We are going to do a compass course, and possibly create one depending on time.  We need 1 compass per 2 people (1 per person if possible).  If you happen to have more than that, please bring them.  If you don't have one, please borrow one, or buy one.  It's a great thing to have anyway, and now you'll have an idea of how to use it!  We will also need these on our campout.

Brother Martin will teach us how to use the compass at the beginning of class.  If you don't have one, you will be lost!  Haha, yes I just said that.

II.  Watch this video to help you understand true north vs. magnetic north.

Know/Understand

Knowing your direction in any given situation is important.  For example, if I'm going to visit the Eagars in Orem, I'm going to drive North.  I KNOW that.  Sometimes people give me directions using the Cardinal directions, which are North, South, East and West.  If I KNOW Orem is North, then I know how to find E, S and W.  That's good to know!  If you know 1 direction, you can know all 4 if you remember this:

If you ever find yourself in a survival situation, finding which direction is which is important.  Why?

We've talked about using the North Star at night to point us North.  What about during the day?  How can we find which direction is which using only the sun or other clues?  There are several ways actually.  Your assignment is:

Research 1 way you can find directions using the sun.  Try it out in your own yard!  Come to class prepared to explain your method.

Become/Serve:

Look up John 14:6 and memorize it.

April Eureka Apprentice

April Eureka Apprentice

Please Bring to Class: Your Book and your Pyraminx OR your 2X2 Rubix, whichever one you work on.

Study/Learn

I.  

Option I. Continue learning to solve the pyraminx.  This video explains it so well.  Pull out your pyramids, and finish the entire solving process.  Come to class knowing how to solve it.

Option 2. Pull out your 2X2 cube, and learn how to solve it.  This is a good beginner video.

Be prepared to stand and solve 1 of these!  To those who haven't been keeping up with this because it seems intimidating, give it a try!  Everyone will stand with 1 group or the other.  The great thing about these videos, is that they give you a simple step-by-step method.  If you invest 20 minutes of time learning, then a few practice runs, you'll have it down.  You can do it!  Give your brain a good workout. :)

II.Gematria is a mathematical cypher used by Hebrews to study the Torah.  Watch this short video for a small sample of gematria.

III. Read chapters 11 and 12 ( pages 119-136) in The Glory of the Stars.  We did it! We finished this awesome book on constellations!

Fill in your constellation packet for Cancer and Leo, and their supporting constellations.

Find the 8 constellations you read about on pages 24-25 of the book, or any other star chart. Here is a good one online.

Know/Understand

I. Print out this Sky Map. This is your ticket into class.  Draw the lines for AT LEAST 10 constellations, and label them.  This is how the sky looks now!  It will be mostly the same in a couple weeks at our campout.  If you can recognize the ones you choose, our stargazing will be so much MORE FUN! The link I gave above for the Glory of the Stars assignment, will help if you'd like to use a resource.

II.  If you signed up to give a report this week (either from Glory of the Stars, or Ancient History), please come prepared to present a 5 (or so) minute presentation on your chapter.  Get together with your partner and talk about how you'd like to present together.  You can split it up, or work together however you want.

Ancient History report:

Ancient African Math and Astronomy	Jayson
Ancient American Math and Astronomy
April - Jews/Early Christianity
Ancient Jewish Astronomy
Ancient Jewish Math	Meg
Ancient Jewish Calendars	Maddy
Symbolic nature of Numbers in the Bible	Mia

Astronomy Report

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Chapter 11 (pages 119-128) Cancer       Ursa Minor       Ursa Major       Argo
Chapter 12 (pages 129-136) Leo       Hydra       Crater       Corvus	Jaykob

Become/Serve

Matthew Chapter 2:

1 Now when Jesus was ^aborn in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

2 Saying, ^aWhere is he that is born ^bKing of the Jews? for we have seen his ^cstar in the east, and are come to ^dworship him.

Search your scriptures, and find 1 sign (NOT the star of Bethlehem :)  in the sky that has been prophesied.  In class, we'll discuss what you find.  Be prepared to tell us if the sign has been fulfilled, or not.  How do you know?