Eureka Apprentice - Week 3- Feb. 17, 2022
Don't forget to study "The Living Christ." You can come pass it off any time in the next few weeks to any mentor to earn BIG VANGUARD BUCKS!
Study/Learn:
--Brain Work--
"Nothing has such a power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically."
--Marcus Aurelius
This week the topic for brain work is: STUDY.
This week, while studying, choose at least 2 of the following to help you study better.
1. Active Recall
- Review the material you're studying
- Then close the book, turn off the video, etc, and write down or recite everything your remember from what you just reviewed.
- Now, look at the material again. How much did you remember?
- Repeat this process multiple times in a row. Studies show that 4 times is when "optimal learning" occurs.
2. Spaced Repetition
- You should plan to review the material you are trying to learn many times. It's most effective if you can space out your review times. Choose 2 times each day to review your material. For example, once in the morning, then once right before dinner.
- Do this for 2 or 3 days in a row if possible.
3. Sense of Smell
- Smell is an enormously important, yet underused, memory tool.
- While studying, put a bit of a particular essential oil on your wrist (or just smell it if you want), then do the same thing, with the same oil, right before your test. (In this case kahoot quiz in class!) Just a small amount is enough to heighten your recall.
- Rosemary is a great one to use, because it improves memory. Peppermint and lemon help concentration. So you can use 1 of those, or a different one you like. Try this and see! I expect to smell a few essential oils right before our kahoot quiz in class. :)
4. Music for the Mind
- How did you learn the alphabet? Through a song? Numerous studies link music to learning. So we should use it!
- What kind, you ask? Well, baroque music seems to have some particularly valuable qualities. You know, some of our favorite composers, such as, Bach, Handel, or Mozart. Much of this is composed at 50-80 beats per minutes, which creates an atmosphere of focus that can lead you to deep concentration. Spotify, Pandora, Apple music, etc, all have baroque playlists.
- What about other music? There is no similar evidence out right now that other types of music provide the same results. Could they? Maybe. You can try it with other music and see what works for you. However, developing a taste for baroque music will make you a more interesting person, so you should give it a try!
5. Take Notes - Seems like a no-brainer, right? It is something we ask you do do a lot in Vanguard. Many people don't do it effectively though. Taking notes helps you learn actively, and opens up your whole brain. It's very worthwhile! Here are a few tips:
- Listen or Read with the intention of taking notes on exactly what you need to learn. That way your mind will be ready to sort through "the fluff" and focus on what you need.
- Remember, these are NOTES. Short, sweet, abbreviated, reminders for later. Usually you shouldn't write the exact words that you see or hear, you should write notes in YOUR OWN words that make sense to you.
- Take notes on ideas that are being emphasized in some way, or repeated.
- After you take notes, take a few minutes to review them immediately. At that point you'll be able to add anything you missed while it's fresh on your mind.
Happy Studying!
--Marine Biology--
Marine Invertebrates
Cnidarians, Echinoderms, Sponges, Mollusks, Cephalopod Mollusks, Bivalve Mollusks, Crustaceans
1. If you want a great way to take notes on all the videos you will be watching, go to page 49 (Unit 6) in the Marine Biology Curriculum. Print out the invertebrate booklet. If you don't want to use that, just take notes in your CPB, but follow the format.
Name 3 facts about each kind of invertebrate, and then something about each organism.
2. Watch all these amazing videos! It will take you about an hour.
Watch this video about Cnidarians. (6:23)
Watch this video about Echinoderms. (8:41)
Watch this video about Sponges (9:44)
Watch this video about Mollusks (9:15)
Watch this video about Cephalopods (11:43)
Watch this video about Bivalves (3:25)
Watch this video about Crustaceans/Arthropods (7:54)
There are also some interesting and fun facts in the curriculum. I just think the videos are more fun to watch. If you wish do learn more about each kind of invertebrate, then go through the curriculum. You will also find answers to the Dead or Alive Page and the Sponge Page.
3. Do you remember or did you make note of any of the organisms symmetry? Go to page 56 of the Marine Biology Curriculum and identify the symmetry of those 3 organisms.
4. Go to page 57 in the curriculum and do the activity about Jellyfish. If you came to journeyman on week 1, you will be done! Follow the instructions on that page. For extra credit, be able to identify each different kind of jellyfish.
5. Read the mini book about Crustaceans in the curriculum found on page 63-66.
6. Go to page 67 in the curriculum and read the article about the case study of the colossal squid and follow the instructions on that page.
Remember, there will be kahoot questions from all the assignments. Be prepared!
--Exploration--
7. Watch this video on Christopher Columbus and the Pilgrims. Fair warning...
it's long! Like an hour. But only watch from the beginning to
minute 36. It's a fascinating presentation by Tim Ballard, who
founded Operation Underground Railroad. Well, he's also a huge history buff,
and has written some books about American History. His insights into the
pilgrims and Columbus are inspiring. As you watch write down:
- Why the Pilgrims sailed to the Americas based on his research
- Why Christopher Columbus sailed to the Americas based on his research
8. Pull out your World Exploration maps, and chart the Pilgrims course, and
Columbus's course. Columbus went back and forth 4 times.
You only need to chart 1 course. If you wish to chart all 4, you may. :)
If your maps are getting too busy, you can have a fresh one in
class for the next 3 weeks.
Look them up online. Label them on your map.
Remember to add them to your key.
--Around the World in 80 Days--
9. Week 3: Read through Chapter XXI, “In which the master of the Tankader runs great danger of losing a
bonus of two hundred pounds.”
A. Add all Fogg's travels to your travel log
B. Add his journey onto your "80 Days" Map
10. Solve ONE of these puzzles. The first one we learned how to do in class.
If you solve all 3 you get vanbucks!
This one you have to fill in the blanks with the numbers 1-9, but you can use the numbers more than once. They have to equal the number on the top or to the left. So, for the 8 on the top, I would put in the 2 boxes below it 2 numbers that equal 8. Either 6 and 2, or 3 and 5, or 1 and 7. You can't use the same number twice in any row or column. So I couldn't use 4 and 4. Here is a hint on where to start. The 16 on the bottom left can only be filled in with the numbers 9 and 7. You can't use the 9 in the space under the 9, so that has to be a 7, which leaves the 9 for the other space with the 16 and a 2 for the other space for the 9.This one is a battleship puzzle. The black places indicate pieces of ships. The Full black spot indicates there are pieces of ship on either side of it, not above or below it. The half circle pieces are the ends of the ships, so they indicate that there is a piece connected to it. The numbers on the side and bottom tell you how many pieces of any given ship are in the row or column. All other squares are "water." Pieces of ships cannot touch each other in any way, unless it's part of their own ship.
1 ship with 4 pieces,
2 ships with 3 pieces,
3 ships with 2 pieces and
4 ships with 1 piece.
Know/Understand:
1. Ocean Animal Report: This week I want you to study one ocean animal that you think is the Most Unique. To prepare for this you will need to do these things.
- Find an ocean animal to study that is the Most Unique.
- Print a picture of your animal and bring it to add to our ocean wall. (No pictures on phones! Physical pictures please!)
- Learn what ocean it is found in.
- Tell us what Pelagic Zone or Intertidal Zone it is found in.
- Tell us what classification of Marine Life it is. (you can find stuff on classification on pages 32-33 in the curriculum, or obviously online.)
- Convince your fellow vanguardians why your choice is the best. (We will break into groups to do this.)
- You will get 2 minutes to tell us all about your animal, so keep it short, sweet, and convincing!
2. Where in the World is....
Using a Globe, a map, or a device. However, if you really want to try without technology, that would be cool! Anyway, look up these latitude/longitude points. This week our explorer was found in 3 different bodies of water. All bodies of water can be written on the same piece of paper, just be sure to label them:
A: 23.8889 N 90.5735 W
B: 72.87 N 164.35 E
C: 41.12 N51.12 E
3. Choose 1 of these lies. Decide why it's a lie. Hand write or Print an inspiring scripture or quote (Could even be your own quote...), that refutes the lie. Bring the physical copy to hang on the clips that have been empty all year. Time to fill them with some good stuff.
- Lie #1: Intelligence is fixed
- Lie #2: We only use 10% of our brains
- Lie #3: Mistakes are failures
- Lie #4: Knowledge is power
- Lie #5: Learning new things is very difficult
- Lie #6: The criticism of other people matters
- Lie #7: Genius is born
Become/Serve:
Studying Marine Biology and exploration at the same time present the need to explore the story of Jonah.
Remember how the Lord asked Jonah to go preach in Nineveh? Then how Jonah tried to run to Tarshish, then he jumped overboard to stop the storm. Remember that story? Well, I just summarized Jonah Chapter 1. We're going to focus on what happened next.
- Read Jonah 1:17 - 2:10 (11 verses total). Find Nineveh and Tarshish on this map.
- On your Scripture Journeys Map, chart the course you THINK Jonah may have taken AFTER getting swallowed by the big fish. What sea was he in?
- Ponder what kind of fish could have swallowed Jonah. Would he have survived?
- When Jonah was in the belly of the fish, how did he react? (From the verses you read). Write down 1 thing Jonah did.
- Ponder how the story of Jonah shows PASSION, our value this week. Does it remind you of other similar scripture stories? In what way. Come to class ready to discuss.
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