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!

Journeyman

This week if you can.. sorry for the late post, could not access the blogger.  :(

If you can please read the chapter on Mars in Exploring creation with astronomy, I want to keep you guys caught up :D..

Anyway its a field trip this week so we will have to discuss Mars and the next chapter next month.. Or during the time were back at the Browns :)
                  

February Eureka Apprentice...Field Trip

February Eureka

Eureka Apprentice

Field Trip Day!  Everyone can come for the day.  Pack a Sack Lunch! We've made some changes so that everyone will be able to make it.  We are meeting at Crandall Printing Museum (275 E Center Street, Provo) at 9:25 am!  Our tour starts at 9:30. From there we will go to the 12:00 planetarium show at BYU, which is on the 4th floor of the Eyring Science Center.  I will bring details about parking.  We will eat lunch in the cars on the way from the museum to the planetarium.

We will meet back at the Brown's after our show, around 1:30.  We will then spend the remainder of the day discussing and doing eureka stuff.  We will be done at our normal time of 3:30.

*If you children need a ride, please contact me soon, so we can figure out car seating.

Thanks, all!  I'm excited!

Remember, do the Eureka work!!!

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,10s, and aces (1s).

OR

Use your favorite way to practice your times tables.

Come Prepared to Battle!

2.  Abacus Work: If you need a review on how to "carry", watch this video, it's the same one as last time.

Complete worksheet #5 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 #5 for a treat.

We will have an abacus competition in class!

3. Read Chapter 27 in The Story of Science.  

4.  Read one of these 2 items: 

Ink on His Fingers by Louise A. Vernon (I understand that this was not on the reading list at the beginning of the year.  It's a last minute addition, and much easier than the following book.  It will be a great prep for our field trip to the printing museum.  You can get it on your kindle instantly for only $4, here is the link.

OR

Any article on Guttenburg,  so you can come to the museum with some fore knowledge of what he did, and get more out of the day.  Here is a good one, or you can find one of your own.

5. Dictionary of Cultural Literacy Cards:

Guttenburg

Black Death

Marco Polo

6.  Watch this Studio C....if you want. :)

Know/Understand

2.  Solve this Krypto:  Here are 5 numbers:

                    2, 4, 7, 5, 9

Your Target number is....28

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

If you could invent any invention, what would it be?  Bring a short description or drawing.

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.