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.