October Eureka Apprentice

October Eureka Apprentice

Study/Learn

Welcome to Eureka!  Are you ready for some amazing discoveries, engaging conversation, and fascinating inventions (YOUR inventions)?

1. Everyone should have an abacus.  We started to learn about this amazing tool last year, so some of you will be advanced, and some will be beginners.  This has nothing to do with age.  You can choose if you follow the "beginner inspirement" or "advanced inspirement" when it comes to abacus.  In class we will split up in 2 groups for practices and tournaments.

If you're wondering WHY we are learning how to use an ancient tool, Watch this video.  I know these kids are all young, but the benefits they talk about apply to everyone.

Beginner Abacus Students: first you need to learn how use it to count.  Watch this video and have your abacus in hand. Come to class knowing how to count on the abacus!


If you're ready to learn to add, you can watch this video, and practice.

Intermediate Abacus Students: Here is a link to 2nd level abacus worksheets.  Print and complete worksheet #1. 

This video will help refresh you on "carrying" while adding.

And This Video will help refresh you on "borrowing" while subtracting

2. National Number Knockout is coming to Vanguard. Watch the Rules Here.  This is a fun way to have some friendly competition while learning our math facts like a BOSS!  Watch this example example of how it's played.

3. During our Historical Time Period are a plethora of incredible inventions.  Which ones were the most useful then, and which are the most useful now?

Be prepared to state your case in a friendly debate.  You must choose an invention to argue for!  Here are your options:

DaVinci's Canal Lock System...Here is some info.
Ben Franklin's Bifocals...Here is some info. 

Process: Educate yourself on these inventions. The links above are very BASIC.  Dig Deeper. Decide which one YOU think WAS the most useful during the time it was invented.  Be prepared to state your case.

THEN, decide which one is the most useful in Today's world. You may or may not "switch sides," it's up to you. Be prepared to state your case.  

4. BIG Reports. We will sign up for these at Vision Day, but if you prefer to take one of these inventors/mathematicians, please email me, and I will sign you up.  You will give 1 Big Report in Eureka for the year.  Let me know if you want to be one of the first to get it done!

By BIG report we mean a report that lasts about 5 minutes, with fun, engaging information, examples, content, and visual aids.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

Martin Behaim (1459-1537) Paige Martin

Gerolamo Cardano 1501-1576

John Napier 1550-1617

5. Make these note cards:

These are all in the Business and Economics section:

Act of God

Black market

Bourgeoisie

Bubble

Capital

Capital gain

Commodity

Deflation

Economics

Gresham’s Law

Inflation

Monopoly

6. Go to https://jam.com/auth Sign in with this info: nick name: koolky password: Happy12345
I Hope this works for everyone!
Take some time to look through the invention kits, and pick 3 inventions you'd like to work on.  Write your top 3 choices in your commonwealth book.  Let's invent something kool!

Know/Understand

1. Play a game of checkers or chess with someone else.

2.  Solve this Krypto:  Here are 5 numbers:

2, 4, 6, 8, 9

Your Target number is....49

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

Help a younger sibling by playing math war with them.  Whatever they need to work on, do that....add, subtract, or multiply.  If you do not have a younger sibling, find a way to help or tutor someone in their basic math facts.