September Eureka Apprentice

Eureka September 2018

Welcome to a new, amazing year of Eureka...where the world falls apart...
a few times...
and gets rebuilt.

Where we wow each other with thrills of advancement and technology, show our math and logic prowess, and get swept away in tales of madness, love and history from the periodic table of elements.

It's going to be epic!

To ease into things, we are going to jump right in.  Summer break is over!


We get to learn Chemistry together!  Chemistry is the science that studies chemicals.  Chemicals are everywhere.  Everything we eat, breathe, drink, and live with is made of chemicals. All other sciences have ties to chemistry.

Chemistry as a science essentially started with alchemists who tried in vain to transform everything imaginable into gold.  If they had succeeded, our world might be quite different.

Alas, they did not, but they did experiment and study, a lot!  We will do the same, and we will learn a wealth of information from their studies.

We are going to use Chemistry for Every Kid.  Don't worry.  I know this is super basic.  I'm not trying to insult your intelligence.  But it contains good hands-on activities to do at home to get you thinking about important concepts.  We will go into much more depth in class.

Study/Learn

I. Read the introduction to Chemistry for Every Kid, pages xvii-xx.

II. Perform 4 experiments from this book.
Choose any 2 exp. from Chapter 1, Matter
Choose any 2 exp. from Chapter 3, Gases.

Record in your commonplace book what you learned from each experiment.

III. Use index cards to create these Notecards (Hint, many of these are answered in the following videos, but you may also look them up if desired)

Atomic theory

Isotopes

Einstein

Silver (AG)

Brownian motion

Law of conservation of mass

Periodic table of elements

Mendeleiv

Transition metals

Halogens

Noble gases

Neils bohr

s-orbital

p-orbital

octet rule

IV. Watch these videos:

A Beginning,  (Yes this is a repeat, but it will help you with your words, and it's an amazing video.

The Creation of Chemistry

The Periodic Table

The Electron

V.  I know many of you are "times table ninjas" already (meaning you have immediate recall of times tables from 1-12), but if you're not, you'll be there by the end of this year.

If you need to work on times tables you are a Ninja in Training.  Your inspirement is to practice the times tables you need to work on most.  Only you know what those are. Spend 3 sessions of 10 minutes each working on them.  You can choose how to do this.  Here are some options:

*Have someone quiz you with flashcards
*Play multiplication war with a sibling, parent, or friend.
*Use a game or app that quizzes you
*Sing some skip counting songs and practice skip counting

Drill and practice is key.


If you have immediate recall of all times tables from 1-12 you are a Ninja Master.  You will be officially elevated to Ninja Master status in class by proving your math prowess.  Your inspirement is to think of your best advice or trick for learning multiplication, and bring it to class to share.

VI - Take time to prepare for your big presentation.  This week we have:

Please sign up for 1 big Eureka report this year.	This is a 5 minute, interesting report on the topic you sign up for. Please prepare in advance to make it AWESOME. Teach the whole class how you would want to be taught! These are large topic areas. It is your job to pull the most interesting things to YOU and share them in an informitive, concise, fascinating manner.	Name
September	Evolution of Combat Air Transport from the Civil War to WWII, World Wide	Tara Fontano
	Evolution of Civilian Air Transport from the Civil War to WWII, World Wide	Taylor Anderson
	Evolution of Infantry Weapons from The Civil War to WWII, world wide	caleb martin
	Signifcant Technological and Scientific Advancements from 1860-1880, including the people who were behind them.	Kylee Martin

Know/Understand

I. Click on this link of the periodic table, and play with the periodic table for a few minutes.  Do any of the elements sound familiar to you?

Memorize all the elements and their two-letter symbols from the Noble Gases and Hydrogen (that's only 7 elements, people!)  We will review them in class.

Choose 1 element from this group to study in depth.  Come up with at least 3 new facts about your element that are not listed on the table.

When was it discovered, who was it discovered by?
How was it discovered?
How did it get it's current purpose in todays society?
Was there any dramatic story surrounding your element (believe me, there is lots of drama in chemistry!)?
How has is been used throughout history?
Etc....

II. Listen to this slightly annoying song.  Anyone who memorizes the entire table by the end of April will receive a super cool, super nerdy chemistry award!

See here, even Daniel Radcliffe can do it!

III. Choose ONE of these options:

1.  Make a few more note cards:

Proton

Neutron

Electron

Nucleus

Atom

Molecule

2. Make a 3-D model of an atom of a specific element on the periodic table using any materials you like.

3.  Draw or paint a picture of a specific atom from the periodic table.

4. Bring a demonstration of how atoms work.

5. Write an interesting story about atoms and how they work.

Bring your work to class to show!

IV.  Game time!  Battleship Rules:

Create 3 ships on your battlefield by circling them with a dry-erase marker.  Each ship will be a different size:
1 3-element ship,
1 4-element ship, and
1 5-element ship.

Get with someone in Vanguard and play battleship.  This can be in your home or over the phone (talking or texting).  Try to sink your opponents ships before they sink yours.

Notice that Elements 112-118 on different on each periodic table.  Does anyone know why?  We'll talk about it in class.  But you can still play Battleship with those elements because the Atomic Numbers are the same!

V. Logic Training.

Complete at least 3 pages of your Balance Math & More Workbook.  You can do more.

Why would you do more? 

There will be an award for everyone who comes to me with 40 completed logic pages by the last Eureka class in April.  These can include the pages of your Balance Book, and the other logic games I post.  I will need to see the entire stack of completed work.

Here are some options to print out and complete:

Another Option: Email me (jendave24@gmail.com)  a Krypto that you know the answer to, and I will solve it, then I will email one back to you. If you keep a record of your work, add it to your pile of logic pages, it will count toward the 40.

VI - PLEASE BRING YOUR NINJA TO CLASS!

Become/Serve

1. Read D&C 131:7-8

Spend 10 minutes journaling in your Commonplace Book about "What Is Matter?"  Use the scripture and your science experiments to guide you.

Or you can write about why your matter matters. :)