February (Late January) Eureka Apprentice

Study/Learn

0.  Pull out your now well-broken in harmonica!  Come to class knowing how to play a single note.  And if you can play 1, you can play many. :)   Practice "Come, Come ye Saints"  We will play it together with everyone. Please BRING your harmonica to class.


1. Click on this link of the periodic table, and play with the periodic table for a few minutes, specifically the transition metals.

Memorize the elements and their two-letter symbols from the Transition Metals. We will review them in class.

II. CHOOSE 1:

Option A:
 Choose 1 element from the transition metals 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?

Bring a 1-2 minute presentation on your element.  Yes, you will stand up and present this time. We want a good story!

Option B
Research 1 of these questions, and present a 1-2 minute presentation on your findings.  Make it interesting!

How does Soap work on a molecular level.  Explain the chemistry.

Does Baking Soda work well to clean stains on laundry or other areas?  Does it enhance or take away from regular detergents?  Explain The chemistry.

Does Vinegar work well to clean stains on laundry or other areas?  Does it enhance or take away from regular detergents?  Explain The chemistry.

Do "Homemade" soaps and detergents work?  Explain the chemistry.

What is the basic chemistry of soap making?  Explain the chemistry.

Perform an experiment where you use different cleaning agents to clean different stains on fabric.  Bring your results to share.


III. 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!

IV.  Ninjas in Training:  Practice the times tables you need to work on in order to move to the next Ninja level.  Only you know what those are. Spend 3 sessions of 10 minutes each working on them.  You can choose how to do this.  One of the sessions will be with your Ninja Trainer. 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

If you feel ready to to be tested as a ninja master, we will give you that opportunity in class!

Ninja Masters: Contact each of your Ninjas in training over the phone, or skype or in person, and spend 10 minutes working with them to pass the level they are working on.

All Ninjas:

Solve this mentally:.....the / signs are divide signs.
Order of Operations:
Solve inside ( ) first.
Within each set of ( ) solve all X and / from left to right.
Then solve all + and - from left to right.
For the remainder of the problem, solve all X and / from left to right,
Then all + and - from left to right.

(8X5+64/2)  / (6X4-45/3) + 44 X 11 + your age

When you walk into class, write your name on the white board, and your answer next to it.


V. 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) Some of them are not in the Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, you'll have to google them if you don't see them in the videos.

Dihydrogen Monoxide
Aqueous Solution
Solute
Solvent
Polarity
Electrolytes
Solution
Molarity

VI. Watch these videos.  Take notes in your CBP

Crash Course: Water and Solutions (13 min) The Second half gets into moles and equations.  If you can follow that, great! If not, no worries.  Just know that there is a lot to know!  We only have time to scratch the surface. :)

Crash Course: Solutions (8 min) Again, a lot of math, but also a lot of other interesting info.  Just enjoy it!

When Stuff Dissolves (4 min)

Know/Understand

I. If you have a report due, please come prepared!  If you are preparing a report, you are exempt from playing battleship. :)

February	Signifcant Technological and Scientific Advancements from 1920-1930, including the people who were behind them.	Sarah Barber
	Evolution of Combat Survlence and Cummunication from the Civil War to WWII, World Wide	Harmony Siufanua
	Evolution of Civilian Survlence and Cummunication from the Civil War to WWII, World Wide	Jessica Brown
	Evolution of Chemical Warfare from the Civil War to WWII, world wide	Luke Mulder

II. Go to this Modeling Atoms Lab

1 When the page opens you should see 3 boxes.  Click on the one that says "Game"
2. Choose the game farthest to the left with the picture of the periodic table.  Play 3 rounds of the game.  Remember the # of protons in an element makes it what it is!  Use you battleship board, or any periodic table, to help you if needed.  Feel free to explore the other games if you would like to.


Chemistry for Every Kid:

III. Preform 2 experiments:  1 from Chapter 6, Solutions, 1 from Chapter 7, Heat

Record what you learned in your CPB

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.

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.

Become/Serve

Go to this Google Doc to check out everyone's awesome comparisons from last Eureka.  You guys did amazing!

We are going to do something similar this week.  Take your already prepared presentation (about a transition metal, or soap) and create a comparison to life.  Either how to be, or how not to be.  Share your comparison on THE SAME Google Doc.  Just Scroll Down a little.

January Eureka Masters!

Thank you everyone who came last time! We had a lot of fun. Which is also the goal for this week, so everyone should forget about sleep for a day or two and try to come again. It's not as stressful as it sounds if you don't procrastinate! If you wait until Wednesday then it is more stressful than it sounds... But it's still worth it.

Which means that in order to avoid sweat and tears over a science book, you should get started immediately.

To introduce you to part of what this chapter will be about, watch this video!

This week for reading we're going to finish chapter 7 in the Universal Model. You need to start on page 358, starting at The Meteorite Model, and you'll be stopping at page 475, Chapter 8, the Universal Flood Model. 

Remember that you are allowed to skim! When skimming you should make sure to read the captions under the pictures, the bold quotes (not necessarily the quotes in blue writing, but ones that are a bigger font),  and make sure to find all of the FQ's and FA's! 

FQ's stand for fundamental questions, and FA's stand for Fundamental Answers.

If you have been reading the book word for word (not skimming) then you are on your way to the prize, which will be a king size candy bar of your choice. Keep it up! 

If you would like a prize but you haven't read it word for word, or maybe this is your first time coming to Eureka Masters (yay!), then you need to read word for word what you haven't yet read this year. (We started at the beginning of chapter 7), and continue reading it until we finish at the end of the school year. 

Once you have done your reading you need to make a 2-3 minute presentation! If you don't make it exciting you're going to be kicked out of class. 

.......

Just kidding, we'll all just be very, very very disappointed. So make it good. ;)

You can make it exciting by drawing/coloring a picture, making a song parody, writing a story, making a video, giving an object lesson, or anything else that you can think of! If you need examples or references, I've posted some presentations that have been done in the past on the previous Eureka Masters blog post.

Our last Eureka Masters we had a debate, and it ended up being really fun! A bitter-sweet aspect, however, was that everyone who made it agreed with each other... Which made is so that half of them debated for a side they hadn't prepared for. But everyone did a really great job! 

This time, in order to prepare for the debate, please study different points that could go on either side. If you already feel like you could debate either side fairly well then you are exempt from that requirement. Good for you! 

I'll have you volunteer at class for who would like to debate which side (whether you agree with that side or not), and if it becomes incredibly uneven, I may just randomly choose you, so be ready! :D

The debate topic for this week is...!!! 

*Drum roll* 

Meteor Crater VS Hydro Crater!!!

Research it and come prepared to debate. 15 minutes of research at minimum!

I can't wait to see you at class! 

P.S.

Q: How does one astronaut on the moon tell another astronaut that he is sorry? 

A: He Apollo-gizes. 

Q: What do you call a moon out of orbit? 

A: A Lunatic! 

Q: How does a man on a moon get his haircut? 

A: Eclipse it. 

Q: What does Michael Jackson have in common with the NASA? 

A: It's been decades since their first moon walk. 

Q: What do moon people do when they get married? 

A: They go off on their honeyearth! 

Two blondes in Las Vegas were sitting on a bench talking ... and one blonde says to the other, "Which do you think is farther away ... Florida or the moon?" The other blonde turns and says "Hellooooooo, can you see Florida?" 

After the Americans went to the Moon, the Soviets announced that they would be sending a man to the Sun. The engineers objected. "If you send a man to the Sun, he will burn up!" "What do you think I am, stupid?" he replied. "We'll send him at night!" 

January eureka journeymen

Hey everyone welcome to journeymen! This year we are going to study herbs and have SO MUCH FUN. We are also going to make something in every class. It is going to be AWESOME!

STUDY/LEARN

1. This week we will have 2 people per herb sign up here. Research it. As you research  answer these questions.

3 main uses


what parts of it to use


how to prepare it


any other info you thinks is useful


come prepared to present at most a 3 min presentation.

 2. Write a new short story for this month (at most a paragraph) about our class mascot, Herb.  In the story, you must make sure to include the herb you studied (the one you signed up for on the google doc) and how Herb interacts with it. Paste or write the story into this link for everyone to read. also please please please vote on which story's were 1,2,3 for every class you've attended. Send your votes to me at: jcjewelryrocks@gmail.com.

I will take the top 3 votes each month, and they will be in the running for the top FINAL three of the year in April.




Come prepared to learn and have fun because we will also be making a couple of concoctions every time.



KNOW/UNDERSTAND


1. Bring a quarter-page card with the uses, name and picture of the herb that you studied. We will be displaying these on an herb board so we need you all to bring a card.

BECOME/SERVE

Find a scripture that relates herbs in general to bring and share with everyone when you present.

or

Help someone heal by using a specific herb this week.

or

Make a herbal concoction. to share with your family or bring it to class to share.

January Eureka Apprentice

Study/Learn

0.  Pull out your brand new harmonica!  You may already be aware that harmonicas are more than the toys you thought they were when your were small.  They are amazing musical harps which are holding a lot of potential.  How much potential is for you to decide.
Watch this video, first half for sure...second half if you feel like it.
and this video,
build your skill,
and come prepared for a harmonica lesson in class.  So bring your harmonica!!


I. Click on this link of the periodic table, and find the Non-Metals, Poor- Metals, and Metalloids.

Memorize all the elements and their two-letter symbols from this group. Review all the ones we have learned so far. 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 today's 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....

The point of this is to become fascinated by one of the elements, because we cannot study them all.  This will not be presented as a report.  We will have an "Elemental Discussion," where you will be able to join in with the most interesting thing you find, if you so choose.  I expect participation, but only with quick, interesting facts or stories.  Hopefully this makes sense.

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!

III.  Ninjas in Training:  Practice the times tables you need to work on in order to move to the next Ninja level.  Only you know what those are. Spend 3 sessions of 10 minutes each working on them.  You can choose how to do this.  One of the sessions will be with your Ninja Trainer. 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

If you feel ready to to be tested as a ninja master, we will give you that opportunity in class!

Ninja Masters: Contact each of your Ninjas in training over the phone, or skype or in person, and spend 10 minutes working with them to pass the level they are working on.

All Ninjas:

Solve this mentally:.....the / signs are divide signs.

(9 X 7 + 67 - 9 + 879) / (11 X 54 - 94) X 5 X your age

Be prepared for more in class. :)


IV. 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) Some of them are not in the Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, you'll have to google them if you don't see them in the videos.


Intermolecular Forces
Thermal Energy
Cohesion
Surface Tension
Exothermic
Endothermic
Entropy

V. Watch these videos.  Take notes in your CBP

Crash course Chemistry: Liquids (12 min)

Phase Changes: Exothermic, Endothermic (7 min)

Graphing Temperature Changes (3 min) - Write down the graph!

Balancing Chemical Equations (12 min)

Balancing Practice Problems (15 min) - Practice these in your CPB!

Entropic Time Parody (5 min)

Know/Understand

I. If you have a report due, please come prepared!

January	Evolution of Combat Water Transport from the Civil War to WWII, World WIde	Adam Fillmore
	Evolution of Civilian Water Transport from the Civil War to WWII, World Wide	Breeze
	Signifcant Technological and Scientific Advancements from 1910-1920, including the people who were behind them.	Isa Maurer
	Evolution of Medicine from the Civil War to WWII, world wide	Paige
	Evolution of Chemicals for Farming and Industry from the Civil War to WWII, World Wide	Jefferson Zabriskie

II. Go to this Modeling Atoms Lab

1 When the page opens you should see 3 boxes.  Click on the one that says "Game"
2. Choose the game farthest to the left with the picture of the periodic table.  Play 3 rounds of the game.  Remember the # of protons in an element makes it what it is!  Use you battleship board to help you if needed.


Chemistry for Every Kid:

III. From Chemistry for Every Kid, perform 2 experiments from chapter 5 - Phase Changes.

 Record in your commonplace book what you learned from your experiments.

Bring at least 1 of your experiments to class to show.  You can show the results, tell about what happened or what you learned.  Or perform your own experiment about phase changes and bring that to show.  You'll have about 2 minutes to show and explain.

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.

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

Become/Serve

You've learned a lot about how amazing liquids are, specifically water, and the phase changes of water.  I'd like you to join me in creating some comparisons or metaphors that have to do with solids, liquids and gasses.  Go to this Google Doc to share yours.  Share at least 2!

October journeyman

Hey everyone welcome to journeymen! This year we are going to study herbs and have SO MUCH FUN. We are also going to make something in every class. It is going to be AWESOME!

STUDY/LEARN

1. This week we will have 2 people per herb sign up here. Research it. As you research  answer these questions.

3 main uses


what parts of it to use


how to prepare it


any other info you thinks is useful


come prepared to present at most a 3 min presentation.

 2. Write a new short story for this month (at most a paragraph) about our class mascot, Herb.  In the story, you must make sure to include the herb you studied (the one you signed up for on the google doc) and how Herb interacts with it. Paste or write the story into this link for everyone to read. also read the requirements on the top and if you haven't voted and were there last journeymen please vote on which was 1,2,3 for you. Send your votes to me at: jcjewelryrocks@gmail.com.

I will take the top 3 votes each month, and they will be in the running for the top FINAL three of the year in April.




Come prepared to learn and have fun because we will also be making a couple of concoctions every time.



KNOW/UNDERSTAND


1. Bring a quarter-page card with the uses, name and picture of the herb that you studied. We will be displaying these on an herb board so we need you all to bring a card.

BECOME/SERVE

Find a scripture that relates herbs in general to bring and share with everyone when you present.

or

Help someone heal by using a specific herb this week.

or

Make a herbal concoction. to share with your family or bring it to class to share.

October Eureka Apprentice

October Apprentice

Study/Learn

I. From Chemistry for Every Kid, perform 2 experiments from chapter 4 - Changes.

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


II. 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) Some of them are not in the Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, you'll have to google them if you don't see them in the videos.



Atomic Number
Atomic Mass

Molecule

Molecular Bond

Covalent Bond

Ionic Bond

Physical Change

Chemical Change

IV. Watch these videos

:Molecular Structure of You  - Just for fun!  Don't let the math in this song scare you.  Just enjoy the parody.

Chemical Changes

Pause....please take out your commonplace books and take notes on these videos.

Atomic Number vs Atomic Mass - We talked about this a little bit in class, but this explains it so well!

Molecules and Compounds, Ionic vs. Molecular (Covalent)

Writing Ionic Compounds, Write the positives and negatives he talks about on one of your battleship periodic tables. We will practice these in class

V.  Ninjas in Training:  Practice the times tables you need to work on in order to move to the next Ninja level.  Only you know what those are. Spend 3 sessions of 10 minutes each working on them.  You can choose how to do this.  One of the sessions will be with your Ninja Trainer. 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

If you feel ready to to be tested as a ninja master, we will give you that opportunity in class!

Ninja Masters: Contact each of your Ninjas in training over the phone, or skype or in person, and spend 10 minutes working with them to pass the level they are working on.


Know/Understand

If you have a report due, please come prepared!

October	Signifcant Technological and Scientific Advancements from 1880-1900, including the people who were behind them.	Chris Eagar
	Evolution of Combat Ground Transport from the Civil War to WWII, World Wide	jayson fontano
	Evolution of Civilian Ground Transport from the Civil War to WWII, World Wide	jaykob fontano
	Signifcant Technological and Scientific Advancements from 1900-1910, including the people who were behind them.	Sam Eagar

I. Click on this link of the periodic table, and find the Halogens, Alkali Metals, and Alkali metals, and Alkali Earth Metals.

Memorize all the elements and their two-letter symbols from the Halogens, Alkali Metals, and Alkali Earth Metals. We will review them in class. 

Watch these cool videos about the elements we're studying:

Alkali Metals

Halogens

Alkali Earth Metals

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 today's 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. Perform the tasks outlined below in this Modeling Atoms Lab

1 When the page opens you should see 3 boxes.  Click on the one that says "Atom"
2. Before you begin you will want to open some measurement tabs.  Click the + sign on the "Net Charge" and "Mass Number" tabs.  Also, click "Stable/Unstable" under "Show." Having these selected should allow you to see the the quantities you will need for this lab.
3. Let's start by building a simple atom.  Drag one proton from the proton bin into the center of the atom.  Then drag one electron into the orbits.  You should see that you have created a stable hydrogen atom.  Use this setup as a starting point for the questions.

Go to THIS Google Doc, print out the page, and answer the questions.  Fold the paper into your CPB.



IV. Choose ONE of these options:

1.  Make a video about different types of bonding.

2. Make a model of a molecule using any materials you like.  Know the name of your molecule!

3.  Draw or paint a picture of a molecule. Know the name of your molecule!

4. Bring a demonstration of how a specific type of bonding works.

5. Write an interesting story about interaction of molecules.

6. Bake something that involves a chemical change and bring it to share.

Be creative!

Bring your work to class to show.

V.  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.

VI. 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

As Always....Krypto remains an option, too!  See September Apprentice for details.

Become/Serve

Choose 1:

1. This week you've been learning about covalent and ionic bonding.  

Consider these questions:

What other types of bonding are there in your life?  How do you bond with your family?  Is it important to bond with your family? Why?

Action:  Prayerfully choose at least 1 person in your family to bond with this week. Do something with them, or for them, that you would not otherwise do.  Write about what you did in your CPB.

2. We've also talked about chemical and physical changes this week.  What is a change you could make in your life?  If you were to compare the two types of changes in Chemistry, the physical change can be reversed, the chemical change cannot.  Choose something in your life that you could change for the better, and make it a "chemical change."

Action:  Find a scripture about having a "change of heart."  Write that scripture in your CPB, along with what change you are going to commit to make in your life.

October Eureka Masters! :D

Hello everyone!

Thank you everyone who came to our first Master's class! For those of you who didn't come, you should join us this time...if you can;) For those of you who came last time, you should come again! 

This week I want you to read or skim pages 230-358, starting at the beginning of chapter 7, and stopping at 7.10, The Meteorite Model, in The Universal Model. 

We've decided to give an award to anyone who reads, 

and not skims the book. Reading it will prepare you 

for college, where you will be given many textbooks 

that you aren't going to be allowed to simply skim. 

But if you're short on time, or maybe you're having a 

hard time staying awake... I understand;) So feel free 

to skim if that is what's best for you! 

When skimming you should make sure to read the captions under the pictures, the bold quotes (not necessarily the quotes in blue writing, but the ones that are a bigger font), and make sure to find all of the FQ's and FA's! 

FQ's stands for fundamental Questions, and FA's stand for Fundamental Answers.   

Based on what you've read I want you to make a 2-3 minute presentation. It can be drawing/coloring a picture, making a song parody, writing a story, making a video, giving an object lesson, or just sharing you're favorite part that you thought was really cool! 

Or anything else that you can think of:D 

Examples of presentations: 

A video we made about our own "Theory". https://youtu.be/b0qZCe3lBms?list=PLn20Vbc0XKvf0cRg1bLoPz_tAoMwZ5YZG

A video we made a year ago... It's kinda biased, but it's funny!

https://youtu.be/2wO6mPMydFE?list=PLn20Vbc0XKvf0cRg1bLoPz_tAoMwZ5YZG

A few of the pictures I've drawn for presentations:

So... make it exciting!

The question of the week (or month, depending on when you read this blog post..) is...


Magma Planet VS Hydro Planet!!!

Pick a side and research it! We'll be formatting our debates a lot like how we did it in Eureka last year, so make sure you have a few really good points or statistics to share when it's your turn to speak!

15 minutes of research at minimum!
P.S.
A new government 10 year survey that cost $3,000,000,000 revealed that 3/4 of the people in America make up 75% of the population. 

You're welcome! ;P