February Eureka and Journeyman

February Eureka

Apprentice

Your Skin and What's Within

Study/Learn

I. Take notes in your CBP on each of these videos as you watch them. Write down 2 quiz questions per video on strips of paper for our quiz. You will bring your strips of paper into class and put them into a bowl. Write the answer to your question on the back of the strip of paper. Memorize the answers to your own questions.  It will be good for your team.

If I do my math right, there are 5 videos, so if you come up with 2 questions per video, that would be 10 questions total.

Did I do the math right?


The Integumentary System (10 min)

The Digestive System Part 1 (10 min)

The Digestive System Part 2 (10 min)

The Urinary System Part 1 (10 min)

The Urinary System Part 2 (10 min)


II. In the book A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe, read or skim chapter 5.  Spend about an hour total in this book and with its assignments. Specifically, read about the Fibonacci sequence on page 117, because then some of the later artwork in the chapter will make more sense, and it's just flat-out SUPER COOL!

1. Write down 5 interesting discoveries that you find from the book.

2. Choose an activity/artwork to do from the book.  Choose 1 of the following, or anything else from the chapter that looks interesting.  Bring it to class to share.

Options:
 1. Tie a pentagonal knot, page 103
 2. Construct a pentagon, page 105
 3. Build Golden Mean Calipers page 122
 4. Construct a 3-D Golden Frame page 132
 5. Fold the Archimedian and Golen Spirals page 140-141
 6. Draw a Golden Spiral from a Golden Rectangle pages 142-144



Know/Understand

I. Choose 1

1. 3 Worksheets to Print and Fill In! Bring them all to class to show and explain for your "report."
        A.  FIRST page of this pdf about the skin.
        B. Complete this worksheet on digestion, color it if you want, but label it for sure.
        C. AND this worksheet on the urinary system

2. Learn About Louis Braille, prepare a 2-3 minute report to share about him.

3. Learn About Willem Johan Kolff, prepare a 2-3 minuter report to share about him.

4. Different foods have different nutritional qualities.

 Research the top 5 nutrient-rich foods, and tell why they fit this category.

Also find 5 of the top nutrient-void foods, and tell why they fit this category.

Bring your findings to class to share in a 2-3 minute report.



II.  Watch Inventions that Shook The World, Episode 9, the 1980s.  Write 3 new inventions on your timeline.  Choose an invention of the 80s (could be from the movie or not), and prepare a 30-second, mind-blowing advertisement for that invention.

 Become/Serve

We've been learning about our amazing bodies, and all the fascinating and incredible mechanisms that happen inside us in order for us to keep living.  But guess what?  None of that really matters unless we use our bodies for good.

 So, go and do some good! 

Use your capable body to serve someone.  But reach out and do some service that you wouldn't normally do. 

 Go the extra mile!  

After all, if you strung all the DNA in all your cells together it would be about twice the diameter of the Solar System.

Surely you can do at least an extra mile. :)

Record your service, or how you felt about your service, on this google doc.

Sign your name to it, or record it anonymously, either way.


Journeyman

I. In The Healing Code, read pages 169-215. At the bottom of page 170, you are asked to write down what you desire, need, seek, want, require, etc.  Write 1 page fulfilling that assignment. This page is your ticket into journeyman.

II. And so is the food you bring.  Bring a small snack to share (you can eat a light lunch), and research how long that particular snack takes your body to digest.  Think simple, ie: carrot sticks, jerky, a homemade treat.  The fewer the ingredients, the easier it will be to determine digestion time.

We will digest while we talk about digestion.  It'll be great fun!

Become/Serve

Read D&C 89

Make 3 lists:

What we should eat
What we shouldn't eat
What we should eat sparingly

What do you think? Bring your lists to class.

January Eureka: Apprentice, Journeyman, and Masters

Apprentice

The Warrior Systems

Study/Learn

I. Take notes in your CBP on this video as you watch it.


Lymphatic and Immune System


We will have a quiz in class about the immune system, and all the systems we've studied to this point.


II. Review your notes from Chapters 3 and 4.  If you did not bring your tetrahedron to last class, please bring it. You may still have it, we just didn't get to talk much about it. Bring it again.  If you don't still have it, make a new one and bring it.  It only takes a few minutes.  You'll need a blank sheet of paper, your compass, pencil, scissors, and tape or glue.  The instructions are in the Constructing the Universe book, and start at the bottom of page 61, and move onto page 62.  We will be sharing our favorite things about # 4 in class.


III. Watch Episode 8 (the 1970s) of  Inventions that shook the World. Write 3 interesting inventions on your timeline.

Know/Understand

I. Build a bridge. In the Guide to Constructing the Universe, we learn that a triangle is the strongest shape.  It's used in construction all over the place.  Now you get to put this amazing shape to use as you build a bridge! We will test the strength of each bridge in class.  The strongest bridge wins.

VANGUARD MODEL BRIDGE GUIDELINES

The object of this competition is to design, construct and test the most structurally efficient model truss bridge bbbbrr. The bridges will be loaded initially with a  bucket and testing apparatus. Dry sand will be added after the initial loading, until the bridge collapses.  For this, you will need a ½ inch hole in the middle of your bridge for a rod.  If you don’t want a hole in the middle, you need a flat surface on top to stack weights. Either way is fine.

CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS:

• Minimum length 18 inches; maximum length of 24 inches.

• Bridges are to be made of any combination of popsicle sticks, toothpicks, matches, and any type of yarn or string.  Any glue to hold them together is fine. Hot glue works well. However, you may not coat the bridge with anything including glue, paint, stain, etc.

• The bridge must not weigh more than 8 ounces.

• The bridge “road” must extend the entire length of the bridge and maintain a "vehicular roadway"

with a minimum side and top clearance of 2 inches.  (2 inches wide x 2 inches high). 

Become/Serve

What Does the Number 3 Mean in the Bible?

 Many numbers in the Hebrew language tend to have a deeper meaning.

Three, shelosh[f.], sheloshah [m.] means harmony, new life, and completeness.

The number three appears in the Bible 467 times, fewer than the number seven, but more than most of the other symbolically important numbers.

Sometimes three is used as an emphatic Semitic triplet to describe the intensity of something. It’s not just holy. It’s holy, holy, holy. 

We do have to keep in mind, three isn’t always necessarily something good. In Revelation, we see an evil trinity: Satan, the Antichrist, and the False prophet (Revelations 12-13).

However, typically, three means something complete and good. Satan does often like to take something good from God and corrupt it, much like the number three and the concept of the Trinity.

God has ordered the world to follow mathematical and numerical patterns. We can see his design in how numbers operate even in nature, knowing that everything on earth points back to the fact that God exists, so we have no excuse not to praise him.

We should remember to keep an eye out for any instance we see something thrice in Scripture. It’s either emphatically pointing to the essence of something, or showing the completeness of something.

Sooooooo, where or how do you see 3 represented in our scriptures?  Add 3 instances showing the symbolic nature of 3 to this google Doc.

Journeyman


Study/Learn

I. In The Healing Code read chapters 5, 6 and 7, pages 119-168

Know/Understand

II. Write down a "popsicle" memory that you would be willing to share in class.  You can read about popsicle memories on pages 123-124 of The Healing code.


III. In your CPB, write down 5 diseases.  Look up each one and write down what pathogen causes that disease: bacteria, virus, mold, parasite, yeast, something else?

We will do a couple interesting labs in class about the immune system....one will possibly include growing some fascinating bacteria.

Become/Serve
Look up either "belief" or "unbelief" in the scriptures, using the topical guide or internet search tool.  Find a scripture that tells what happens if you believe, or cast off unbelief.  Add your scripture and your findings to this google doc.

Masters

I. Read the rest of Case for a Creator. Chapters 5-11.

II. Choose 1 of these Chapters to study in depth, and come ready to teach us about the evidence in that field. (5 min, or whatever you need)

Ch 5, The Evidence of Cosmology:
Ch 6, The Evidence of Physics: Elena
Ch 7, The Evidence of Astronomy: Chris
Ch 8, The Evidence of Biochemistry: Paige
Ch 9, The Evidence of Bio. Information:
Ch 10, The Evidence of Consciousness: Sarah

November Eureka - Apprentice, Journeyman, and Masters

Apprentice

Going Around in Circles!

Study/Learn

I.  Take notes (for the quiz) in your CBP on each of these videos as you watch them.

What is blood (2 min)


Bill Nye on Circulation (23 min)

Bill Nye on Respiration (27 min)


II. In the book A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe, read or skim chapters 3 and 4. Or Study for 1 hour, whichever comes first.  Write down 3 interesting discoveries per chapter.  Construct a Triangle ( page 43-45) and construct a Tetrahedron (page 61-62).  Bring them to class to show.

Know/Understand

I.  Choose 1

1. Diagram the flow of blood through the body, labeling each part involved. This link could help, but draw the diagram yourself. Bring your diagram to share. 

2. Diagram the pathway of air through your body, labeling each part involved. This link could help, but draw the diagram yourself. Bring your diagram to share.

3.  Write a song on circulation or respiration.

4. Research Sherpas and answer these questions:
Where do Sherpas live?
What mountain do they help people climb?
How much less is the concentration of oxygen molecules at the top of Mount Everest?  Is this a problem?
How do Sherpas deal with lower levels of oxygen?

5. Study Rene Theophile-Hyacinthe Laennec.  Answer these questions:
What did Rene invent?
Why did he invent it?
What did his mother die from?  Has a cure been found?
How did he get the idea for his invention?  How did he name it?
Share your findings in class.


II. Reminder: Bring your discoveries and drawings from A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe. (#2 of "Study/Learn")

III.  Watch Episode 7 of Inventions that Shook the World (1960s).From the video or using other sources, find 3 important scientists or scientific advancements from the 1960s, and write them down on your Timeline.  Choose your favorite and prepare a mind-blowing 30-second news presentation on it.

IV. Bring your compass AND straightedge, BOTH!!!! We will use them in class.  Differently than last time.  PLEASE Remember them. :)

Become/Serve

Read Mosiah 27:16 and Mosiah 29:20.  Write down the answers to these questions in your CPB

~Who was being spoken to, and by whom?
~What did the speaker want "him" to remember?
~Why did the Lord deliver his people out of bondage?  What did they have to do?
~Have you ever considered yourself to be in bondage in some way?  Bondage can be any type of emotional or physical pain.  Is the Lord able to deliver you?

Journeyman

I.  In The Healing Code read Chapters 2, 3, and 4. (Pages 61-117).  Highlight interesting parts you read.  Write down any questions that come to your mind as you read.


II. Choose ANY part of the Circulatory or Respiratory system, and draw it or sculpt it out of ANY materials.  This is a Waldorf education method.  Here is a link of some ideas, so you know what I mean.  These are only ideas.  Come up with your own!  Bring it to class to share.  This should be detailed and take some time.

https://www.pinterest.com/travellersfive/waldorf-human-physiology-and-anatomy/

We will be inspecting the heart/lung system of a pig. As always, it will be fascinating!


Masters

I. In 40 questions about Creation and Evolution, choose 1 question in Part 2 to read.  Prepare a presentation for the class on that question.

Text me your choice:
Question 5:
6:
7:
8:
9:
10:

II. Watch this documentary on the Icons of Evolution.  Jot down the Icons brought up.  You can speed it up a little. :)

III. Read Chapters 1-4 of Case for a Creator.  Be prepared to discuss the book.  Do you agree with the evidence he presents? Why or why not?

I lost my Origin of Species Book by Darwin.  Has anyone seen it?  We'll get into that more after Christmas.

October Eureka -- Apprentice, Journeyman and Masters

Apprentice

Welcome to Eureka this year! 

Q: What did the patella say to the femur? 
A: I kneed you.

If you already know what your femur and patella are, great!  Either way, we'll be learning more about those, and a LOT about the Human Body this year.  Your God-Given Body is extraordinary.

We'll also spend time in this book, learning about Math in a totally new way.  It will be ONEderful.  











I'm excited for our learning adventure this year.  As a mentor, I always learn a ton, right along with you.  Let's have a great year, and get started! This month:

A Structured Life -- The Musculoskeletal System

Study/Learn

skeletal system https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8x6tZI2hVI

Intro to bone biology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inqWoakkiTc

muscular system https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVL-8zr2hk4

bone song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gerXkG_8ME

Dem Dry Bones  For fun :)

In the book A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe, Read Chapters 1 and 2. (Remember how we talked reading a "sciency" book).  Or read for an hour, whichever comes first. As you read, highlight interesting things in your book. Write down 3 interesting facts about each chapter in your Common Place Book (CPB).

Know/Understand

I. Choose 1

1. Go to this PDF, Print out both sheets and label them.  OR Print out a skeleton that you can cut out.  The last 6 pages of this PDF.  Cut it out, put it together with brads, and label 20 bones on it.  Bring it to show.

2. Using songs or diagrams, memorize at least 30 bones in the human body, come ready to recite and demonstrate to the class. Here are a couple songs you could use:

Bones of head

Bones Bones Bones

3. Print out this human muscular system.  Label at least 30 muscles, and bring it to class to show.  All the names of the possible muscles to label, are shown below the diagram.

4. Using songs or diagrams, memorize at least 30 muscles in the human body, come ready to recite and demonstrate to the class.

This video could help

5. Compare and contrast these 3 systems to each other:
human leg and foot  
chicken wing and foot
bear leg and paw 

 Print out pictures or draw diagrams.  Gather the information, and present it in a clear way. You could make a Venn Diagram if you choose.  Bring the information to class to share. This won't be a long presentation, just sharing your research in an interesting way.

6.  Study Prosthetics.  Answer these questions and any others you have.

What does the word prosthetic mean?
How long have people been using them?
What were they made from, and what are they made from now?
What 4 organ systems have to be coordinated to make a limb move?

Bring your findings to class to share in an interesting way.

II. From A Beginners Guide, Bring the facts you already wrote down. Come ready for a discussion.  Draw a page full circles of different sizes with your compass, including some vesica piscis.  Bring them to show. I would like this assignment to be done on a non-lined piece of paper NOT in your CPB, so we can hang them up.

III.  Watch this episode of Inventions that Shook The World . From the video or using other sources, find 3 important scientists or scientific advancements from the 1950s, and write them down on your Timeline.  Choose your favorite and prepare a mind-blowing 30-second news presentation on it.


Become/Serve

 1. The human body is awesome; however, with it we have many things to overcome.  That's part of what this life is for. Think of someone you know who has an issue with their musculoskeletal system.  For example, some issues are: knee problems, osteoporosis, muscle strains, bone spurs, etc. Really anything to do with the bones or muscles of the body. 

It could be you, a family member, or friend.  Write down the issue.  Look up something that could help heal that issue.  Share it with that person.  Pray for that person's issue to heal.





Journeyman

Study/Learn

I. Read from pages 1-60 in The Healing Code.  Highlight interesting parts you read.  Write down any questions that come to your mind as you read.


Know/Understand

I. Choose ANY part of the musculoskeletal system, and draw it or sculpt it out of ANY materials.  This is a Waldorf education method.  Here is a link to some ideas, so you know what I mean.  These are only ideas.  Come up with your own!  Bring it to class to share.  This should be detailed and take some time.

https://www.pinterest.com/travellersfive/waldorf-human-physiology-and-anatomy/

II.  Watch this video on how to dissect owl pellets.

We will be dissecting chicken wings and owl pellets.

Become/Serve

I. How did the Savior heal?  Find a scripture that tells how he performed healing.  Copy the scripture down in your commonplace book.

 
Masters

What is evolution?
Is it different than Natural Selection?
Is the earth millions of years old, or only thousands of years old?
What does the bible teach us about how the world was created?
Why does all this matter to me?
 
Join me this year as we carry on a discussion about evolution and creationism, and address all these questions, plus more.  If you make it to all 6 masters, you'll gain an
excellent understanding of multiple perspectives and how to intelligently speak about them throughout your life.  If you make it to only 1 or 2, you will still walk away with greater understanding of this great debate.  Either way, any information you can internalize about this topic will be to your benefit.  And the discussion together will be fascinating!

Study/Learn

I. In the book 40 Questions about Creation and Evolution read question 32, "What is the theory of evolution?" starting on page 313.  Read it with a highlighter and/or pen!  Highlight points you'd like to talk about, or that stand out to you.

II. In the same book, study 1 other question from Part 1 or Part 6. (Questions 1-4 or 33-40)  You choose.  Just find the one that looks most interesting to you. Please text me which question you choose to study. 719-494-7522.  Bring a short presentation about the question you study.  What are the main points? Do you agree/disagree? Why? Make it interesting!

Know/Understand

Go to this Google Doc.  Write something from each section of Question 32, under the subtitle. Ideas for writing:
*Summarize the section in 1-2 sentences.
*Share a quote that stood out to you from the section
*Share your opinion about what you read
*Etc
 
Become and Serve

I. Read the account of the creation in Genesis chapters 1 and 2.

In your CPB, write down:
1. The purpose of the creation
2. The order of how things were created. 
            For example:  Day 1 - Light separated from Dark
                                    Etc.

March 28th journeymen.

Hey everyone welcome to journeymen! Come prepared to party, eat food and have SO MUCH FUN. It is going to be AWESOME.! I'm excited to see you all there.



STUDY/LEARN

1. This week you need to sign up here and be ready to prepare food to bring to our journeymen class. You need to present:

1. What herb you used on your food
2. What food you prepared

 2. Write a short story (at most a paragraph) about our class mascot, Herb.  In the story, you must make sure to include the herb you studied and how Herb interacts with it. Paste or write the story into this link for everyone to read.

Skim through all the stories of Herb.  Highlight (in any color) your top 3 favorite stories.  We will be reading the favorites in class.

3.Instead of voting this week I would like everyone to go to this Doc and study the herbs and their uses. If we have time during class we will be playing Cahoots to test your memory on the herbs we studied and for the team in 1 place will get our class mascot Herb and 1,2,3 will be able to choose one more container of the extra tinctures and cremes we have left.



KNOW/UNDERSTAND

 1. Bring 10 copies of the recipe you made to share with everyone in class.


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 we studied and come prepared to tell us  why,how,what herb you and what you used the herb for.

Eureka Masters, March 28th!

More like "The Last Masters." 

(For Eureka, anyway!) 

Unfortunetaly, all things must eventually come to an end, but that doesn't mean that it has to be a sad ending. Which is why this week is going to be a ton of fun, so you should all try to come. :D

Make sure to do the work so that you can participate and have fun with everyone!

Watch this really cool video! It helps explain a lot of what you're going to be reading about in the Weather Model. 

Read The Universal Model chapter 9, page 699 to page 791. (The end of the book!)

We aren't going to be doing presentations or having a debate this week, but still bring your favorite lessons, or the parts of the reading that stood out to you, to discuss with everyone while we...

Paint!

We are going to be painting a large Universal Model Mural! It should be a lot of fun, and make sure to come with ideas of what you would like to paint (that has something to do with what we've been learning.) Some examples would be: a tree, a planet, mountains, clouds, etc. 

You won't be limited to what you chose to paint. In fact, you're welcome to add as much to the mural as you would like to. :)

You don't have to be Michael Angelo to enjoy painting, because... well... none of you are him because he is dead. Anyways, the point is, there is no reason to worry about what level of skill you have when it comes to painting because the point is not to show everyone that you are secretly descended from the dead Michael Angelo, but to have a fun activity to do while discussing what we've learned, and to enjoy each other's company and talents.

After we paint our lovely mural we are going to make and fly kites! They're going to be trashbag kites because... money and time, but also becasue that way they'll look like clouds!

Last, but not least, we're going to be having a picnic of sorts. So make sure to bring something (food or treat) to share that looks like or represents something that we've learned about this year with The Universal Model.
If you bring literal cups of dirt... You're fired.
Make sure that it is edible and tasty. :D

I've really enjoyed the experience of being your student mentor this year. You're all wonderful and super fun to work with! Thank you for doing the work to come to class, and for participating and making it really enjoyable.

Quick Recap:

1. Watch the video with super pretty music and footage. 
2. Do the reading and prepare to discuss.
3. Bring ideas of what you would like to paint on the mural. 
4. Bring something edible that represents something... less edible (like dirt.)  

See you in Masters! 

P.S. 

What’s the difference between weather and climate?

You can’t weather a tree, but you can climate.

What’s the difference between a horse and the weather?

One is reined up and the other rains down.

The End.

Chemistry Science Fair Blog - For March 28 Eureka Apprentice

Science Fair Eureka Apprentice

Study/Learn

I.  If you'd like your award for memorizing the song, keep practicing!  I will give you the chance to pass it off on the last day of Vanguard, April 25th.  Then we'll have a party!

II.  If you'd like your award for finishing 40 logic pages throughout this year, bring your stack of pages to me anytime, up until April 25th.  All finishers will be going to play laser tag!  Time and Date TBD

III. Watch these videos to help you prepare your science fair project.

Scientific Method

Microwaving Grapes -- This is to show you that getting fascinated by a question can lead to amazing discoveries.  Make your science project interesting!


IV.  Prepare a Chemistry-Based project for our science fair, using the scientific method. Remember, only change 1 variable at a time!

Create a presentation board, showing us your hypothesis, experimentation and results.  Use visual aids and a hands-on demonstration to draw people to your table.

The format will be like a fair.  You will stay with your table for most of the morning, explaining to others what you discovered.  You will each have the opportunity to leave your table for a period of time, and go explore everyone else's.

We will be going to the church gym to set up.  All families will be invited to come watch demonstrations from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. Details will come as we get closer.

Important:  Mad Scientist Hair Day!  Come to the fair looking like a mad scientist! If you have lab coats and goggles, even better!

If you need any supplies, please ask, I may have them.  I'm here to help! Please let me know if I can assist you in any way.  I'm excited to see what you come up with. :)

Happy Sciencing.