Memorize Elements 1 through 36 from the Periodic Table of Elements
(or more!)
Who can memorize the whole table?
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
February Journeyman Inspirements
KNOW
1) Read about Alchemy on Wikipedia. You can pick a section of the article to read, or just read the whole thing if you find it interesting. I looked for other websites about alchemy, but there were so many sketchy, weird sites that Wikipedia seemed like the safest bet. Turns out some people are still into it…who knew! Yikes!
2) Read Ch. 16 in Dr. Posin's Giants about Dmitri Mendeleyev
3) Watch this short video about chemical bonds, it's pretty fun! You can also look up chemical bonding in a book of your choice.
UNDERSTANDING
Do this:
1) Choose an element from the periodic table and give us a short 1-minute presentation on it.
and do one of these:
2) Teach us about ionic or covalent bonding using a method of your choice. Drawing, props, food, dance, whatever you think will convey the idea :) Think about this…what does sacrifice have to do with it? We'll talk about it.
3) Give us a short report on something about alchemy that you thought was interesting.
4) Mendeleyev was able to predict that other elements existed and was able to give pretty specific details about what properties they would have. He said that, "After a lapse (or period) of seven we get an element of similar characteristics again….In this way we get entire groups which resemble each other…." Teach us about one of these groups and it's characteristics. Choose from alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, transition metals, nonmetals, noble gases, metalloids, and other metals. You can use any method of your choosing.
INTELLIGENCE
Do one of these:
1) Bring a "safe" chemical experiment to share with everyone. Emphasis on safe!
2) Make a game or some fun way to learn/memorize the periodic table. Tell me about it ahead of time and perhaps we can play it in class!
3) Make a poster of the periodic table, include the atomic number, symbol, name, and atomic weight.
1) Read about Alchemy on Wikipedia. You can pick a section of the article to read, or just read the whole thing if you find it interesting. I looked for other websites about alchemy, but there were so many sketchy, weird sites that Wikipedia seemed like the safest bet. Turns out some people are still into it…who knew! Yikes!
2) Read Ch. 16 in Dr. Posin's Giants about Dmitri Mendeleyev
3) Watch this short video about chemical bonds, it's pretty fun! You can also look up chemical bonding in a book of your choice.
UNDERSTANDING
Do this:
1) Choose an element from the periodic table and give us a short 1-minute presentation on it.
and do one of these:
2) Teach us about ionic or covalent bonding using a method of your choice. Drawing, props, food, dance, whatever you think will convey the idea :) Think about this…what does sacrifice have to do with it? We'll talk about it.
3) Give us a short report on something about alchemy that you thought was interesting.
4) Mendeleyev was able to predict that other elements existed and was able to give pretty specific details about what properties they would have. He said that, "After a lapse (or period) of seven we get an element of similar characteristics again….In this way we get entire groups which resemble each other…." Teach us about one of these groups and it's characteristics. Choose from alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, transition metals, nonmetals, noble gases, metalloids, and other metals. You can use any method of your choosing.
INTELLIGENCE
Do one of these:
1) Bring a "safe" chemical experiment to share with everyone. Emphasis on safe!
2) Make a game or some fun way to learn/memorize the periodic table. Tell me about it ahead of time and perhaps we can play it in class!
3) Make a poster of the periodic table, include the atomic number, symbol, name, and atomic weight.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
January Memorization
Memorize Newton's 3 Laws of Motion
1. (The Law of Inertia) A body at rest remains at rest and a body in motion remains in motion with a constant speed and in a straight line, unless acted upon by an outside force.
2. The acceleration of an object is proportional to the force acting upon it and is directed in the direction of the force. That is, F=ma.
3. To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
January Master Class Inspirements
"Plato is my friend,
Aristotle is my friend,
but my greatest friend is truth."
-Sir Isaac Newton
KNOW
Read one or more chapters from Principia Mathematica Volume I (click on the line at the bottom of the book to get to the page you're looking for)
Read about Galileo Galilei in Dr. Posin's Giants ch. 7
UNDERSTANDING
*Do both of these:
Teach us what you learned from the chapter in Principia using a method meaningful to you. Also, what is one question you had that we can all discuss together?
We learned about many of Galileo's discoveries in our reading. Teach us about one of them. Why did he need courage to continue in his work?
(Ideas for methods of teaching: artwork, poetry, dramatizations, experiments, dioramas, games, demonstrations, reports, visual explanations like posters or diagrams or dry erase board diagrams, etc.)
INTELLIGENCE
Galileo was called the "Father of the Scientific Method." Using the steps of the scientific method, conduct your own physics experiment. If it is something you can replicate in class, bring it and demonstrate. If not, document your steps and findings with words, pictures, or video so you can share your experience with us! How is courage important in your life?
January Journeyman Inspirements
KNOW
Read about Isaac Newton in Posin's Giants ch. 9
UNDERSTANDING
* Think about our Creator and Natural Law as you do your inspirements -- do 2 of these.
Teach us about one of Newton's Laws. You can explain it to us using the dry erase board, with a poster, a story, or a diorama (or another way you come up with).
Teach us about light and how it contains all colors. You can be creative with this! :)
Do or explain to us one of Newton's mathematical equations/calculations that he discovered.
What is "the calculus"? Do a little research if you haven't already and give us a little example of it, or a simple explanation.
Do a graphic summary of Newton's tragic bad luck with his dog, Diamond.
Edmund Halley sought counsel from Newton regarding the curve a comet would have when going around the sun. Teach us more about Halley's comet in a way of your choosing.
INTELLIGENCE
* Do one of these.
-Do a demonstration that illustrates one of Newton's Laws.
-Read a math story/classic such as:
The Number Devil
Arithmetic for Billy Goats
a story from Mathematicians are People, Too
or another of your choice
-and do a book report on it.
-Do an experiment using white light and colors. Bring it and show us!
-Make a simple Newtonian reflector telescope (or more complex if you want :) ), or you can make a really cool diagram of how one works.
-Research the moon and the tides, spring tides, neap tides, and how they're understood using the Law of Gravitation. Draw a picture or make a poster depicting the forces involved and their effects.
-Do your own inspirement that helps you better understand natural law.
Read about Isaac Newton in Posin's Giants ch. 9
UNDERSTANDING
* Think about our Creator and Natural Law as you do your inspirements -- do 2 of these.
Teach us about one of Newton's Laws. You can explain it to us using the dry erase board, with a poster, a story, or a diorama (or another way you come up with).
Teach us about light and how it contains all colors. You can be creative with this! :)
Do or explain to us one of Newton's mathematical equations/calculations that he discovered.
What is "the calculus"? Do a little research if you haven't already and give us a little example of it, or a simple explanation.
Do a graphic summary of Newton's tragic bad luck with his dog, Diamond.
Edmund Halley sought counsel from Newton regarding the curve a comet would have when going around the sun. Teach us more about Halley's comet in a way of your choosing.
INTELLIGENCE
* Do one of these.
-Do a demonstration that illustrates one of Newton's Laws.
-Read a math story/classic such as:
The Number Devil
Arithmetic for Billy Goats
a story from Mathematicians are People, Too
or another of your choice
-and do a book report on it.
-Do an experiment using white light and colors. Bring it and show us!
-Make a simple Newtonian reflector telescope (or more complex if you want :) ), or you can make a really cool diagram of how one works.
-Research the moon and the tides, spring tides, neap tides, and how they're understood using the Law of Gravitation. Draw a picture or make a poster depicting the forces involved and their effects.
-Do your own inspirement that helps you better understand natural law.
Saturday, October 19, 2013
November Memorization
Scripture:
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings.
--Proverbs 22:29
Poem:
'Tis a lesson you should heed:
Try, try, try again.
If at first you don't succeed,
Try, try, try again.
November Apprentice Inspirements
KNOW
Read One For the Money, sections 4 and 5
Read Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?
Read the story of the Widow's Mite in Mark 12:41-44
Read the story of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:11-32
Watch The Widow's Mite
Watch The Prodigal Son
UNDERSTANDING
Do this:
Think about how the word resilience applies to the topics we are studying.
And do one (or more) of these:
Do a word study on an underlined word from Luke 15:13-14-- "13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want."
Do a graphic study on the story of the Widow's Mite or The Prodigal Son
Research what an abacus is and how it was used anciently.
Learn a method of calculating numbers without a calculator.
Write a short explanation of why knowing how to calculate numbers is important? What are some of the consequences of errors in calculations? Include example(s) of a situation to support your view.
Evaluate your personal finances and make a budget for yourself.
INTELLIGENCE
Do one (or more) of these:
Make your own abacus. Come prepared to teach us how to use it.
Come prepared to teach us a different method of calculating numbers without a calculator.
What is the Business Cycle? How does it affect us? Make a visual to teach us about it.
Write about some external forces that affect businesses and families? How can not knowing and understanding these forces affect our businesses and families? When we can recognize these forces how does it help us to make better financial decisions?
Come prepared to teach us about a current event(s) that is an example of something you learned from Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?
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