Week 4 -- Equations, Principles, & Laws

Skill Focus:  See "if this... then this" patterns.


Prisming:  Everyone shared some great patterns today.   We are still looking for patterns, but this week we were challenged to look for auditory patterns -- sounds.  Don't forget to log them in your Log Book.

Lecture:  Mad Scientist Paige did a great job introducing us to Einstein today.  We also learned that the greatest math books ever written are usually a person's core book, the book a person measures all truth against.  By learning to think like a mathematician and scientist we learn to see the math and science in our core books.  Equations are "if this...then this" statements.  Principles and laws are truth.  By identifying natural law, or God's law, we are closer to understanding truth.

Activity:  Today, we learned about and played Sudoku.  This was to help us with our "if this, then this" equations.  Here's a link for daily Sudoku puzzles.  Once you're fairly comfortable with a normal Sudoku puzzle, you should try a squiggly one.  :-)

Document Study:  Today we practiced finding math equations in a sample core book.  We learned that we can study our core books with an eye towards finding patterns, math equations, principles, and laws.  From now on, Core Book Studies does not count for class unless you write down at least one equation, principle, or law every time you study.  Here are some tips for study that were mentioned in class.

• Keep a good dictionary nearby and take the time to look up words -- even words you think you know.  The 1828 Webster's Dictionary is a great one for this.
• If your core book is the Holy Bible, then consider checking out e-sword.net.  It's a very cool Hebrew dictionary for the entire Bible.
• When you are studying, ask yourself:  Who is the author speaking/writing to?  What does the author want me to know?  What does the author want me to feel?  What does the author want me to do?

HOMEWORK:

• Core Book Studies according to your goals
• Math lessons according to your goals
• Write daily in Log Book
• Come to class prepared to share a pattern -- listen for auditory patterns
• WHAT IS YOUR SCIENCE PROJECT GOING TO BE?
• Finish reading String, Straightedge, & Shadow coming?  DUE OCT 15th. 
• Josh -- Your presentation is this coming Thursday - Oct 15th 
• Don't forget about the movie requirement and memorizing the Characteristics of a Scientist requirement.