Hello Everyone,
First of all, let me say that Diannalynn Claridge and I (Genevieve Allen) are super excited to be teaching Pyramid Project this year. It has been a pleasure so far. I predict that there will be a math/science revolution in our corner of the world this year.
Homework this week is as follows:
1. Read and ANNOTATE String, Straightedge, and Shadow. It's due in three weeks.
2. Write daily in your LOG book keeping track of Patterns, I Wonders, Core Book Studies, and Math lessons.
3. Everyone needs to start thinking about their Science Fair project and start narrowing down their topic. I suggest that you use your newfound pattern skills to figure out what science question you would like to explore.
4. All students need to also be actively working on their class presentations, keeping their due dates in mind. These dates will only be changed because of illness or comparable circumstances.
That's it! Thanks everyone and happy pattern seeking!
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Euclid's Elements/Parent Night (4/28/2016)
This week we did a document study of Euclid's Elements. After going over the definitions, we spent some time not only studying the postulates, but drawing our own. Here is the website that breaks down the postulates step by step: http://math.furman.edu/~jpoole/euclidselements/eubk1/props.htm#proposition It would be a great practice for you to go through the postulates in the pyramid guide as well as the others from Euclid's book in order to better understand geometry and practice logical thinking skills.
Also we were able to have parent night. Thanks everyone for working hard on your projects and making a display to show all that hard work off!
Homework for next week:
Reading: Flatland - make sure you get it finished this week.
Core Book: 5+
Math Lessons: 4+
Log Booking: 10+ minutes, 4+ per week
Patterns & I Wonders: Keep looking for these and bring them to share.
Upcoming Schedule:
May 12-Math Final Exam and video
Also we were able to have parent night. Thanks everyone for working hard on your projects and making a display to show all that hard work off!
Homework for next week:
Reading: Flatland - make sure you get it finished this week.
Core Book: 5+
Math Lessons: 4+
Log Booking: 10+ minutes, 4+ per week
Patterns & I Wonders: Keep looking for these and bring them to share.
Upcoming Schedule:
May 12-Math Final Exam and video
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
April 21, 2016-Taster's Table & Movie
This week we watched the first two parts of the movie "The Elegant Universe" while enjoying everyone's taster's table creations. Great job everyone! They were all delicious.
Homework for next week:
Document Study: Euclid's Elements
Reading: Flatland (discussion on May 5, 2016)
Core Book: 5+
Math Lessons: 4+
Log Booking: 10+ minutes, 4+ per week
Patterns & I Wonders: Keep looking for these and bring them to share.
Please also remember to bring your science project to share at the parent night.
Upcoming Schedule:
April 27-Everything completed in order to get award including logbook, math lessons and essay final.
April 28-Document Study-Euclid's Elements, Parent Night
May 5-Book Discussion-Flatland
May 12-Math Final Exam and video
Homework for next week:
Document Study: Euclid's Elements
Reading: Flatland (discussion on May 5, 2016)
Core Book: 5+
Math Lessons: 4+
Log Booking: 10+ minutes, 4+ per week
Patterns & I Wonders: Keep looking for these and bring them to share.
Please also remember to bring your science project to share at the parent night.
Upcoming Schedule:
April 27-Everything completed in order to get award including logbook, math lessons and essay final.
April 28-Document Study-Euclid's Elements, Parent Night
May 5-Book Discussion-Flatland
May 12-Math Final Exam and video
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Final Essay Exam Questions
Final Exam Essay Questions:
Choosing from any of the books we have read this semester, answer five of the following questions.
- What pattern or patterns did I notice in the story and why were they important to me?
- What new truth did I discover and how has it changed me?
- What new equation or equations did I find and will I apply it to my life, why or why not?
- What do I wonder about now because I read that book?
- What book surprised me the most? Why? What were my assumptions about?
- If I could change the ending to any of our books, it would end… because…
- This book changed how I feel inside because …
- Which character had the most heart? Why?
This final exam needs to be completed by April 27th along with all your other work. Please let one of your mentors know if you have any questions at all.
Friday, April 15, 2016
4/14/2016
This week we did book discussion about "The Magician's Nephew" as well as a document study on Tsu Ssu's "The Way of the Mean".
Next week we will have the taster's table as well as a movie. We will be starting class at lunchtime in order to have time to complete the film.
We also discussed the final exam which will be an essay exam about one or more of the books that we have read and discussed. More information will follow in a separate post.
Homework for next week:
Taster's Table: Next week please bring your creation along with the recipe that you have made to share.
Reading: Flatland (discussion on May 5, 2016)
Document Study: None this week
Core Book: 5+
Math Lessons: 4+
Log Booking: 10+ minutes, 4+ per week
Patterns & I Wonders: Keep looking for these and bring them to share.
Remember to keep working our your science project. It must be completed by April 27th in order to have ready to bring to the Parent's Night on April 28th. Keep up the good work!
Upcoming Schedule:
April 21-Taster's Table-bring recipe and creation, and movie
April 27-Everything completed in order to get award including logbook, math lessons and essay final.
April 28-Document Study-Euclid's Elements, Parent Night
May 5-Book Discussion-Flatland
May 12-Math Final Exam and video
Next week we will have the taster's table as well as a movie. We will be starting class at lunchtime in order to have time to complete the film.
We also discussed the final exam which will be an essay exam about one or more of the books that we have read and discussed. More information will follow in a separate post.
Homework for next week:
Taster's Table: Next week please bring your creation along with the recipe that you have made to share.
Reading: Flatland (discussion on May 5, 2016)
Document Study: None this week
Core Book: 5+
Math Lessons: 4+
Log Booking: 10+ minutes, 4+ per week
Patterns & I Wonders: Keep looking for these and bring them to share.
Remember to keep working our your science project. It must be completed by April 27th in order to have ready to bring to the Parent's Night on April 28th. Keep up the good work!
Upcoming Schedule:
April 21-Taster's Table-bring recipe and creation, and movie
April 27-Everything completed in order to get award including logbook, math lessons and essay final.
April 28-Document Study-Euclid's Elements, Parent Night
May 5-Book Discussion-Flatland
May 12-Math Final Exam and video
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Week 7-9
We have gotten quite a bit done in class the past few weeks.
Week 7: We did a book study of "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe".
Week 8: We studied the document - Fragments of Thales. Logical Suzanne also did a short presentation on logical fallacies and we practiced recognizing "red herrings".
Week 9: Science Experiments: This has probably been our most enjoyed week so far. We did a few different experiments. I think that the magnetic "goo" was extremely popular. We also did a logical experiment where we had to figure out how to get water from 4 cups to 3 others without touching the cups. We then made paper airplanes and tried to figure out more effective ways to fold them. Thank you to Josh for bringing his cookies to test. I think we all approved.
Homework for next week:
Document Study: John Tyndall's The Position of Science. Please be prepared to discuss it next week in class.
Reading: The Magician's Nephew, we will be discussing it on March 31st.
Taster's Table: Keep working on making your recipe for the Taster's table.
Core Book: 5+
Math Lessons: 4+
Log Booking: 10+ minutes, 4+ per week
Patterns & I Wonders: Keep looking for these and bring them to share.
Remember to keep working our your science project. Keep up the good work!
Week 7: We did a book study of "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe".
Week 8: We studied the document - Fragments of Thales. Logical Suzanne also did a short presentation on logical fallacies and we practiced recognizing "red herrings".
Week 9: Science Experiments: This has probably been our most enjoyed week so far. We did a few different experiments. I think that the magnetic "goo" was extremely popular. We also did a logical experiment where we had to figure out how to get water from 4 cups to 3 others without touching the cups. We then made paper airplanes and tried to figure out more effective ways to fold them. Thank you to Josh for bringing his cookies to test. I think we all approved.
Homework for next week:
Document Study: John Tyndall's The Position of Science. Please be prepared to discuss it next week in class.
Reading: The Magician's Nephew, we will be discussing it on March 31st.
Taster's Table: Keep working on making your recipe for the Taster's table.
Core Book: 5+
Math Lessons: 4+
Log Booking: 10+ minutes, 4+ per week
Patterns & I Wonders: Keep looking for these and bring them to share.
Remember to keep working our your science project. Keep up the good work!
Monday, February 29, 2016
Week 6
In class this week we studied a document entitled Food and Temper written by Julien Offray de Lamettrie. This document discussed Mr. Lamettrie's theory that diet is related to a person's soul and character. We finished up the day by watching a couple of inspiring videos.
Homework for next week:
Reading: Finish our next book-- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, we will be discussing it this coming Thursday.
Essay: Why does character matter?
Core Book: 5+
Math Lessons: 4+
Log Booking: 10+ minutes, 4+ per week
Document Study: None this week.
Patterns & I Wonders: Keep looking for these and bring them to share.
Keep up the hard work. These document studies can be difficult, but learning how to find lines of logic will definitely help you in your current and future studies. Keep up the good work!
Homework for next week:
Reading: Finish our next book-- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, we will be discussing it this coming Thursday.
Essay: Why does character matter?
Core Book: 5+
Math Lessons: 4+
Log Booking: 10+ minutes, 4+ per week
Document Study: None this week.
Patterns & I Wonders: Keep looking for these and bring them to share.
Keep up the hard work. These document studies can be difficult, but learning how to find lines of logic will definitely help you in your current and future studies. Keep up the good work!
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