April Week 3: Eureka!

EUREKA!

CORE CLASS: This week we will be taking the initiative to look for resources around us and in ourselves and how to help that initiative grow…like a seed!

I. SEEK KNOWLEDGE:  Do all five and record or highlight your favorite parts.

1. Plan out your week with your mentor/parent like in a weekly accountability meeting.

2. Read Da Vinci Excerpt #8 (available on the yahoo group) and share your favorite parts with a parent or friend.

3. Read “The Rock Pile” section of “Charlie’s Monument” and ponder who he looks for resources, both in himself and in the world around him.

4. Study Seeds and how they grow, like books from the library or videos at: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/the-seedy-side-of-plants/video-shooting-seeds-burrowing-seeds/4665/

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/the-seedy-side-of-plants/video-flying-seeds/4664/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czRUxCJwVjw  (boring, you say?  I dare you to find something better besides “The Magic School Bus” or Bill Nye’s “Plant” episode, which doesn’t really talk about seeds :)!)

5. Now re-read the scripture and quote from Teddy Roosevelt (at least once!) and think about what all these things have in common.

II. GAIN UNDERSTANDING: After you have studied that section, pick something that came up in your studies or that came to mind as you were studying it and study it deeper to gain better understanding.  Check out the blog for ideas and suggestions, but make it your own!

                My project for understanding is: _______________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

III. INTELLIGENCE:  Now, think about what you have studied.  How can you make it a part of your life?  Make a plan and DO something to change yourself with what you have learned. (Check out the blog for ideas!)

            My project for creating intelligence is: ___________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________