More Presentations.....

We started off a little late - just a reminder that we are watching the movie The Alamo and we will start it at 9:25 sharp so be there and be there early!


We had some great presentations by:

Gabe - Edwin Beard Budding.  Did you know he invented the lawnmower?  It was also a business that was able to succeed during war time.  Budding really inspired Gabe with his tenacity and hard work.  Gabe even had an awesome edible lawn for us to share.

Lamoni brought in his prototype from his inventor report last week.  He made his own type of Tesla coil.

 Nicolas brought his iphone big prototype.  It does BIG things

 Matthew brought in his prototype of a house with a lightning rod.  Cute house!

Ammon - Alfred Nobel.  Did you know the one who created the Nobel Peace Prize also invented dynamite?  Also he never allows a certain category to participate due to a personal scandal that effected him.  Ask you student what that category was.  Ammon made us all our own dynamite sticks.  It was powerful!

Preston - Bill Gates.  He was the youngest self made billionaire before the age of 30.  Gates is a brilliant man!  He also has made it possible for almost every household to have it's own personal computer.  He also does so much good for education today.  Ask your student what Prestons Dad did with Microsoft.

Nadya - Louis Braille.  We learned so much about Braille.  Did you know he was born with sight but due to an accident lost the site in both eyes?  He improved on a system the military used and helped the blind to truly see through reading.  Nadya brought a great prototype of Braille and we all got to make our own braille system and feel what reading braille would feel like.  Amazing!

Kaden - Leonardo Da Vinci.  Did you know that Da Vinci is one of the greatest inventors ever although he didn't invent many of them but was the idea behind some of our greatest inventions such as the tank, scuba suit, the car, the helicopter etc. He was much ore than just a painter. Ask your student what his greatest painting was.  Kaden brought a prototype of an invention and a message in Da Vinci's secret mirror language.  Ask your students how hard it was to solve.

We also had time to do our timecards.  2 students passed them off.  Great job Gabe and Nadya!  Timecards are DUE by this Thursday in under 10 minutes or there is NO FINAL REWARD.  Parents if you could please take the time to pass them off at home that would really help us for Thursday.  All timecards need to be put in order in 10 minutes or less for them to earn the reward.  They can do it!

We also had a final Jeopardy game that Sister DeGuzman did.  It was a blast to see how much they know and the ones that stumped them.  Not surprisingly they were highly competitive!  It was fun to see them compete and fight for the win.

The reward is we are bringing lunch and a movie in the last day of class.  We really want everyone to participate.  Look at the requirement page.  We went through it with the students in class so they should know what they still have due.  It they have everything done they earn lunch and movie.  Please vote in the comment section for what lunch your student would like. Majority rules.

Rally's Hamburgers
Wings and Things
Paco Tacos
Subway
In-N-Out
Jersey Mike's
Panda Express

The students did a great job!  It has been an amazing semester getting to know them, seeing their genius develop and watching them learn and grow.  We are truly amazed by their maturity and dedication.

HOMEWORK

Come to class with ALL requirements marked off by parents
PARENTS - please let us know when your scholar is done so we know how much food to bring!
Finish all time cards with parent signing off or come early for us to sign off
Map of 1860 - fill out at home

Come ready for a party if you completed your requirements.  Good luck!

Questions for presentation:

Here is what your evaluator is looking for. Please don't base your whole presentation on stating the question and answering the question. This is just a guideline but from the very beginning we did state that you must have a visual prototype, This is a full science presentation please no lecture only based presentations. 


Name of Presenter  
Name of Invention  
     
     
Who invented it?  
 

Why did he/she invent it?  
    
What need does it serve? 
   How  did he/she invent it?
 

How did (or does or will) this invention help the world or serve humankind? 


What is your favorite thing about this invention?

What were/are the biggest obstacles involved in developing this invention?
 

What are the possible ethical problems with this invention? Can it be used to do harm? What restrictions if any, would you recommend to prevent use.

Presentations Galore

What a week can you believe we only have 2 more weeks to meet with one another?

This week we ran out of time but got so much accomplished. We started with our patriotic quote from Preston. He shared his take on a modern day quote. It was interesting what did you guys think about it? leave a message below. :0)

We had a presidential report from Nadya on James Buchanan. She did a fabulous job! Thank you all for your hardwork on these reports. I have learned so much.

We then started our big day of Ivention/Inventor reports off with Lamoni on Nicoli Tesla. He invented the Tesla Coil. Did you know he went a little crazy at the end of his life?

Steve Jobs was presented by Nick Johnson. Do you know who WOZ was? Jobs was an entrepreneur and he never really invented anything on his own he was the marketing wizard.

Kensington presented Thomas Edison and had a remarkable visula set up and even showed how to not do an expiereent something Edison probably new very well. Her favorite quote shared was "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work" She left the class with some yummy treats.

H.B Reese is a name the class will never forget. He made the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. Meridian set the bar high for next weeks group of reports. She gave an excellent example on how to present an inventor and their invention. Good job!!! Her research sparked a desire to make her own PB cups and I must say those were better then the original.

 Ben Franklin was presented by Matthew Behymer. Lots of fun facts were shared. What a great inventor to present on.

We closed with very little time. Next week we have our final batch of reports for the year and hopefully will find the time to play our jeopardy game.

HOMEWORK:

• Study timeline cards next week it's gotta be done inunder 10 minutes PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!
• Finalize inventor reports for those presenting
• Watch the Mask of Zorro if you didn't make the movie night
• Read the Missouri compromise, document study it...define words that are unclear to you
• memorize all states in the US in 1860. see previous blog post
• HAVE A GREAT WEEK!