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#20: Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Math Mini Sparks

Take Me out to the Ball Game! The baseball/softball season is upon us and what better way to prepare for the fun than by studying the ways in which math is used in these fine sports.

Spark your math thinking!

1. Set up your math mini spark recording page: #20: Take Me Out to the Ball Game

2.  Watch this video about how to calculate batting average. Comment about something new you learned from the video on your recording sheet.

 

3. Print off this page and calculate batting averages. Worksheet Source: http://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/future-eligibles#2017-eligibles

4. Watch this PBS video-Real Life Math Baseball. What math does he discuss in the video? Add several ideas to your recording page.

5. Share your math mini spark recording page and batting average practice sheet with your teacher/EY coordinator.

Film Seminar Ticket

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Image Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thondon_entertainment.jpg

In order to be considered for the Film Seminar, please complete the tasks below by Friday, April 15.  There are only a few spots available for elementary students so make sure to turn in your very best work.  Submit your work to the EY Coordinator at your building.

Tasks
  • Watch this video on the History of Movies: https://youtu.be/rrJPICybdj8
  • Write a summary of what you learned from the video.
  • Complete the project that is mentioned at 2:45 in the video.

 

Contest: Become a TFK Kid Reporter!

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Do you dream of being a reporter or an editor? Are you a good writer who loves the news? If so, you may have what it takes to be a winner in the TFK Kid Reporter Talent Search.
TFK is looking for 12 students from around the nation to be members of the TFK Kid Reporter team for the 2016–2017 school year. ****Event closed****Check back in the spring for the new contest
Next year’s team will continue the tradition of reporting local and regional news stories for TIME For Kids magazine and timeforkids.com.
Professional journalists from TIME For Kids will select this team. In the past, TFK Kid Reporters have:
★  Interviewed national leaders, celebrities, and other newsmakers.
★  Written news stories, reviews, and opinion pieces for TIME For Kids.
★  Learned about the news business from award-winning journalists who work at TIME.
★  Appeared on television to talk about their work.

 

How to Enter

To apply, visit www.timeforkids.com/2016kr and complete the required fields and the official entry form. Be sure to read the official rules and share them with your parent or guardian, who must sign your entry form and submit it electronically. Entries must be submitted by June 17, 2016. You must be 14 years of age or younger on September 1, 2016.

Visit this website to view the official rules:

http://www.timeforkids.com/krcontest

Early Enrichment #21: Are We There Yet (Ep.3)

Early Enrichment

This week we are going far, far away.

To get there you will be traveling almost 6,500 miles! It would take you at least 18 hours to fly there. Which continent are we visiting? Check out these photos to see if you can figure it out.

China China2 China 3 China4

 

Welcome to Asia 

 

More on China:

Modern day China was formed after World War II, and it is the country with the biggest population in the world. There are over 1.3 billion people that live in the country! The capital of China is Beijing (bay-jing), but it’s largest city is Shanghai (shang-hi). To learn more interesting facts about China, check out National Geographic Kids’ country profile and try the activities below.

(1) Learn to count to 10 in Mandarin Chinese— Watch the video and share with friends

(2) Make your own Chinese Abacus—  (Chinese calculating instrument, also called Swan-Pan.)

(3) Chinese Tangrams— Cut out shapes and to create different images

 

Early Enrichment #20: Math Challenges

Early Enrichment

Do you have what it takes to be a math olympiad?

Try these math challenges to find out! 

 

(1) How many squares and triangles are there in the following drawing?

Triange Squares

(2) Draw the following shapes in one stroke without lifting the pencil and without retracing the same line.

1stroke_2 1stroke_1

(3) Sam lives in an apartment building. There are 3 levels above her and 2 levels below her. How many levels are there in the building?

(4) What do the following letters have in common?

Y M A O T U V X

(5) There are 2 rings and 6 triangles. Move the rings and triangles so that each ring has 4 triangles in them.

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(6)  Alphabet Spaghetti Puzzle

Spaghetti is famous for the way it all gets tangled up on the plate. Those of you who think they know their alphabet are bound to get all tangled up with this puzzle too, unless you read it and think about it very carefully!

What letter of the alphabet is the one which comes eight letters before the letter which comes five letters after the fourth appearance of the first letter to occur four times in this sentence?

Comment Below with your answers!

Questions from Math Top 10 and Math is Fun

2016 Summer Opportunities

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Summer is right around the corner and there are plenty of opportunities to continue the learning through June and July!  Feel free to leave a comment and add additional opportunities.

Omaha Public Library: http://omahalibrary.evanced.info/signup/eventcalendar.aspx?Lib=ALL

Do Space: http://www.dospace.org/events/month/2016-06

Although events and workshops haven’t been posted yet for June and July, make sure to check out Do Space’s calendar!

Camp for Creative Writers: http://finelines.org/camp-for-creative-writers/

  • June 20-24, 8:30-12:00 pm at University of Nebraska Omaha
  • Cost: $150
  • Ages 10 and up

Space Adventures, Robotics, and Survival: Zombie Apocalypse…All at the Strategic Air and Space Museum: http://www.sasmuseum.com/camps/

Young Nebraska Scientist Camps:  http://yns.nebraska.edu

KANEKO Programs: http://thekaneko.org/kaneko-programs/

Arts for All Inc.:  http://www.artsforallinc.com

Lauritzen Gardens:  http://www.lauritzengardens.org/Learn/Programs_for_Children_and_Families/Summer_Camps/index.asp

My Current Events Essay Contest

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My Current Events
Essay Contest (Grades 5-12)

https://clubs2.scholastic.com/?fileName=contests-and-programs

Due Date for Entries: March 31, 2016

One (1) Grand-Prize Winner will win a trip for two (2) to
Washington, D.C.

Ten (10) Runners-Up will receive two (2) Ripped from the Headlines
Libraries—one to take home and one for their class.

Watch a news segment or read an article about an issue affecting the world today. Then, in two pages or less, write about how it relates to your life.

All entries must include student’s name, age, and grade; and teacher’s name, school name, address, and phone number.

Send entries to:
My Current Events Essay Contest
P.O. Box 714
New York, NY 10013-0714

Early Enrichment #19: Are We There Yet? (E.2)

Early Enrichment

This week we are traveling to visit one of the largest cities in the world, 

London, England! 

United Kingdom

England is a part of Great Britain or the United Kingdom, and makes up the southern half. You can see it below in Yellow. Can you believe London, England is 4,287 mi away from Omaha, Nebraska. To get there you would have to take at least two different planes!

Checkout these activities about London, England: 

  1. Read more about England
  2. Build your own London Bridge  
  3. Learn to draw Big Ben 
  4. Design an English castle and try to include at least 5 different shapes!

Share what you learned below or with your EY Coordinator!

 

 

Social Studies Mini-Spark #10: Explore!!

Social Studies Enrichment
An unmanned European-Russian mission to Mars blasted off successfully from Kazakhstan in March 2016.
Learn more about this trip and Mars by completing this mini mars research project.
1. Watch a Mars video (free at Brainpop) https://www.brainpop.com/science/space/mars/
Take a quiz after the video and record your score.
2. Please read this article
article https://phys.org/news/2016-03-spacecraft-blast-mission-life-mars.html

3. Watch this BBC video about the Rover, Bruno
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35788195

Respond in the comments section below with your score from the Brainpop video. Also include 5 sentences about what you learned from this research.
**Remember to only use your first name, your grade, and your school when responding in the comments section below!

Web Page Game Design at Do Space

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http://www.dospace.org

Who:  Teens ages 12-17

What:  Web Page Game Design Class

Where:  Do Space (7205 Dodge Street)

When:  Wednesday & Thursday, March 30th & 31st, from 6:00PM to 9:00PM

Participants will create a web-based game to take home on a DVD to play with family and friends. The cost of this learning experience is $44. The course number is: 16/AP TEEN 108N 80. Call 402-457-5231 to register today! 

Westside Community Schools does not sponsor or endorse the organization or activity described here.  The sharing of this information is provided as a community service.