Overview of Eureka 2012-2013

Vision:
To SEE God's hand in the world around us.
To UNDERSTAND and APPLY the natural laws of the earth
To DEVELOP the ability to apply inductive and deductive reasoning to find truth.
To LEARN to think!
To be INSPIRED by greatness as we study individuals and God's creations.


Classics:
Core (Apprentice)  Classics:
The Journey of Al & Gebra to the Land of Algebra
Online biographies and resources
(optional)  The Joy of Mathematics by Theoni Pappas
(optional) Mathematicians are people too Vol 1 and Vol 2 by Reimer
October Sky (Rocket Boys)....January Apprentice Classic....by Homer Hickam

Journeyman Classics:
The Bible...book of Genesis
The Pearl of Great Price...book of Moses
Outside source for each of sciences studied in year

Master Classics:
September:   The Mystery of the Periodic Table by Wiker

October:  The first scientist, a life of Roger Bacon by Clegg

November:  The Travels of Marco Polo by Komroff

January:  October Sky (Rocket Boys) by Homer Hickam

February:  Fascinating Fibonaccis by Garland

March:  Galen and the Gateway to Medicine by Bendick

April:  The Chosen by Potok



Memorization:
September:  Periodic Table Elements
October:  Math addition, subtractions, multiplication facts
November:  Rock cycle, water cycle, parts of a flower
January:  Constellations in the Winter Sky (northern hemisphere)
February:  Cell structure of a plant, cell structure of an animal
March:  Human Body Systems
April:  Hebrew letter and number names

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