You have two options for master class for the rest of the year. Option one, led by Sis. Mapes,
will emphasize logical reasoning, spiritual applications and will go into greater depth on Earth
science and geology. Option two, led by Bro. Mapes will cover physical science (i.e. forces,
motion, electricity, light, waves, etc.) Inspirements and class activities will emphasize
application of these scientific principles.
Master Class 1 (Sis. Mapes)
Book:
The Fallacy Detective by Nathanial Bluedorn and Hans Bluedorn
Read:
“What is a Fallacy”, “The Inquiring Mind” and “Avoiding the Question” (pages 9 – 62)
from The Fallacy Detective.
Read, listen or watch:
“A Reservoir of Living Water” by David Bednar. This BYU devotional
was given on Feb 7th, 2007. It is about 45 minutes long. The speech can be found at the
following link.
http://speeches.byu.edu/?act=viewitem&id=1686
Inspirements:
Do each of the following. Written work will be collected in class.
Write four of you own fallacies based on your reading. You can create advertisements
for a fictional product, political slogans or ads, or fictional conversations between two
people. Bring these to class, where the other members of the class will try to identify
your examples of fallacies.
Write a report expressing what you learned from Elder Bednar’s talk. Remember to look
for principles as you go about your learning.
Spend about 15 minutes wiring in your journal on how you can create living water for
yourself. This is for you and is not meant to be shared.
Select an additional inspirement about water from Journeyman. Bring it to class to share
with the group.
Master Class 2 (Bro. Mapes)
Book:
Exploring Creation with Physical Science by Dr. Jay L. Wile. The 2nd edition is
preferred, but other additions may be used.
Read:
Module #1: The Basics & Module #9: An Introduction to the Physics of Motion from
Exploring Creation with Physical Science. Don’t forget to do the “On Your Own” practice
problems.
Inspirements:
Do each of the following. E-mail me your written work no later than 3:00 PM the day before
master class to the following e-mail address: Jeremy.Mapes@rocket.com. I will review your
work and return it with comments during master class.
Perform at least one of the experiments from each module, i.e. one experiment from
module 1 and one from module 9. You may work together with others if you wish.
Record your observations and conclusions and write a summary of the principle
demonstrated.
Provide written answers the following questions as a minimum from each module’s study
guide section for review. While not required, it is recommended to all the questions.
o Module 1 (p. 24): 1, 3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13
o Module 9 (p. 229): 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 15, 16
Come up with your own velocity/acceleration problem for others to solve in class. Be
creative and have fun.
Bring to master class a number of objects of varying shape, size, texture and mass in
order to perform a number of falling, rolling, sliding, spinning and other motion
experiments. Make sure the objects aren’t fragile or messy (i.e. no raw eggs!)
In the vernacular of mechanics, work is the force applied to an object multiplied by the
distance traveled. In other words, even if you push as hard as you can against an object,
if it isn’t moving, you aren’t producing work. Think about aspects of your life where you
seem to be putting forth a lot of effort but not getting anywhere. What forces or obstacles
are keeping you from making progress? What can you do to remove or mitigate the
effects of these forces or obstacles? Prayerfully record your impressions regarding these
questions in your personal journal.
