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@BlackoutKnight Were there any videos you watched that were helpful? Could you post them here?
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So, there is some connection to questionable things mythologically, but over-all the current meaning is much more positive meaning either:
1. A rare and near impossible truth.
2. Add power to something already powerful.
The question is should Xians use it with the mythological roots and current meaning? So there are two schools of thought on this: non-syncretist and Celtic. The Non-syncretist would say you should blend anything from one religion into another. For example Christianity should only use Biblical images, stories, symbols, and ideas and should exclude and maybe oppose or surpress ideas from other religions and spiritual traditions. Here’s what some mean by the Celtic approach:
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After we master slope and rate of change, it’s also important to start thinking about linear (sloped lines) and non-linear growth (growth curves). Here’s what I mean:
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For @etcetera and @BlackoutKnight : Slope is useful when thinking about growth. For example, the grade or slope in a hill is the “growth of steepness”. If you apply this, you can think of all growth relating to slope in some way. Think about your bank account: If you plotted the time in weeks at the bottom of a line graph, and the amount of money deposited as points a certain amount up from the bottom and then you connected those points — you’d have a line (or lines) that can be described with slope.
This is really useful when trying to understand or predict growth. So in the example of the bank account, the graph of deposits would show a line that would tell you if your earnings are growing by the same rate week-to-week (linear), or different rates (non-linear). If you have lots of fixed expenses (the same every month), non-linear could be a real problem (think about why).
When it comes to graphing growth using slope, there’s an important concept you’ll need: Slope and Y-Intercept: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz8zVJxRFX8
You know what slope is. To get Y-intercept, think of a 2-D plane. It’s got X and Y, but no Z. Turn it into a 1×1 grid and measure X and Y with lines in the horizontal and vertical middle. If you plot any sloped line on the grid, it will eventually “intercept” the Y axis. That’s the Y-intercept.
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We did awesome on this team project! The finished result looks great and it was a great success on the district call.
Thanks @etcetera and @BlackoutKnight for doing the terraforming and original construction of structures! Thanks @geckoguy and CBC for helping with decorations and adding details!
The final product is at: https://unusualkingdom.com/codex/the-journey-map/
And
https://campdeerpark.org/kb/the-journey-map/
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@SuzyHomemaker , @etcetera , @BlackoutKnight : Look at this section of Cambridge’s Darwin Project. It has a lot of narrative about Darwin’s methods which we can use to think about building systems for MagSchool.
Two frameworks I already developed are [4] The Science Cycle and [7] Epistemology.
darwinproject.ac.uk
Darwin and the experimental life
Our new website section explores the central role of experimentation in Darwin's work. How did his experimental approach evolve and what were the contemporary meanings and uses of experimentation? What were Darwin's 'fool's experiments'? How did he investigate elusive phenomena … Continue reading
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Watch this video for information about how to plan curves using math in MC. Add a proper curve with a 20-block radius to your road for BONUS.
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Now that we know about slope and grade, we’re ready to build a road in MC. According to the DEC Unpaved Forest Road Handbook, the roads we’re going to build should have a maximum grade of 15%, but 10% is even better.
- Take what you’ve learned and make a MC road by either 1) using the shovel to make a dirt road, or 2) placing blocks.
- Make your road at least 200 blocks long and 4 wide.
- See the next post for BONUS content — how to figure out curve radius in MC!
unusualkingdom.com
DEC Unpaved Forest Road Handbook - Mágoulo’s School - UnusualKingdom.com
DEC Unpaved Forest Road Handbook - Mágoulo’s School - UnusualKingdom.com
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Slope in road building and earth moving is called grade and it’s a percent rather than a fraction (for example, they say either “a 10% grade” or “15 grade”). It’s actually still a fraction, but the bottom number is always 100, so a 10% grade is 10/100 slope — in other words, it rises 10 unit for every 100 it runs.
Here’s a video explaining this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULSERqhCd-I
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This reply was modified 1 month, 4 weeks ago by profmag.
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We should also teach the continents. Here is a map to do this: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seven_Continents_(political).svg
We can print this for the atlas binders.
commons.m.wikimedia.org
File:Seven Continents (political).svg - Wikimedia Commons
File:Seven Continents (political).svg - Wikimedia Commons
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@etcetera is creating an outline map of this that will be more printer/coloring friendly. Please post to this discussion and we should consider adding it to the Media Wiki Commons since there doesn’t seem to be one there (this would require gathering info about original file, categories, etc).
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Could you describe what characteristics or behaviors you observed that led to your identification as a Northern Black Racer?
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Here is the white board from our conversation:
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Here’s our group discussion answering the 7Qs for this historical event:
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Use [7] The Seven Questions adapted to historical events:
What is the event?
What did the event have to do with?
Why did the event happen?
Who was involved in the event?
How did the event happen?
When/Where did the event happen?
To What Extent did the event impact other things?
These should be the questions we answer as a group and record the results on a big PostIt.
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