Here’s what happened with Ethan during the first week of December.
December 1
December 2
December 3
Video about how to play hexapawn
December 4
Report from Mink, Ethan’s teacher at Soaring Eagle Nature School:
The day started with a squirrel-centric big game of “Midden Madness” in the Forest, during which hungry squirrels had to balance collecting pine cones for the winter with not being eaten by predators! Afterwards, Mink told the first half of the Badora story—the ending to which will be revealed next session!
Mink’s group had a very sneaky day of hiking down a big hill to a river spot they had never been to before! The old growth Sitka Spruce trees were beautiful and unusual to see, and everyone enjoyed a quiet lunch by the raging river. The Ravens decided it would be wise to hike back up the hull sooner than later, knowing it would be a slow journey. Once at the top again, mink presented the group with “the great hot chocolate fire challenge!” This team challenge involved bringing water to boil in a stove that uses only sticks for fuel! The first step was to light the stove, and the group was provided with two flint and steels as well as the choice between a few different tinders to start the fire. In the end they came very close but were not quite able to light the stove. With the promise of another attempt at the challenge next week, it will be interesting to see if their strategy changes!
December 5
December 6
December 7
making a “chance of getting an exploding kitten wheel”for the exploding kittens game.
Are you using the wheel as you play? Are you finding the probability pretty accurate? I am impressed how you are applying your mathematical knowledge to games.
Are there other games you would use this strategy for?
map of physics. this was cooool!! because it’s a map!!!! of physics and it’s cool to see a subject on a map.
I am so glad you enjoyed it too! I thought it would be right up your alley. You like visuals and ideas. I was very excited when I stumbled across it.
making a computer!
it’s supposed to control a game called hexapawn. hexapawn is a game with two players, and you either (a) capture all the pieces of the other player, (b) get one of your pieces to the other side, or (c) block the opponent so they can’t move.
making my video about the computer that is hexapawn.
I looked at your video which inspired me. I learned a lot from your replication and video. Thank you I know know how a computer can “learn”
I am curious to hear about what you learned in this process?
I typed computer learning into google and got this:
Machine learning algorithms build a mathematical model based on sample data, known as “training data”, in order to make predictions or decisions without being explicitly programmed to perform the task. … Machine learning is closely related to computational statistics, which focuses on making predictions using computers.
What are your thoughts or applications you see for this?
An article for you: Machine Learning and why it matters:
https://www.sas.com/en_in/insights/analytics/machine-learning.html
Many other articles here which may or may not be of interest: https://www.sas.com/en_in/insights.html
math: proof: there is an irrational number between any 2 rational numbers.
Proofs are the best!! Nice work Ethan
writing: every kind of thing in spaaaaaaaaaace! for writing about every kind of thing in space. I’m supposed to write about every kind of thing in space
This seems like quite a daunting task.
How are you approaching it?
making a Fibonacci spiral! I thought it was cool, so…
I do love the Fibonacci spiral and so did Brent Cameron who started self Design. I know I have shared that with you before.
Here is some more inspired art and in nature:
Why is this presenting itself in space? Big question I know
A bit of math work too
learning about centre of mass and solving problems because it was fun!!!!!!
It is great to see you solving some problems too. Have you ever been on a seesaw?
I don’t know if they put them in playgrounds anymore, for safety reasons. I just loved them as a kid and playing with further away from the center when a heavier person or people got on.
Here is the physics site I got this from, not sure if the problems are interesting to you or not:
http://www.solvephysics.com/dynamics_problem45.shtml
making a flowchart of diep.io! check out the game here:
So this flowchart is so cool!! The image is fairly small so I can’t read it, but I look forward to seeing more of your flowchart work.
Do you have any other ideas of other flowcharts you would like to create?
Here is a neat one I found:
Happy weekend and I hope you are in the flow….
Natasha
hey Natasha!
here are the answers to your questions as always.
😉
Once you learn a new equation and reteach it, do you try different variables or values to check your understanding?
no, not really. sometimes, when there is a weird variable, though, I usually change it to “x” if it involves algebra.
(weird variables: q,z,v,a,g,b,c,d,e,f,j,i)
For example in the elastic and inelastic equations do you ever change the weight of the objects? The distances?
not really, because sometimes the equation has a square root in it, and I change the numbers, it gets to an irrational number, like the square root of 2. but, next time, I might try it!
Do you feel like mindfulness practice informs your learning?
Are there ways for you to learn more mindfully?
hmm…mabye when I can’t solve a problem, that’s when mindfulness comes in handy when I get frustrated and stuff(for example, physics, math…)…and maybe there are ways to learn more mindfully… maybe I will try that!
Have you heard any of these [myths]? Did you learn anything new?
well… no, because I got an error message when I clicked the link for the web site, so I can’t check. sorry!
ps. the map of physics was really fun because it explains so much!
it is interesting to see a concept on a map! so, classical physics is what newton developed, quantum physics is about atoms and nuclear fusion and fission… relativity is Einstein work, like e=mc^2, and special relativity! there is also philosophy! and the future is about dark matter, dark energy, and so on!
also, this image was really interesting because it’s really fun at the end and it inspired me to keep pushing and learning:
thanks, Natasha!
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