Kudzu Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 For a day that is. A Facebook friend and kayaker asked me to bring up a couple of my boats to his classroom. His kids are reading a book about the Inuits. He thought it would be really interesting for them to see a traditional Inuit boat. Of course I don't have anything that is really traditional but I do have the Baidarka and some Greenland paddles. We talked about it and he asked me to bring my Greenland style boat too. We can make a comparision of the two boats and how they were on the waters at the same time but developed differently in different parts of the world. This is a class of 8th graders so this should be fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayak278 Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Very cool! I'm a 6th grade Language Arts teacher and last year our math teacher across the hall had me bring in an offset table and several cross sections from my son's 10' Sea Flea. Using the offsets and some completed cross sections, he taught the students how to graph out points and then had them also estimate the interior volume of the kayak. The kids loved it. I also brought in my Greenland balance stool (see Christopher Cunningham's book) that I had built to simulate what it is like to use your balance to stay upright in a kayak on the water. Since I teach in a very rural, low socio-economic area, it was really neat to see the students' eyes light up and ask questions about kayaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DURRETTD Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 If I had a nickel for every time I heard, "When are we ever going to use this stuff?" during my 15 years teaching (algebra, general science, and Cisco Networking) I'd be rich! It's too bad scaling doesn't work better; that's a great exercise in algebra, spreadsheets, and science. Enjoy the day! And thanks for showing students the real world! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Doug (WA) Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Alway a good thing when students are given some practical applications for what they are learning. Hats off to you and the teacher. Something I'm sure will stick in the mind of the students. The coarse I hated most in school was geomerty. The one I think I probably use most in woodworking is geomerty. Wish I had paid more attention and probably would have if I had seem practical application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudzu Posted December 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 I was probably the exception but I like math in school. I wasn't that good at it, but I like it. But of course I wasn't good at most things in school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudzu Posted December 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 We had a great time today in School. The kids were quite and didn't ask many questions during my 'talk' but I am not a great Orator by any means. But the 'Hands on' time was a different story! https://www.facebook.com/jeff.horton.313/media_set?set=a.724243057587385.1073741840.100000050936399&type=1 I THINK anyone can see the photos in this link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kudzu Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Well, I made that album public so it should have worked. I will have to look at it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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