EXPLORATIONS Clause Samples

EXPLORATIONS. The term for Explorations Group, Inc., a publicly held Delaware corporation and a Party to this Agreement, together with all of its subsidiaries.

EXPLORATIONS. Sociologists study how people interact in groups. How each person behaves can change how the group interacts. Each day for four days, choose a one-hour block of time and tally every time someone gives a compliment to someone else in your family. Then, read how to give and receive compliments at this link: ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/us/ articles/200403/the-art-the-compliment For two days, be intentional about giving as many genuine compliments as possible. Then, each day for four days, choose an hour and tally every time someone gives a compliment to someone else in your family. How did your family interactions change after you gave a concentrated dose of compliments? If you’ve interacted with nature, you’ve probably noticed some patterns! Much of nature is built by the Fibonacci sequence. What the video (part 1) for more information about Fibonacci numbers. Watch the video (part 2) for a look into how math and nature interact. At the end of the video, what anomaly does she discover? Watch part 3 to learn more about other patterns in nature. What patterns can you find in nature? Can you find any anomalies? Links: Part 1: ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇/ahXIMUkSXX0 Part 2: ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇/lOIP_Z_-0Hs Part 3: ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇/14-NdQwKz9w If a plant started with 4, 9, or 15 leaves how would you expect patterns to develop? How would they be alike and different? Writers often use specific writing styles to create clever interactions between the text and audience. Choose a technique below to use in a narrative text you create, such as a poem, short story, monologue, etc.: • Full Circle Ending - The first sentence must also be the last sentence of the paragraph. Come “full circle” at the ending. • Repetition for Effect - Choose a specific word or phrase to repeat to stress an idea. Ex. She knows I’m only allowed to drive on Sundays. She knows I’ll have to pay for gas. • Hyphenated modifier - Use a hyphenated adjective to add emphasis to your descriptions. Ex: When I saw the look on my mom’s face, I had one of those this-is-the- last-moment-of-your-life feelings.

EXPLORATIONS. How we interact with each other matters. Researchers found that receiving compliments can cause people to perform better. Read about one such experiment at this link: ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/science-explains- why-compliments-feel-so-good-243457 Design your own experiment with family members or people you know to test the effects of receiving compliments. Use that study as inspiration, but do not replicate it. Be sure to include a control and experimental condition. The larger your sample size, the more reliable your results, so try to include several people in your experiment. Based on your results, what were the effects of receiving compliments? How might you change your interactions as a result? Is beauty really in the eye of the beholder? Mathematics would argue no, saying that phi is the beauty indicator that shows up in our interactions with nature and humans. Explore the links listed on this website to learn more about the Golden Ratio: ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. com/research/our-research/ On the Beauty Code page, use the information to gather data from your environment in search of the beautiful phi. How do the things you consider beautiful align with the mathematics of the Golden Ratio? What unique creation can you make that displays math’s definition of beauty? How have your thoughts changed regarding the question: Is beauty really in the eye of the beholder? “I am lonely, yet not everybody will do. I don’t know why, some people fill the gaps and others emphasize my loneliness.” – ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ When people think about human interactions, very few pay attention to social isolation and loneliness. Imagine a friend or loved one writing the quote. Write a letter to him/her addressing loneliness and offer support. While you are composing your letter, consider the following questions: • How do you explain the importance of social interactions? • Does the person find comfort in his/her loneliness? • How will the person feel about receiving the letter? • What resources can you provide? If you know someone personally who is experiencing loneliness, share the letter with him/her.

EXPLORATIONS. Code interacts with a computer and tells it what to do. Play this game with your family interacting like a computer and a coder.

EXPLORATIONS. Have you ever played or watched a game of tug of war? If the forces on both sides are balanced, no one moves. If the forces are unbalanced, one team will win. Watch this video that provides some examples of balanced and unbalanced forces: ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇. be/L_TXu8ih668 A hovercraft uses air to propel itself across a smooth surface. Create your own hovercraft with a few simple objects. ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇/tFrnlJr8ueI Experiment with the type of surface you choose for your hovercraft to glide on. Do some surfaces work better than others? How does the balance or unbalance of forces help the vehicle lift and move? Create a new sport which uses a hovercraft for recreation. Describe your sport. What are the rules? How is the game scored? How did balanced and unbalanced forces apply to your sport? Could you have played your sport on the moon? A mathematical equation is like a balance. The two expressions on either side of the equal sign must remain equivalent. When solving an equation it is important to perform the same computation on both sides to maintain equivalency or balance. Visit: ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/Mobiles.html and play with several different mobiles. The mobiles get more challenging as you progress. After having fun with the mobiles (be careful this can be addictive), write the equation for five of the mobiles and solve them algebraically. Try to build your own feature and have a friend or family member try to solve it. Many times in your school career you will be asked to conduct research on a topic and then present the results in a variety of formats such as paper, speech, or digital presentation. In informational/ explanatory writing, it is important to do so in a fair and balanced way. This is different than in an argumentative piece of writing where you are asserting a particular claim. Choose and conduct research on a topic that you have seen discussed in the press where there are two or more opposing viewpoints. Try to find as many unbiased sources as you can. If you decide to include biased sources in your research, make sure that you review sources from both sides. Create a blog or podcast and practice presenting the information with an objective tone. Make sure that you develop the topics with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient details. People travel by car, plane, boat, and train to destinations across our state, nation, and the world. It was not always this simple, though. Read about the history of transportation in North Carolina. How ha...

EXPLORATIONS. Design is very important in building structures. Watch this video to explore how basic shapes are in designs all around us: ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/post/81593316828 Design and build the tallest structure you can using only 20 strands of dry spaghetti and masking tape. Your structure must be built within 10 minutes, so be sure to plan your design first. Think about the design of your structure before you start building. When 10 minutes has lapsed, measure the height of your structure. Adjust your design to reach a taller height and try again. Challenge your family members to a competition. Who can build the tallest structure in 10 minutes? Place value provides a structure for creating numbers. It helps you understand the meaning of the number. Place value is also needed to understand number order. Because of place value many numbers with only 10 digits: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 can be created. Answer the following questions thinking about place value as a structure: • Add the number 16 and 7. What is your answer? How does the structure of place value help you add these numbers? • Is it easier or harder to add 2-digit numbers when there is a zero in the ones place? Why? • What is the largest 4-digit number you can create? • What is the smallest 4-digit number? How did you figure this out? Stories, dramas and poems all have different structural elements that writers choose purposefully, as each successive part builds on earlier sections to provide meaning. Choose a story, drama/play or poem that you enjoy (an old favorite would be best). Break it down into the important elements or moments found in the various chapters, scenes or stanzas. Write each important moment on a block, paper cup, index card, or playing card. Build the structure of the story, drama or poem by stacking the chapters, scenes or stanzas in their original order. Now create a different structure entirely, stacking the chapters, scenes or stanzas in new ways. How does this impact the progression of the story? The meaning? Which structure do you prefer? Why? Locations of regions and natural resources help to structure the economic development of an area. Water, land formations, soil, climate and location are important "calling cards" that attract different businesses to an area. Research environmental impact using these links: • ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇/3hjwv8A • ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/wonder/how-does- earths-surface-affect-culture Become a business scout and research businesses influ...

EXPLORATIONS. Engineers experiment with different materials to find what works best in a situation. Visit this link to learn more about paper hovercrafts: ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. org/kidszone/experiments/paper-hovercrafts/ Find four different materials such as paper, cardboard, aluminum foil, and newspaper to create a hovercraft. First, predict which will travel the farthest. Then make a hovercraft out of each material. Test them to see which travels farthest. Experiment to see how you can change the one that traveled farthest to make it go even farther. Why does the change you make cause it to go farther? You feed one colony of 5 collared lemurs and one colony of twice as many ring-tailed lemurs. All lemurs receive the same lunch. You prepare 24 bananas, 48 thistles, and 100 poplar leaves. • What does each lemur eat? • What does each colony eat? Only use whole pieces of food. Each lemur needs at least one of each food. With the remainder, how many more lemurs could you feed? Visit this link for solutions: ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/ ybht3hxj An “Origin Story,” is a fictional narrative that explains why something is the way it is (why a tiger has stripes or why a snake has no legs, for example). Origin stories often come in the form of fables or fairy tales. They can even be about characters that have superpowers and describe how a person became a superhero, like Spider-Man or Superman. Explore your imagination to create a story about why something is the way it is. It could be something in nature or a superhero. Write a fable, fairy tale, or comic strip detailing your origin story. Draw a map of North Carolina and label the three regions of the state. Add illustrations within each region showing what makes it distinct from the other two. Beneath your map write a short story about a person who lives in one region but must travel to the other two. Write a diary entry from this person’s perspective. Be sure to include the geographic distinctions you illustrated and how geography impacted the story or diary entry.

EXPLORATIONS. Exploring space has inspired dreams of living in an extraterrestrial environment, but how does the human body adapt to the new environment? Fortunately, we have data from the astronauts who have visited the International Space Center for extended periods of time to help answer this question. Research the effects of space on the human body: ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/hrp/bodyinspace or https:// ▇▇▇▇.▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pick one system of the human body and report on how various aspects of the space environment affect that system. How will the body need to adapt? How will that adaptation physically manifest itself? Draw a diagram to show what the human body system might look like after 1,000 years of adapting in space. Biological adaptation is usually viewed as a good thing, but some adaptations are harmful to humans. Bacteria have been able to adapt, making them resistant to antibiotics. Learn more by watching the video: ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/ watch?v=fyRyZ1zKtyA Review the data table: ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇/3eTuP3O Finish the table by finding the % of resistant bacteria for each age group. • Is there a correlation between age group and the number of antibiotic-resistant strains found? • How would you determine a correlation? • If you determined a correlation, what type of correlation is it? Write a function to model the correlation. If you determine that there is not a correlation, use probability to explain. Students all over the world have had to adapt to remote learning due to COVID-19. It is a new experience that many teachers and students were unprepared to handle. Create a "How to Adapt to Remote Learning" newsletter for other students at your school. The sections may include: • School information and contacts for parents • Tips from teachers and students • Resources for students and parents • Coping skills/mindfulness moments Survey classmates and friends to gather information on their experiences about learning from home, or at least outside of the school building. Make the newsletter available online or print. According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, employers must provide reasonable accommodations “enabling a qualified individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of a job.” Review the case of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ v. NYC Department of Education (DOE): ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇/3jBh0uk

EXPLORATIONS. Engineers experiment with different materials to find what works best for any given situation. Visit this link to learn more about paper hovercrafts: ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/kidszone/experiments/ paper-hovercrafts/ Find four different materials such as paper, cardboard, aluminum foil, and newspaper to create a hovercraft. First, predict which will travel the farthest. Second, make the hovercraft out of each of the four materials. Test them to see which hovercraft travels the farthest. Let’s explore numbers by playing a number game! Write numbers 1 to 5 on small sheets of papers. Place in a container. Create a second set of numbers, 1 to 5, in a different container. Pull one number from each container. If the numbers match, add them. If the numbers don’t match, subtract them. Write down the number sentence and your total (for example, 3+3=6 or 5-2=3). Put the numbers back. Pull again. Repeat 10 times. Add the totals to find your score. Add numbers 6 to 10 to the containers. Play again. Which total score from the two matches was higher? Why? Explain your results. An “Origin Story,” is a fictional story that explains why something is the way it is. For example, an origin story might explain why a tiger has stripes or why a snake has no legs. Explore your imagination or your environment to choose something that interests you. What is its origin? Create your own story about why something is the way it is. Write out a play with 2-4 characters and dialogue between them to explain why something is the way it is. Be sure to include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings. If possible, perform the play with friends and/or family members. Demand is how much people want or need to buy something. Supply is how much of something there is available for sale. When supply is up, the price/cost decreases. When demand is up, the price increases. Pretend to be a news reporter and write a newspaper article or a script for television news sharing what you have noticed about current gasoline prices. Explain why you think the prices are changing and how that can affect the amount of gasoline people buy. How do the principles of supply and demand work with goods other than gasoline? Explore other examples and discuss with a family member.