This is a great link to help us know who to contact if we'd like to be part of a service project, propose a project or learn of great events in Ogden.
http://indieogdenutah.com/2015/04/24/20-non-profits-that-are-making-ogden-a-better-place-and-how-you-can-too/
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Saturday, April 25, 2015
We will "chalk it up" as a successful year!!
Since Tuesday is our last day of Vanguard for this year, we are going to celebrate by having a Chalk Art contest and pizza party. We will be meeting at Wadman Park (1050 E 2675 N, North Ogden).
Please come prepared with the following:
1. Watch this ted talk
http://www.ted.com/talks/phil_hansen_embrace_the_shake
1. Watch some videos on how to create optical illusions with chalk or other kinds of chalk art.
http://gizmodo.com/5921556/this-is-how-artists-draw-all-that-amazing-3d-street-chalk-art
http://www.drawingonearth.org/resources/tips/
http://www.wikihow.com/Create-Wet-Chalk-Drawings
2. Bring some of your practice drawings with you. Also, it might be helpful to bring knee pads, a straight edge, compass, an old towel and clothing that can get chalky.
3. Bring $4 to cover the cost of lunch and the chalk ( If you bring your own chalk then just bring $3).
Since I will be buying pizza please email me to RSVP (rwtingey@yahoo.com). I will need a head count. Thanks! I can't wait. This will be a lot of fun.
Monday, April 20, 2015
April 2015
We are following up on March's class, since we had to cancel.
Please come prepared: A good friend of mine has worked in CSI for many years has consented to be a guest lecturer this week!!
Be excited!
VanGuard will be held at Sister Riches' house,
2071 Madison Avenue in Ogden.
We are following up on March's class, since we had to cancel.
Please come prepared: A good friend of mine has worked in CSI for many years has consented to be a guest lecturer this week!!
Be excited!
VanGuard will be held at Sister Riches' house,
2071 Madison Avenue in Ogden.
FORENSICS
Sherlock Holmes, in A Study in Scarlet:
I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose. A fool takes in all the lumber of every sort that he comes across, so that the knowledge which might be useful to him gets crowded out, or at best is jumbled up with a lot of other things, so that he has a difficulty in laying his hands upon it. Now the skillful workman is very careful indeed as to what he takes into his brain-attic. He will have nothing but the tools which may help him in doing his work, but of these he has a large assortment, and all in the most perfect order. It is a mistake to think that this little room has elastic walls and can distend to any extent. Depend upon it, there comes a time when for any addition of knowledge, you forget something that you knew before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones.
Part 1, chap. 2
- Watch this TEDTalk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfZd2oLIIMw
What Sherlock Holmes Can Teach Us About Decision Making - Maria Konnikova
- Make this: http://micro.sci-toys.com/waterdrop
Build A Waterdrop Microscope
How To Build A Telescope / Science Fair Projects
- Read about Edmond Locard, the Father of Forensics:http://forensicsciencecentral.co.uk/edmondlocard.shtml
- Read about something else forensic-y and tell us about it!
Edmond Locard,
Father Of Forensics
Edmond Locard, along with fellow Frenchman Alphonse Bertillon, was a pioneer in the move from criminal investigations based primarily on witness accounts to those based on rigorous scientific attention to physical evidence. He was greatly influenced by Sherlock Holmes and worked as a medical examiner during World War I, determining the cause and location of soldier’s deaths by looking at stains and damage to their uniforms. In 1910, he set up the world’s first forensic laboratory.
Locard is most famous for coining “Locard’s principle of exchange,” which is still the foundation of all criminal forensics. It states that every perpetrator will bring something to a crime scene and take something away from it, or in summary, “every contact leaves a trace.” His belief in the primacy of physical evidence bordered on faith. His views were summarized by Paul Kirk, who said “This is evidence that does not forget. It is not confused by the excitement of the moment. It is not absent because human witnesses are. It is factual evidence. Physical evidence cannot be wrong, it cannot perjure itself, it cannot be wholly absent. Only human failure to find it, study and understand it, can diminish its value.”
Thursday, April 2, 2015
April- Unity
The
principle that we will be studying and applying in our lives this month is Unity.
It seems that all
gospel teaching and living is aimed at this goal: to be one, unified and equal among God’s children. Enoc’s people were lifted up to heaven
“Because they were of one heart
and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness; and there was no poor among them.” (Moses 7:18) And then we see that after the
Savior’s ministry in among the Nephites, they were all converted unto the
Lord, upon all the face of the land, both Nephites and Lamanites, and there
were no contentions and disputations among them, and every man did deal justly
one with another. And they had all
things common among them; therefore there were not rich and poor, bond and
free, but they were all made free, and partakers of the heavenly gift.”(4 Ne 1:2-3) And finally, as Christ prepares to atone for the sins of mankind,
he meets with his apostles for the last supper. He prayed that they might be one with him as he was one with
the Father. He prayed not for them
alone, “but for them also which should
believe on him through their word; That they all may be one; as thou, Father,
art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may
believe that thou hast sent me” (John 17:20-21)
Unity is made
possible by and strengthened through service. Unity is weakened through disputation and contention. Lets find ways this week to service and
avoid disputations and contention.
Scripture: choose one of the three scriptures above to memorize
Poem: Often poems are put to music in the hymn book. Pick a hymn to memorize that reminds you of this principle.
Read this story about unity: https://www.lds.org/bc/content/ldsorg/children/resources/topics/unity/Chopsticks-1996-06-friend.pdf
Watch:
They Gave
Up their Christmas
Pepe's
Garden
Choose your inspirement(s):
1. Read this story about
sacrifice and service and choose to sacrifice something this Easter season to
bring you closer to the Savior.
2. Study in the scriptures how Christ
responded to those who contended with him or disagreed with him. Decide on one way to unify your family
more and help to avoid contention
3. Do a word study on Atonement (at-one-ment). Learn how the atonement brings unity.
4. Watch conference and write down what
you learn about unity or becoming one.
5. Watch these two (Easter) videos on
Christ life and mission and reflect on how he was one with the father and how
you can be one with Christ and the Father. Decide on one thing to improve on in life to do this.
6. (For those with a little more time) Watch
these series of bible videos about the last week of Christ’s life. Reflect on the Savior’s example of service,
unity, and avoiding contention.
Day 1-
Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem
Day 2-
Christ cleanses the temple and then teaches and heals in it. http://www.mormonchannel.org/watch/series/bible-videos/jesus-cleanses-the-temple
Day 3-
Christ is questioned by many Jewish leaders. He responds to them and teaches in parables
Day 4-
Christ rests in Bethany. No events
are recorded
Day 5-
The last supper, Gethsemane, Christ’s betrayal
Day 6-
Christ’s trial and Crucifixion
Day 7-
Christ’s visit to the Spirit world
Day 8-
Christ’s Resurrection
(For parents- you may want to save these links for the future if you want to watch them the week leading up to Easter. We do activities all week to remind us of what is happening each day leading up to the Resurrection. It surely makes Sunday (Easter) more meaningful.)
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