All Boy Scouts and Venturers are invited to participate in the activities below to earn Nova STEM Mathematics Awards.
Sunday, May 6, 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Boy Scout Designed to Crunch
Venturing Numbers Don't Lie
Mathematics award classroom session on calculating baseball statistics and review of “Moneyball” movie.
We will review pre-session homework for requirement # 1. We will cover
requirements # 3 A and C, 4, and 5.
Location will be Myers Park Presbyterian Church, Oxford Hall,
ground floor A hallway classroom, 2510 Oxford Place, Charlotte, NC 28207.
Free.
Please send email to: Stutucker@aol.com
for more information or to register or to be added to email list.
Homework for Requirement # 1 to be completed before May 6 session:
If permitted by your parents, please view the movie “Moneyball”. It is rated PG-13 for some “adult language”. You can stream the movie on your favorite provider. It is currently $3.99 to rent on iTunes. You may be able to buy a copy on E-Bay for $6 with free shipping. The movie is available for rent or purchase on Amazon. If you
shop at the smile.amazon.com site, which mirrors amazon.com, Amazon contributes a donation to a charity of your choice.
[Mecklenburg County Council, Boy Scouts of America is one suggestion].
Watch with your parents or get your parents’ permission. Don’t forget to follow the rules from your Cyber Chip when using the Internet. Write down ideas and questions from the movie.
Please view the following videos, with video duration shown before the link.
We will discuss all of these and Moneyball at our next gathering.
From each video, write down at least 2 ideas or questions.
4:54
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bMJXEzVz7dw
17:49
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UmoGDZFxN9o
5:25
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9rOKGKhQe8U
11:53
https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLzHlwl7wLbshFS6Cg
pRf09YLaiA9Ie9G_&v=sAMahX5hIgU
The remaining requirements for this NOVA award will be covered on
Sunday, June 10, 2:05 p.m. – Charlotte Knights at home at BB&T Ballpark for Boy Scout Designed to Crunch or Venturing Numbers Don't Lie Mathematics award game session. Cost is $18. You must register and pay online in advance,
with instructions at http://www.mccscouting.org/advancement. Please send email to
stutucker@aol.com for more information and to be added to email list.