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Fearful Symmetry Cub Scout Nova Award (Mathematics) Requirements and Workbook Answers and Helps About the Nova Awards Related Resources Fearful Symmetry is the Cub Scout Nova Award for investigating the properties of symmetry. The Tyger By William Blake“Tyger Tyger, burning bright,In the forests of the night;What immortal hand or eye,Could frame thy fearful symmetry?”This module is designed to help you explore how symmetry affects your life each day. To earn the Fearful Symmetry Nova award, Scouts must complete one of their adventure related to patterns and symmetry. They explore how symmetry is found in art and nature. The Fearful Symmetry...

Do you want to feel seen, heard, and valued in your relationships? Do you want to be a part of something special and have your needs and wants considered? Then it’s time to make your relationships healthier, more stable, and more satisfying with the 5 Relational Agreements. The 5 Relational Agreements are: I will accept what is. I will speak gently. I will pause when overwhelmed. I will make requests, not demands. I will hold my thoughts lightly. These agreements are rooted in self-awareness, compassion, and respect and, when practiced consistently, can provide a foundation for strong and healthy relationships....

You’ve just finished writing your first draft! Woo-hoo! Now it’s time to jump in to the revision phase, polish, and make the story shine.  NO!  Full-stop writer. Cool those jets. Revision is not simply about making sentences tighter or words prettier. That is part of it, but it’s a tiny slice of the whole. So please repeat after me: on my list of editing concerns, pretty writing is dead last. Writing a novel is like putting together a 2000-piece jigsaw puzzle. It’s not a fast process. Drafting is the equivalent of shaking the pieces out of the box and onto...

By Kurstann Mast Many people, especially young people, struggle with their mental health. To help, the Canadian Mental Health Association, Calgary Region has launched a new online tool that offers free courses targeting teens and young adults aged 16-24. The association already offers programs in a number of areas, including peer support and self-care. But EQUIPPED, which launched in September, is targeting a group that is particularly susceptible to mental illness. “Young adults are dealing with a unique balance of stress due to many life changes at that particular time within that age group,” said Michelle Wagner, director of community...

This week on Homeschool Highschool Podcast: Exploring Engineering for Career, Interview with Engineering Expectations. Exploring Engineering for Career, Interview with Engineering Expectations One of the most important subjects for homeschool high schoolers is Career Exploration. While they cannot know everything about the future, it is important for teens to begin to think about what happens after graduation. Many teens do not have a clue until they spend some time in a comprehensive Career Exploration course and discovering various careers. These days, one of the most in-demand (and good-paying) career is engineering. So Vicki was excited to meet Megan from Engineering Expectations...