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            Astro-Colony ‘12    

The year: 3039

The design project:

You and/or your partner have been invited to submit a proposal for an off-earth colony which will support human life.

You will need to submit (meaning, turn in) the following,             in order:

1.         Create a design-team name and logo.

2..            You / your team will need to establish written criteria for human needs for life off-earth.   Consider the following human needs:  water, heat / cooling, air to breath, food, shelter, recreation, wastes, transportation.  Are there more needs to consider?  Take into account the location in which your colony will operate: no gravity or tremendous gravity, on a moon with temperatures that would kill a human instantly if exposed to them, heat that would vaporize humans, long periods with no sunlight, etc.            How many people will need to live on the colony?            What is the purpose of the colony?  What do the people who live there do?  Why are they there?  How long will they remain … how long is their mission?

Keep a bibliography of resources you use to figure out your colony;

books, internet, experts, etc.            You will need to turn this in at the end.

3.         You and your team will need to make sketches of several different views of the outside of your colony in its environment and a floor-plan map of the inside.  From them make finished drawings of one view of the exterior of the colony in its habitat and one finished drawing of the floor-plan map.

Be sure your colony’s design meets the needs of human life and the purpose of the colony.

4.         You will need to build a small-scale model of your colony proposal.

It should fit on a desk top.

5.            Your team will present your colony ideas (criteria, finished drawings and model) as a design company to the class.  When you do you will need to explain where the colony will be placed, the conditions of that place, and how your design will support human life and activity there.

6.         Your team will turn in to me all sketches, drawings, your list of criteria and your bibliography of resources used to design your colony.

 Presentations to the class begin:  May  ________

            Astronomy  ‘12   Research Papers

As worked out in class, your individual research paper must include:

1.            cover page w/ name, date, title of paper

2.             3  – 10 pages of  text  (1.5 spacing, 12 point)

3.            illustrations with captions on slide presentation & with text                                                                                     if necessary

4.            a glossary of technical words which you feel need explanation

5.                an accurate bibliography

To help you keep on track:

Astronomy research paper timeline:

April_______5_____ final topic selection (after pre-research )

April            ____6_ hand in proposal

April ____17th_____            hand in notes & final tree map                                                                                                                                                                                                       outline

May  _____4th____            rough draft due

May  ____11th_____            final draft due

                        May                         16th                        classroom presentations begin

If you finish any phase of this before these dates you may turn it in to avoid the rush !!!

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Science Fiction

Illustrated Man

in class                        Prologue

Response journal discussions – Friday 10:45 -  11:30  [we may decide 10:30 – 11:30]

assignment

1                        The Veldt                                                Th            4/5

2                        Kaleidoscope                                             T            4/10

3                        The Long Rain                                         Th            4/12

4                        Rocket Man                                                T            4/17

5                        The Fire Balloons                                    Th            4/19

6                        Last Night of the World   & The Exiles &

No Particular Night…                     T            5/1

7                        The Visitor,   Marionettes, Inc.                        Th            5/3

8                        The City

Zero Hour                                              T            5/8

in class            9                        The Rocket &                  Friday                         5/11                           Epilogue

Greek Myth Shadow Puppet Plays

Based upon Greek myths with contemporary seasonings, students in David’s Room will present three shadow puppet plays:  The Beginning of Time starring Kronos, Rhea, and Zeus,            The Story of the Great Poseidon,            The Tragedy of Orpheus and Eurydice.

Performances will take place on Monday the 5^th for the various classrooms at:                        9:30, 10:45, 12:30, and 1:45.

There will be a performance for adults and community members on Wednesday evening, March 7^th at 6:30.

All performances will take place in David’s Classroom.

Marlboro Realms

              of Life-long Learning Portfolio

Name                                                                               Date

Communication

            Please describe the artifact chosen:

            How does it demonstrate  or contribute to your learning in this realm?

Problem Solving

            Please describe the artifact chosen:

            How does it demonstrate or contribute to your learning in this realm?

Personal Development

            Please describe the artifact chosen:

            How does it demonstrate or contribute to your learning in this realm?

 _{Civic and Social Responsibility}

            Please describe the artifact chosen:

            How does it demonstrate or contribute to your learning in this realm?

Knowledge

            Please describe the artifact chosen:

            How does it demonstrate or contribute to your learning in this realm?

Your name _______________________                        Date  _____________

                            Greek Myth Chart

God or Demi-God: _______________________­­­­­_________________

Deity Mother/Father:  __________________________________

Human Mother/Father:  ________________________________

Symbol (s):  _________________________________________

God / Goddess of: _____________________________________

Attributes (physical & character traits):

Chief rival(s):

Major conflict:

Receives help from God/Goddess:

Outcome of conflict:

Here is a link to some photos Leah took on our trip to Cape Cod, but we know there are many more! Upload any photos you may have from our trip by logging in (or setting up) your Flickr account, going to the link above, and clicking “Join This Group”. This way, we are all able to share without posting all of them to the whole school website. Thank you!

Thank you,

Leah

Parent Bulletin #1

What to bring and contact information

Departure from MES: 8:45 am. sharp:   SUNDAY , October 23rd

Return to MES circa 2:30 pm. FRIDAY  October 28th in time to take the regular bus home.

Phone number of the N.E.E.D. (National Environmental Education   Development) facility where we’re staying: 508-255-4872

Emergency messages only- Park HQ. 508-349-3785 or Salt Pond  Visitor’s Center – 508-255-3421

Several parents will have cell phones. I recommend you get their numbers from them.   I’ll have a cell phone but don’t know the number yet.  I’ll let you know when I know.

Below is a list of clothing and equipment your child should bring.

Because of the season the weather  on the Cape may be rainy and chilly one day and wonderfully dry and warm the next.  There is no washer or dryer available to us in the building so please plan accordingly.  Be sure to look at the web weather forecast as you plan for packing.   

Use zip code   02667,  Wellfleet, MA

To see what the weather looks like on Coast Guard Beach, where we stay, go to the Park Service webcam:

http://www.morebeach.com/coast-guard-beach-cam.html

What to bring:

pillow and sleeping bag.  or             sheets, blankets and pillow

laundry bag (or pillowcase)

light colored long pants and white socks

a warm coat, long johns, wind pants, a warm hat,

rain wear,

sweatshirt or heavy sweater or both

hiking boots/ shoes/ sneakers.

make sure all footwear is comfortable and that a spare pair is packed.

pajamas

underwear for 5 days                        warm shirts, 3-4

toiletry, bath towel, face cloth

water bottle

day pack, pencils/pens and notebook, journals

reading book

flashlight

Students may bring up to but no more than $30.00 personal money.

Students are responsible for their own finances.

OPTIONAL: stamped envelopes/ post card stamps and addresses of friends/ grandparents, etc., binoculars, camera, music and electronic games may be used for the bus ride.

NO CANDY   AT ALL;

All the kids are sweet enough just the way they are.

See us hard at work in the woods in the gallery. 

October 10

Dear Parents,

We’re down to the wire now.  All systems go.  Please be sure to send in your funding contribution no later than the 14th, this Friday.  I’ll need time to get to the bank.

$115.00 for students for the week.  $125.00 for adults for the week.  Part-time adults will need to check with me for the costs of the days they will be with us.

Checks may be made out to “MES”.

Also, please be sure your child brings warm clothes and rain gear.  At this time of year the weather at the Cape can be gloriously warm and mild but it can also be stormy and chilly.  Since we’ll be outside a great deal, we need to be prepared for the possible conditions.

PLEASE REMEMBER TOO THAT WE WILL BE DEPARTING FROM SCHOOL AT 8:45 ON SUNDAY THE 23rd.  WE NEED TO LEAVE PROMPTLY SO THAT WE MAKE OUR APPOINTMENT AT PLIMOTH PLANTATION.  STUDENTS SHOULD ARRIVE AT SCHOOL BY AROUND 8:30.

Thank you.

Cape Cod Research Project,  2011
Criteria and Due dates -
As developed with students in class  October 5, 2011

1.    Minimum of 4 pages + separate Introduction , no maximum
2.    12 point font, 1.5 spacing
3.    Georgia, Times New Roman, Arial fonts acceptable
4.    Must have a Title page and bibliography
[illustrated cover is optional]
5.    Oct 12  -         Class notes due
Oct 14        tree map / outline due
Nov- 2nd          All notes [class notes & field notes] due Wednesday
Nov 4            Visuals due  [edited]
Nov  7          Rough draft
Nov  14        Final draft due & Class presentations begin
Nov 15        Class presentations    conclude

6.    Public Presentation Night
Thursday, November 17th.  6:30
- more on this later

A Wednesday Note –

We will have our Parent Meeting on Wednesday, September 14th at 6:30 .
Our agenda will include the social and academic school year and our upcoming field research trip to Cape Cod.   [The trip is scheduled for departure from MES on Sunday, October 23 at around 8:30 and return by the end of school on Friday the 28th.]
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In order to facilitate our social climate conversation and as a point of departure, I would ask the following:

Please  list two or three “hopes” for your child this year.  They may be in the social sphere, academic life, in or out of school.  No names, please.  I’ll collate the list so that we can examine our collective hopes and discuss.

You may write them below and send them back with your child.  I’ll need them by Wednesday morning so that I’ll be able to get them collated before our meeting that evening.  Thank you.               David
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