Friday, April 24, 2009
The Survival Class Survives
The Survival Class has survived a five day / four night camping trip on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevadas. They survived a sand stom in the dunes; a heavy, wet snow fall (they had to scramble to get their gear under cover, and then eat their spaghetti in the snow); swimming in hot springs in a cold wind; and a snowy windy mountain top.
They saw earthquake faults, glacial canyons, and terminal moraines. Johnny says, "No one complained and everyone was great about doing their camp chores. The kids were responsible for making the campfires every morning and evening. They did it without any adult help."
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Flights of Fancy
We've been messing around with aeronautics on a school-wide basis the past couple of weeks. students made an estimated 487 paper airplanes out of scratch paper, built kites, and experimented with air pressure to launch fairies and pigs.
Last Friday was a perfect day to celebrate with a kite festival.
Last Friday was a perfect day to celebrate with a kite festival.
But because of the wind we decided it was prudent to launch the hot air balloon in the library.
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