Physics, Monday, Class #2, Period 4

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Sam was smiling as the students wandered, in, once again nursing a large cup of coffee. "First, I'd like to welcome you all back to class. For those of you who aren't fulfilled with only one physics class a week, I'd like to announce that there's a science lab that will be open once a week for anything you'd like to do, science-wise, barring intentional explosions or things that would be more appropriately conducted in the Danger Room Shop. This will probably be on Saturdays. It's a good place to work on and test your pumpkin chuckers before the final exam. Speaking of which, I'll need your pairings at the end of class, please."

"We'll start with the basics. Geophysics today and next week, Thermodynamics to round out the month," she said. "As we started talking about Sir Isaac Newton last week, I figured we'd begin with his definition for gravity first, then move on to the Einsteinian next week."

She wrote the equation for gravitation on the board, including writing out what each constant meant. "Force equals mass times the gravitational constant, which means that the gravitational force equals the mass of the object times 9.8 meters per second squared, at least on Earth. On smaller planets or places like the moon, the gravitational pull on the same size body will be less than it is on Earth, which is less than it is on a planet the size of Jupiter."

"Why is this important? Well, gravity keeps the universe from falling apart--it keeps you on this planet, it keeps the planets in orbit around the sun, and it keeps satellites from falling out of orbit around their planets. It's also responsible for things like the tides. Basically? It keeps you from drifting out into the open void of space, which is generally considered a good thing. For the less graceful among us, it's why we own things like brooms and mops and dustpans."

"And now that you've sat through the boring parts," she grinned, "I'll let you try gravity in action. There are raw eggs over on the table--and yes, they're fresh--and fully moddable packaging materials are next to them. Try to make a protective covering that will keep your eggs safe, and then we'll drop them to see whose egg survives the trip."

[ooc: OCD is up!]

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Final Project Sign-Ups

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Pick a partner, sign up together

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[my-tragic-past.livejournal.com]

Kevin looked around, hoping to catch the eye of someone who looked smart.

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[thankgoditsme.livejournal.com]

"Uh, hi. Want to work together for the final project?"

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[my-tragic-past.livejournal.com]

"Yeah! Sure, dude. That would be awesome." Kevin nodded.

"Um, I'm Kevin." He so didn't pay attention during introductions.

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[thankgoditsme.livejournal.com]

"Friday," he replied, friendly enough and offering a hand to shake. "You know anything about these pumpkin chuckers we're meant to make?"

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[ktarian-wildman.livejournal.com]

Naomi looked around for a partner.

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[blackmagic-eve.livejournal.com]

"You need a partner?" Eve asked, hoping the answer was yes. She hated this part of working with someone, because really, finding a partner? Sucked.

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[ktarian-wildman.livejournal.com]

"Yes," Naomi nodded, "I need a partner,"

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[blackmagic-eve.livejournal.com]

"Got one if you want one," Eve said with a shrug. "Though I'm gonna be honest, half of this makes no sense to me. But I'm very dedicated, if that helps any."

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[withoutverona]

Romeo looked for someone to work with.

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[first-guardian.livejournal.com]

"You wanna pair up?" Ichigo asked, trying to remember the kid's name again. Ronny?

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[withoutverona]

Romeo didn't have a good reason to say no to the kid with orange hair. "If you would like," he said. "I'm not exactly a scientific genius, though, I'll warn you."

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[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

Sokka looked around for a partner, trying to figure out who else (other than himself) was just as smart as Rodney, but easier to work with.

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[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

Hoshi had forgotten until today that she had to pair up with someone. "So, um, do you have someone to work with?" she asked, spotting Sokka.

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[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

"Not yet," Sokka replied with a grin. "Are you any good?"

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[techno-tosh.livejournal.com]

Tosh looked around, waiting for someone to pair up with.

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[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

Chad didn't think he knew this girl, and he thought he noticed the "looking around for a partner" look on her face, so he decided to at least introduce himself and see if he'd find one himself. "Hey."

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[techno-tosh.livejournal.com]

"Hello," Tosh replied, giving him a shy smile. "You looking for a partner?"

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[stucklikadope.livejournal.com]

Giselle wasn't really looking around for a partner. She was just looking around.

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[lil-yellow.livejournal.com]

Bumblebee was considering final project ideas, which apparently necessitated playing the Jeopardy theme softly while he thought.

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[carsexual]

"Hey, buddy," Sam said hopefully. "Listen, about this project thing..."

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[lil-yellow.livejournal.com]

"Yes, Sam?" The music paused as he focused on the other. "Did you have an idea?"

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[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John looked for Rodney. It made sense to align himself with the actual physicist in the class. Also, he was pretty sure he could get Rodney to do all the work.

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[mrodneymckay.livejournal.com]

Rodney noticed John's gaze and narrowed his eyes in response.

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[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Hey there, partner," John said, smiling wickedly. "Got any design ideas in mind yet?" He didn't see the point in asking Rodney if he wanted to partner up.