Computers 101, 1st Period [Friday]

[likethegun]

Sam had been nice and turned on all the computers again before the students arrived, since so many of them had claimed to only have a little experience last week. Plus, it made up for how potentially mean he was about to be.

"Hey guys, welcome back," he said, smiling at them all. "So, I figured we'd start this week with the biggest reason people use computers these days - the internet. Now, I don't want to just set you loose to explore, because there's a lot of terrible stuff out there, so instead, I want to focus on a particular kind of website, namely the kind that are designed to suck you in and not let go. Whether it's encyclopedic information, lists, fiction discussion, or even pictures of animals, these sites are ridiculously addictive, but also a lot of fun." Sam showed everyone - or, at least, everyone who needed to know - how to get onto the internet and go to specific sites, and then looked around. "I want you to pick one of these sites, or another one that might interest you, and see how long it takes you to get back out of it. Then, we'll talk about what you guys think of this kind of crack." If nothing else, they'd have to stop looking when class was over, right?

Library [05/20]

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

Watching the Reaping again yesterday had essentially made it impossible for this to be a good weekend. Which was fine, because to be honest, there wasn't a chance in the world of him having a good weekend until these Games were over. So. He sat at his library desk with a pen and paper in front of him, attempting to make a list of things he might need to send to the arena.

It was nine pages long. Someone help him.

Advanced Astrophysics (and Arts & Crafts), Friday, 3rd Period - 5/20

[notawoodwind.livejournal.com]

Class today featured a large assortment of tubes of glitter in different shades, sturdy paper and glue waiting for the students when they arrived. Because glitter art would never stop being amazing, right kids? Right? Oh, just go with it because Reed wasn't very good at that part of it, okay?

"Good morning, class!" he said cheerfully, passing out the materials before starting on his lecture. And trying not to get glitter on himself. Somehow he was almost sure he'd never live that down if anyone back home caught wind of it. "Today, we'll be discussing dark matter. What we can see or detect around us is only a fraction of the matter in our universe. Far more of it is something that we're only made aware of by the affect it has on the gravity of the visible matter around it."

"While we are unsure just what this so called dark matter is comprised of because there has yet to be a device about to truly study it--" Get to work, Reed! "--there are ideas of just what they might be."

Writing on the board, Reed continued, "It could consist of already existing matter within the universe that we're aware of..."
( Dark Matter all over your face! )