Relax and Recharge, Monday Period Three

[doubleohblonde]

The weather being what it was, Bond had notified his class to meet him out on the lawn in front of the school, and to wear clothing they weren't particularly attached to. Scattered over the lawn were a number of inflatable kiddie pools filled with small balloons.

"Good afternoon," Bond greeted them, tossing a balloon from hand to hand. "Thus far we've concentrated on fairly sedate activities, but getting one's blood pumping can also do wonders for one's mood, whether through organised sports, both team and solo, or through something more free-form, like today's activity, which is rather on the every man, or woman, for themselves."

With that he hurled the balloon at the nearest student.

History of Earth - Tuesday, Period 2

[wandering-stone.livejournal.com]

When the students entered into the Danger Shop today, they would find that it resembled a meadow outside a cave. Various humans (Well. Okay. Cro-magnons.) walked the meadows carrying primitive spears and bows.

They would also find their teacher covered in dirt and animal skins. Oh, and she just happened to be wrestling with a giant buffalo. And unlike the linked image, Jones is totally wearing a top. Once Jones had wrestled the creature to the ground the other primitive humans went in for the kill. Jones then stepped back as the tribe finished the job and addressed the students.

"We're going to jump ahead to early human development," she began. "I assumed you would rather skip ahead from dinosaurs to now unless you wanted to experience a frozen ice age. Previous students at my last school did not seem to appreciate the class. We are now in the paleolithic era where man began to develop tools for day to day life. While the Cro-magnons here are more known for their stone tools, they were also adept at using fibers and creating artwork. Think on that for a second. The creation of tools and use of fibers were done for survival but art is something else entirely. Certainly it was most likely used for communication or education but this is considered the first time that a species created such a thing differentiating themselves from the rest of the planet. This is a key developing factor in the evolution of humans. Creativity."

She gestured to the camp around them. "Today I would like you to visit various stations and attempt to use some of the tools of the tribe to better understand where your people came from and what they overcame."

Popular Mechanics, Tuesday, May 26, 2015

[momslilassassin]

True to his word, Ben had constucted a 28-foot platform down by the docks for the mechanics students to launch their flying machines into the water from.

How much did you trust your own ability to fight gravity, kids? Because it's now or never.

In the spirit of fun, Ben had even constructed his own craft that looked like a big wheel bicycle--mostly because he'd felt like it.

"Right, we're going to help push each other's machines over the edge and see who's gets the furthest," Ben said with a grin. "Hope no one here melts if they get wet. As a reminder, all of your machines must be human-powered and can't be longer than 10m or heavier than 150 kg, including yourself."

He pointed to some squirrels chittering down at the bottom of the platform, waving digital cameras. "All of this will be filmed for posterity, so if you don't want the pictures getting out, take it up with them after your run. So...who's going first?"