Shop Class; Thursday, Second Period [01/21].

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"Welcome back, everyone," Amaya greeted the students with a nod as the period began. "I hope you're ready to get back to work. Especially since now we can start using those forges we worked on last week and get a real feel for how forge work really comes together.

"Today, we'll be making metal biscuits, which I don't recommend actually eating, unless hard aluminium is something that's already a part of your normal diet. You can see we've got ourselves a few buckets of old and empty aluminum soda cans here," she gave one such bucket a little kick to make the contents rattle slightly, "which we'll be melting down into our metal. So not only is it pretty neat, but it's also a good way to recycle. Go ahead and grab your foundries and I'll show you how we're doing this, and then you guys can just go at it. And remember, safety first, so please make sure you've got some heat resistant gloves while you're working and some goggles wouldn't be a bad idea, either.

( Mini Metal Muffins! )

"We've got a little more time, so feel free to melt down some more cans and use a variety of the pans to try something else or try melting down what you've made this first time around and do a second pour with a purer metal. Don't forget to save a little time at the end to empty out the ashes in your forge before you leave as well, and let me know if there's any questions, of course."

Advanced Team Building, Thursday, January 21st - First period

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This week, the class was instructed to meet up on the beach where some outdoor space heaters were set up because it was winter and all. There were also some fishing poles and a pair of teachers who might not have been quite as knowledgeable on the subject as they wanted to be.

"Procuring food in a survival situation is one of the most important things you can do. Now that we've covered shelter and fire, it's time to move onto that," Tony said.

Steve nodded. "We've given you two options--you can try your hand at fishing in this cold, cold water, or you try to boil rice over the fire we've set up for you." He helpfully pointed to several large bags of grain on the ground. "Well, only one of those is rice, and you have to sift it to make sure there aren't any...critters...in it."

"Now is also a great time to be thankful for grocery stores and restaurants," Tony chimed in. You know. Helpfully.

Steve grinned. "And bodegas. So. Working together, figure out how to catch and cook five fish and make a pot of rice that is edible."