Try Not to Die, Monday, October 30, 2023

[sith_happened]

"Hopefully your weekend was relaxing and not filled with your relatives and friends dropping you into cold water in October," Anakin said, "as mine was."

Like you didn't sign up for the dunk tank, Anakin. Whatever.

"Today we'll talk about diplomatic options we may have used last week trying to get rid of the...television people...trying to sell you things. Did your tactics change as they grew more vehement? Did you get more aggressive? Did you just stop going into town at all?"

Practical Folklore, Monday 2nd period

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

"I hope everybody's recovered from last week," Jon started. "Not that capitalism's going away any time soon, but at least we're back to more or less normal. Today we'll be discussing mer-creatures. Mermaids, traditionally. Sirens are also often lumped into the same category. Generally speaking, these beings are part human and part fish, and often work to capsize boats, lure sailors to their deaths, and are otherwise unpleasant."

He shrugged. "Personally, I chalk it up to fear of the unknown and a tendency of sailors to drink. At least in my world. I'm sure that given the infinite variety of worlds, they actually do exist somewhere. So let's start there - does anybody's world actually have them, and if so, what are they actually like? What advice can we piece together for dealing with them, apart from putting wax in your ears if you're out at sea?"

Evolutionary Science for Beginners - Monday, 1st Period

[itsananomaly]

Cutter and Connor were in front of the class as usual that week, Cutter had his large cup of coffee that was not from Starbucks since everything seemed to have gone back to normal.

After class he and Connor were heading back home to do some more work on the anomaly prediction model but for now they were there to teach, “good morning,” Cutter began, “this week we’re going to be taking a look at examples of animal adaptations, animal adaptation is where a physical feature will not develop during an animal’s life but over subsequent generations,”

He nodded over at Connor with a smile for him to continue the lecture.

Connor took a drink from the coffee cup he had been holding and set it down with a nod and a grin as he started his part of the lecture. “Adaptations occur for a number of reasons. Animal adaptations can occur in response to the environment- a hare’s fur changing to white in winter to help it blend in with the snow is an example of this. Adaptations can also happen to improve protection and survival- a sloth’s slow motions aim at protecting it by making it harder for predators to see. Animals also have adaptations that occur to make it easier for an animal to get food- bird beaks are a great example of this as beaks from woodpeckers to hummingbirds are all designed to fit the food source of each bird. And finally some adaptations are unique to specific animals and their unique environment or needs- the long tongue of a giraffe is an example of this. As you can see with these examples, adaptations come in many shapes and sizes.” Connor nodded as he finished and then looked back to Cutter.

“For this week we have an activity sheet for you to fill in, its to match the animal and the adaption that goes with the animal and then to provide a brief description of how that adaption as helped the animal survive, as always if you have any questions myself and Mr. Temple are around to help you,” Cutter smiled as he finished up class for the week.