Fandom Library, Wednesday, September 11th

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

The library was up to nothing??? weird today??? Arden kept expecting something, but apparently it just...wasn't? No gremlins, no creepy whispers, no books doing anything other than...sitting there, unmoving, the way books were supposed to.

She didn't trust this even a little bit, but it didn't matter how often she tried to surprise check up anything, it just stayed...normal.

This was weird and she didn't like it. She had her eye on you, library.

Exploring American History, Wednesday, September 11, 2024

[imafuturist]

This week held just Tony and.. well Steve was there too, just as a dog. Which was just how this place was sometimes. Even if the class was taking a portal to Pennsylvania this time around. It was a dog friendly portal.

"Welcome back," Tony said, waving to the class. "We've moved on from Boston to Philadelphia for the Liberty Bell... and sure. You can also get a cheesesteak if you want."

Look, they'd learned from the Dunkin last week.

"The bell was essentially just a bell with the inscription 'Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof" that was ordered and made a few decades prior to the American Revolution, ending up hidden away under floor boards to prevent British forces from taking and meeting it down for armaments during that time," Tony said. "The famous crack in the bell came in the following century when it because a symbol of the abolitionist movement with that inscription being the key factor as to why. Lincoln actually gave his inauguration speech in the same building where the bell was being kept and later, after his assassination, mourners came through to pay their respects there as well."

Tony waved out to the area around them for the class. "But enough from me, go ahead and explore, see what catches your eye."

Morality of Action, Wednesday Afternoon

[despisestheforce]

"Hmph," Kreia spoke, as she entered the Danger Shop a few moments after the students. To whom that dismissive, disappointed noise was directed? It was not clear.

"Today, you will play a game," she said. "I have been told it is traditional for the people of this place. It is simple."

She nodded towards what... very much looked like a regular gym hall.

"There sits a sphere at the center of this court," she said. "You will divide into two groups. Strike another with that sphere, and they must leave the court. Whoever is left standing, wins. If only one team remains, then its members must battle to see who achieves the prize."

She looked at the students, her expression severe. "We shall see what choices you make."

And with that, she solemnly walked to the bleachers, where she sat down and radiated disdain.

Introduction to Fossils - Wednesday Period 1

[itsananomaly]

“Welcome back,” Cutter began that week’s class, “this week we’re going to start looking at the Fossil Record, which will be something that you will refer back to when studying fossils,” he explained, “the fossil record is a history of life on Earth documented by fossils and this is through the remains or imprints of organisms from earlier geological periods preserved in sedimentary rock,”

“Study of the fossil record has provided important information for at least three different purposes. The progressive changes observed within an animal group are used to describe the evolution of that group In general, but not always, successive generations tend to change morphologically in a particular direction e.g., the progressive acquisition or loss of specific features, and these changes are often interpreted as better adaptation through preferential selection of beneficial mutations to a particular environment,” Cutter added, nodding over at Connor for him to continue the lecture.

Connor nodded and then continued the lecture, glancing up from the notes in his hands “Fossils like bones, shells, footprints, and even preserved soft tissues can be turned into fossils under the right conditions. They can reveal information about an organism's size, shape, and behavior. Fossils are arranged based on their geological location in rock layers, allowing scientists to determine their relative age.
The fossil record provides evidence of how species have changed and evolved over time, giving us a glimpse at what life might have been like before humans existed. It’s a vital tool and one of the first points scientist use to understand the ancient past.” Connor considered the class for a moment then nodded back to Cutter to see if there was anything more he wanted to add before they got into the rest of the class.

Cutter nodded as he continued speaking, “For the rest of the class, I would like you to go over this fossil record activity, this will go in more detail to the process of the fossil record and what a fossil is,” he finished, “and as always if there’s any questions for either myself or Mr. Temple, we’ll be happy to talk to you after class has finished,”