Scheduled Activities |
Due Dates |
Links |
Week 1: (8/28 - 9/1)
Sailing vocabulary, directions of sail, begin overview of ancient sailing cultures Thursday, August 31: Festival of Sail Parade Field Work Physics: Bouyancy |
Fri, Sep. 1:
Parts of a Boat Quiz |
Week 2: (9/5 - 9/8)
Continue ancient seafaring people overview: Coastal Arabs, Chinese, European explorers Map building vocabulary Monday, September 5 : Labor Day Holiday Thursday, September 7: Field Work at Maritime Museum Physics: Clock Disassembly |
Fri., Sept. 8:
Cultural Comparisons Graphic Organizer Fri., Sept. 8: How What Why Chart from Maritime Museum |
Week 3: (9/11 - 9/15)
Begin Map Design Cultural Timelines Reading: Individual Civilization Research Materials Field Work: Sailing Lessons Thursday, September 14: Open House 5:30-7:30 |
Fri.., Sep 15
Pencil Draft Map |
Week 4: (9/18 - 9/22)
Monday, September 18: Staff Day - NO SCHOOL Refine map design - color draft Begin underlayment for final wood draft Reading: Individual Culture research and primary sources Field Work: Sailing Lessons |
Fri., Sept. 15:
Rough Draft Cultural Timeline Fri., Sept. 22: Final draft of Map Plan AND wood map pencil underlay |
Week 5: (9/25 - 9/29)
Culture Profile and primary source literature analysis. Final Map Painting Physics: Drawing and Quick Build Field Work: Ruben H. Fleet |
Thurs., Sept 29: Final Map
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Week 6: (10/2-10/6)
Writing: Visitor Walkthroughs and start Cultural origings and paths of technologies |
Week 7: (10/9-10/13)
Concept Design: Brainstorm and co-create Human Elements of Exhibits product Write Cultural and Mythological Origins Exhibit Signs Physics: Drawing And Quick Builds Reading: Qualities of Museum Exhibit Design STUDENT LED CONFERENCES Friday, October 13: Fall break, NO SCHOOL |
Tues., Oct 10: Draft 1 Cultural Origins Sign text
Fri., Oct 4: Designs ready to present to Maritime Museum |
Week 8: (10/17-10/20)
Monday, Oct. 17 No school Refining Cultural and Mythological Origins signs - Critique workshops Physics: Nice Cardboard Build |
Tuesday, Oct 10: Draft 2 Cultural Origins Sign text, image and formatting
Fri., Oct. 18: Cultural Origin finalized |
Photoshop Tutorial
Illustrator Template |
Week 9: (10/23-10/27)
Begin How technology works writing Phyics: Nice Cardboard Build |
Wed., Oct 25: Draft one, text only, technology writing
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Week 10: (10/30-11/3)
Refine and Improve How Technology Works writing - Text and Image formatting Physics: Begin Test and Analysis Week Field Work: Elementary Student Test Run |
Tues, Oct 31: Draft two, text and image technology writing
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Week 11: (11/ 4 - 11/8)
Writing: Refining our signage based on what people did and did not read Physics: Nice Build Wood Thursday, November 9: College Day Friday, November 10: Veteran's Day - NO SCHOOL |
Week 12: (11/13 - 11/17)
Construction week |
Week 13 (11/18-11/22)
Book Reviews - Literary Analysis writing introduction Planning the Grand Opening |
Thurs., Nov 21: Signs to the Printer
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THANKSGIVING BREAK |
Week 14: (11/27 - 12/1)
Monday, November 27 - NO SCHOOL Logistics and Grand Opening Prep Touch up and Putting it all together |
Week 15: (12/4-12/8)
Grand Opening Install |
Grand Opening: Friday, December 8
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Week 16: (12/11-12/15)
Debrief and Reflect on the Semester Prep Exhibition Night |
Exhibition night: December 15th
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