Relationships with Nature
Scheduled Activities |
Due Dates |
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Week 1: (9/6-9/9)
Observing nature: Astronomy Readings: Darwin, Beak of the Finch, John Muir's Mountains of California Writing: Observing elements of nature Guest Speaker: Dr. Vavra Field Trip: Balboa Park Astonomical Society |
Week 2: (9/12 - 9/16):
Observing Nature: Physics of nature Observational writing about elements of nature and drawing Field Trip: Chula Vista Nature Center |
Thurs, Sep 15: Choose topic for Science in Nature Piece
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Week 3: (9/19 - 9/23):
Science of Nature: Research species, Physics Papers, Sketches, Photoshop skills Reading and Writing Poetry: Thoreau, Whitman, Field Trip: San Diego Bay at NTC Waterfront |
Thurs, Sep 22:
Rough draft of physics explanations Image in Photoshop |
Week 4: (9/27 - 9/30)
Observing Nature: Science of Nature: Completing and Revising Photoshop designs, Start Painting pieces Physics Skills: Start building stoves Field Trip: Cabrillo National Monument - Tues, September 27th |
Tues., Sep. 29:
Physics Paper Final Draft Thurs., Sep 30: Paragraphs completed and okay'd for Photoshop |
Week 5: (10/3 - 10/7)
Observing Nature: Science of Nature: Finishing painting, Revising and finalizing written pieces Reading and writing: journal entries, poetry Physics Skills: Finish building stoves, Begin building headlamps |
Tues, Oct 4: First Poem Final draft.
Wed, Oct 5: Stoves complete Thurs, Oct 6: Two Poems in final form |
Week 6: (10/10 - 10/13)
Observing Nature: Science of Nature: Finishing painting, Revising and finalizing written pieces Field trip: Top Ramen Cookoff at the park Student Led Conferences |
Fri, Oct 13:
Physics in Nature Piece complete |
Week 7 (10/17 - 10/21)
Perceptions of Nature: Looking at other's philosophies and perceptions Socratic Seminars and Reading: Into the Wild, Grizzlyman Diaries, John McPhee, Thoreau, Physics Skills: Circuitry Field Trip: |
Genesis excerpt
Tao Te Ching excerpt Thoreau excerpt from Walden John Prine Lyrics to "Paradise" Edward Abbey excerpt |
Week 8 (10/25-10/28):
Perceptions of Nature: Developing our own philosophies and perceptions Writing: Argumentative pieces Nature Art Pieces: Looking at Art, Starting artistic and engineered designs, Introing Statics Physics Skills: Building headlamps, Field Trip or Speaker: About landscape art |
Headlamps complete
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Week 9 (10/31-11/4)
Perceptions of nature: Writing: Finishing touches on personal philosophy papers Photojournalism - practicing taking quality pictures Art of Nature: Science behind installation, Finishing design of art pieces, propagating plants Camping preparation: knots, food, orienteering, maps Field Trip: Orienteering NTC |
Fri., Nov. 4:
Final Art instalation design and initial physics analysis due |
Week 10 (11/7 - 11/10)
Perceptions of Nature: Photojournalism in action Field Trip: Camping Nov. 8-10 |
Week 11 (11/14-11/18)
Perceptions of Nature: Editing photos, critiquing photo essays Art of Nature: Start Construction |
Week 12 (11/ 29 - 12/2)
Nature Design piece: Continued contruction and Refining of pieces, start installation analysis |
Week 13 (12/5 - 12/9)
Art of Nature: Installation of living pieces, installation analysis |
Due Wed., Dec 7:
Ready to install piece |
Week 14 (12/12-12/16)
Art of Nature: Final installation of Analysis pieces Exhibition Prep Thursday, December 16th: Exhibition night DP reflections |
Nature Project ReflectionScience of Nature - What you need to do