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Koahp en palau sukusuk presented by Berg Saimon. Fifi, a Woleaian day time staple. Copra is grated and turned into a meal that one can drink. Prepared by the women on days when men are working. Myrantha and Jaylino present fifi Marissa presented uht domwdomw: a banana smoothie of a sort Marissa Gavrin and Flores presented koahp en poanioau, a rarer form of kehp (yam) Harvey brought in taro balls, known in Pohnpeian as uter mwahng and in Ngatikese as kemelis Harvey Don, Sheeron, and Luckyleen presented mwehl en sawa: soft taro Sheeron, Luckyleen, Don Chuukese feiren uuch (uuch in top) Feiren uuch is grated banana of a particular type of banana with a thick skin. The grated banana is returned to the skin and then cooked, resulting in a banana shaped dish Russell, Adore, and Pala present feiren uuch Uht sukusuk: Pohnpeian pounded banana Hart and MJ presenting uht sukusuk - pounded banana Mwoakillese mar wus ...

The SC/SS 115 Ethnobotany class visited the Island Food Community of Pohnpei to learn about the benefits of local food. The class was treated to a special guest speaker as the Chief of Agriculture for Pohnpei state spoke to the class about the importance of local foods and the role the state division of agriculture plays in supporting farmers in their production of local foods. Chief of Agriculture for Pohnpei state Mark Kostka addresses the class The class listens intently to the role agriculture plays in supporting farmers A miscommunication meant that the class did not arrive until 16:06. I had cross-checked that this trip was go last week, but I did not reconfirm in person on Monday as I often do. This is something I need to remember to do. Gina, RJ, Kun on the far side. Myrantha with Sheeron on her right. Island Food Community of Pohnpei coodinator and lead educator Emihner Johnson explained the health benefits of local food. I also bri...

Presentations on gymnosperms, timber trees, and spice trees went well. The newer arrangement of assigning groups ahead of the field trip to Pwunso continues to function exceptionally well. This allow me to point out to each pair the plant they are presenting upon. This really captures their attention and shifts their presentation from being an abstract exercise to a presentation on something they have seen, touched, and smelled. The day of the presentations I gathered the class outside to see a cone on the cycad in the college yard. The cycad at Pwunso did not have cones when we visited, so having a cone to see on campus was a real plus. Dr. Daisy and Paltiela have a look at the cycad cone Myrantha also considers the cycad cone.  The cycad on campus is often taken to be some form of palm, and few realize that the plant produces a cone and is thus a conifer. So the presence of the cone is usually a real surprise for the students. Paltiela and Adore presen...

Galileo wrote, La filosofia è scritta in questo grandissimo libro, che continuamente ci sta aperto innanzi agli occhi (io dico l' Universo'), ma non si può intendere, se prima non il sapere a intender la lingua, e conoscer i caratteri ne quali è scritto. Egli è scritto in lingua matematica,... which might be translated today as,  [Science] is written in that great book which ever lies before our eyes — I mean the universe — but we cannot understand it if we do not first learn the language and grasp the symbols, in which it is written. This book is written in the mathematical language,... This would be echoed by physicist Freeman Dyson, For a physicist mathematics is not just a tool by means of which phenomena can be calculated, it is the main source of concepts and principles by means of which new theories can be created... ...equations are quite miraculous in a certain way. I mean, the fact that nature talks mathematics, I find it miraculous. I mean, I spen...

The midterm examination has, in the past, been an aggregation of the in-class quizzes and tests for the first half of the class. These quizzes and tests, however, have gradually been replaced by activities and content as the course has matured. This term midterm arrived with only a single quiz at the end of the first week having ever been given. The midterm as given spring 2019 was no longer aligned to anything the students had actually done. The core of the course is now firmly structured around measurement and the language of mathematics to describe relationships between measurements, doing science. Engaging in research into simple physical systems. Content is encountered in the context of experiencing the phenomenon. In light of this, the midterm as written was no longer aligned to the course. This term I decided to start from a blank sheet. The students would be provided with novel data, freshly gathered, and asked to analyze the data in a single 50 minute period. I wanted the...

This unit has evolved to include a more formal introduction to latitude and longitude on Monday. While some students recall that the equator is the middle line of latitude, fewer remember or know of the prime meridian. None seemed to know the location of Pohnpei in terms of latitude and longitude. This term I opened with the coordinates for minimal typhoon Mitag which was churning in the Philippine sea. I moved on to latitude and longitude. By 12:30 I had moved on to describing the operation of the GPS units. This was area that had been assessed as needing improvement. Touchscreen and smartphone era students seem less capable of deciphering older button driven devices. The globe was my only prop in this lecture, along with the GPS units. I also suggested the option to use an app such as GPS coordinates . The app is ad supported, there appear to be no apps that directly read out the raw GPS coordinates in real time. Google Maps does not provide real time continu...