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Friday the class went outside to chase after a mirage. A sunny Friday in spring 2017 provided guaranteed sunny hot days and asphalt that was screaming hot by noon, a mirage was fairly easy to see. A rainy ENSO neutral fall did not provide as much heat, and what sun did appear was not intense enough nor long enough to generate the temperatures required. Only the faintest glimpse of the effect could be seen by looking east from just west of the first turn-off to half moon drive. The effect was to fleeting to capture with a cell phone camera. Bravely trying to catch a glimpse of a mirage. This was following by an outdoor quiz, which involved students sitting at widely separated tables in groups. Given that the instrument was only a quiz, I deliberately sat separately at a distance and let the students work the questions as quasi-group exercises. I opted not to try to analyze the impact, but of interest was that the groups did not take to wholesale copying of each other. Anecd...

Monday kicked off with Bill Nye's Light and Optics videos, the last of his videos still in the physical science loop. Wednesday focused on demonstrations of refraction and total internal reflection, along with demonstrations of focal length. This led naturally into the Thursday laboratory exploring reflection and, through apparent depth, refraction. AJ joins the class Penny distorted by... refraction The set-up for apparent depth this term Trevalouva, Myreen, Jayleen, and Redsea work on reflection measurements Jayleen records data Student success includes flexibility in the classroom, a welcome visitor Myreen, Redsea, Trevalouva, Elisa Elisa, Jvida, Ardy Jayleen enters data into Desmos Johsper assists AJ Tulpe Nena ponders apparent depth AJ, older than the morning AJ, measures the apparent depth of a penny Melsina and Sunet make reflection measurements while I sneak in an accidental selfie Justice and Kaitei...

Shanaleen and Harriet Megan Ruth, May-me Sandralynn Pelida removes the nohk Jamie Johsper Kiyoe removes the nohk Johsper, even weave Rennie Glen, KIra Kiyoe, Rennie Glen Kimsky Sharisey Shanaleen, Harriet, Emerika, Clayson Emerika Clayson Kallop demonstrates his skill with a perfectly done thatch, first to finish May-me James Harriet and Emerika Mark drops by Johsper Jamie Sandralynn Johsper Nedlick Jamie Ioanis Kiyoe Rennie invents a new stitching style Rennie Glen with his new stitching style Sandralynn Damarlane Harriet and Shanaleen Kiyoe Kira Lauwetresh Shanaleen Kerson and Harriet Loney Kiyoe Sata