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Mars and Murrie day one exploration

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This term a petty cash for 80.00 was prepared. Thirty bags of milk chocolate M&Ms were $66.00 at Yoshie. A 1.69 ounce bag is almost always more than 1.69 ounces A scale was brought to class - this term there is only a residential section. The section was taken to the A204 limit of 30 on the theory that students would have their own mobile technology. There are 30 desktops in the room, but not all 30 are functional. Karen using a laptop As expected, students came with laptop computers. Kerryanne On addition, every student present had a cell phone. By use of the Google Sheets app, students can complete assignments on their cell phones. Ikaia Some students naturally build charts with their M&Ms. This term, as last term, a spreadsheet function was included in the introduction of the online textbook in Moodle. Submitting the result ensures that the student accessed the textbook in Moodle. The syllabus and course support materials were ...

Physci day one

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The class started with a cold open over at the solstice and equinox post . Shadow at 12:00 noon on 12 January 2026. East at the top of the photo. First, the shadow is on the north side of the post. Second, the shadow is not due north at 12:00 noon.  Then the class moved to A101 where the course materials in Moodle were introduced. The session was structured by going through the course support materials with an emphasis on the syllabus. The first assignment mentioned near the end of class, which was submission of a screenshot of a Desmos file.