Field Trips Your Students Actually Want to Go On
Some of the best memories from grade school are made at field trips. Field trips offer students something they can't get from lectures or textbook pages — hands -on fun! Here are some metro Detroit attractions to visit with your students. They're great places to make memories and, of course, learn something too!
⒈ Belle Isle Nature Center （Detroit）
Availability: Wednesday, Thursday or Friday at 10:30 a. m. , 11:30 a. m. or 12:30 p. m.
Admission: Free
Enjoy both indoor and outdoor animal exhibits. Programs include a deer feeding, a hands - on activity and discovery time.
⒉ Michigan Science Center (Detroit)
Availability: Wednesday-Friday( hours vary, also Tuesdays from Oct. 8, 2021, to Jan. 7,2022)
Admission: Varies by experience you select
Interact with more than 250 hands -on exhibits that explore space, health, physical science, engineering and more.
⒊ Diamond Jack's River Tours (Detroit)
Availability: Monday - Friday, May 1 to Oct. 31, at 9:30 a. m. , 10:30 a. m. , 11:30 a. m. or 12:30 p. m.
Admission: $ 9/person
Sec 16 miles of the U. S. and Canada Detroit River shoreline, ocean-going and Great Lakes ships, a light house, die fire boat, parks, ship terminals, a mail boat and much more.
⒋ Arts & Scraps (Detroit)
Availability: Monday, Wednesday or Friday
Admission: Varies by age and number in group
Let your students' imaginations run wild. They'll think, create and learn while re-imagining recycled industrial materials. You can create a customized topic.
When British musician Paul Barton performs in central Thailand lately, the listeners react wildly. Some pull his hair or jump on his piano. Others steal his music. The behavior is normal, however, because these crowds are truly wild—wild monkeys to be exact.
Barton plays often to the animals in Lopburi, an area known for its populations of wild monkeys. The pianist hopes the music shows bring calm to the animals during the corona virus (COVID-19) crisis.
The disease has caused problems for the monkeys, too. They are hungry. The restrictions on tourism mean fewer people come to see the monkeys and feed them.
The monkeys quickly surround Barton when he plays Greensleeves, Beethoven's Fur Elise and Michael Nyman's Diary of Love. Some of the creatures sit on his chair, while others climb up his body and touch his head. But, Barton keeps his attention on his performance, even as a small monkey runs over his hands on the instrument. Other monkeys take control of his music papers. "I was glad and surprised to find that they were actually eating the music as I was playing it."
The monkeys are Barton's latest animal fans. Past wildlife audience included elephants living in special protected areas. Barton hopes to raise people's awareness of the monkeys' hunger. At the same time, he hopes to study their behavior as they react to classical music.
"Come together and don't let the pandemic stop the wild monkeys getting good nutritious food. We need to make an effort to make sure that they eat properly. And when they eat properly they will be calmer," said 59 -year-old Barton.
It's easy to understand why early humans domesticated (驯养)dogs as their new best friends, domesticated dogs can guard against fierce animals and provide warmth during cold nights. But those benefits only come following domestication. Despite more than a century of study, scientists have struggled to understand what caused the domestication process in the first place.
A new theory given by Maria Lahtinen, a senior researcher, might be able to explain this puzzle. She made this theory when studying die diet of late Pleistocene hunter-gatherers in Arctic and sub — Arctic. At that time, around 20,000 to 15,000 years ago, the world was buried in the coldest period of the last ice age. In cold environments then, as today, humans tended to gain the majority of their food from animals. Nutritional deficiencies (缺失) came from the absence of fat and carbohydrates (碳水化合物), not necessarily protein. Indeed, if humans cat too much meat, they can develop protein poisoning and even die. "Because we humans are not fully adapted to an all-meat diet, we simply cannot digest protein very well," Lahtinen says.
During the coldest years of the last ice age — and especially in lough Arctic and sub-Arctic winters — reindeer, wild horses and other animals that humans killed for food would have been struggling to live. Using previously published early fossil records, Lahtinen and her colleagues calculated that the game captured by people in the Arctic and sub-Arctic during this time would have provided much more protein than they could have safely consumed.
NO ONE EVER said science education was easy. Certainly the concepts we teach, like conservation of momentum or quantum mechanics, can be hard to grasp. But what really complicates the attempt is that we're also trying to teach a deeper lesson at the same time — to help students understand the nature of science itself.
All too often, young people get the impression that science is about learning certain "laws" and then applying them to different situations. After all, that's what we make them do on tests, to show that they've been doing the work. But that's not it at all. Science is the process of building these concepts through the collection of experimental evidence.
And while I'm on it, let's call these concepts what they really are—not laws, but models. Science is all about building and testing models. It's difficult to help students understand that aspect of science when we just give them the models to begin with. Sure, in physics we often include historical or mathematical evidence to support big ideas, but that often isn't enough.
Of course, we can't start from nothing. If students had to build their own models from the ground up, it would be like trying to learn programming by inventing computers. As Isaac Newton is supposed to have said, we stand on the shoulders of giants. We must take models built by others and go from there.
What I'd like to suggest is that this actually provides a great way into the adventure of science and an opportunity to meet our objectives as educators. If you can create a situation that challenges students' assumptions and produces conceptual conflict, that's a great opportunity for learning.
Making art can reduce stress and anxiety and improve your mood. But you don't have to be a full-time artist to get in on those health benefits. . And the more you do it, the better. Here are the things you need to know to kick-start your creative art habit.
We tend to think that only people who are very skilled at art can call themselves artists. . Everyone is capable of creative expression. In fact, there are no differences in health outcomes between those who identify as experienced artists and those who don't.
. Start with what you enjoy-maybe something you've done before, maybe something you loved as a kid. But keep an open mind. Anything that engages your creative mind is good for you. You can do that through many activities: finger painting, cooking, baking, oil painting. And don't feel like you have to stick to one thing. Do whatever you're in the mood for.
You can think about making art like any healthy habit, such as eating well or exercising. Just as you make time to work, exercise and hang out with family and friends, you should make time for your artistic attempts. Doing just 10 minutes of art each day can do wonders. In addition to carving out time, carve out a physical space in your home for art. . If space is an issue, put it all in a basket or a plastic container that's easily accessible.
The more you're able to make art a regular habit the more you're likely to get this great reward: this wonderful thing that happens when you're in the zone. .We can feel that flow when filling in lines with color, inking and when drawing pleasing backgrounds, such as jungle or garden scenes.
A. Scientists call it "flow".
B. It's good to figure out your mode of creative expression.
C. All you need to do is just make art.
D. It frees one up to explore new ideas.
E. Set up a corner table for your art supplies.
F. Making art helps us to refresh ourselves.
G. But really, anyone can be an artist
Shamarr Allen was dozing at home one evening Inst July when he was shocked awake by a TV news item. There had been a 1 among a group of children in the 7th Ward of New Orleans, and a nine-year-old boy named Devante Bryant had been killed. Allen was 2 and heartbroken. He thought of his own nine -year-old son.
3 from the city's rough Lower 9th Ward, Allen is one of the most celebrated jazz trumpeters in the city. After seeing the 4 news that morning, it didn't take long for Allen to 5 a possible solution. He had a few spare 6 lying around. Maybe he could offer them to kids in exchange for their guns.
Allen named the 7 My Trumpet Is My Weapon. He met with the New Orleans mayor to 8 how to make children feel safe coming forward with their guns.
Allen has 9 seven guns so far, a small but symbolically important 10. But he doesn't stop with the 11 of gun for instrument. After the exchanges, Allen connects the children with local 12 who give diem free virtual trumpet lessons.
More importantly, he has brought hope for his city and young people 13 for a better life. "I just say, 'Look, I come from where you come from, and I can show you the 14 that got me out,'" says Allen. "And 15 may not be the way for you, but it will at least open your mind to see what's out there."
Just a mere fifteen years earlier, getting from one city to another left travelers with very few options. And now all of that has changed (complete).
Taking a trip from Shanghai to Beijing? For those under the pressures of the clock, the (quick) and most convenient mode of travel would be the plane. New airports (spring) up in every major province, opening up access to regions of China, which (leave) unexplored by previous foreign travels.
But if the price of planes is a bit high or if the fear of heights gets you down, (take) a bullet train is a great option. The bullet railway is just barely longer the plane trip and watching city and countryside views from the window is an experience in (it).
And the options don't stop there. Why not take wheel yourself? Nowadays car rental is easy and inexpensive. The newly paved roads are welcoming and GPS systems (be) just as advanced as any international area. Take to the backroads and explore the different parts of the countryside, have taken a significant jump in living standards.
On May 22, 2011, Joplin Missouri was struck by one of the deadliest tornadoes in recorded history. At first, many residents, including me, felt hopeless. It seemed like the end of the world. Faced with confusion, uncertainly, loss and homelessness, we looked for any light to lead us out of the darkness.
The home of my parents, who were in their eighties, was severely damaged. Their roof was blown away, and the roof from a nearby school crashed into the front of their house. In seconds, the house they had lived in for years became impossible to live in.
As soon as my parents safely moved, I tried to determine if any of their remaining possessions could be saved. Regrettably, I discovered their roof, before departing for parts unknown, had dropped massive amounts of fiberglass insulation. This pink material made everything appear to be coated in cotton candy, but the glass fibers within it had ruined most of their furniture and clothing.
My parents had hoped, however, that I might be able to save some of their books and pictures. Unfortunately, every time I tried to remove a photo album from a drawer of a book from a shelf, the non - stop rain wet what I was hying to protect. Between the rain and the glass fibers, it all seemed hopeless.
Trying to fight off hopelessness, I took a minute to stand in what was left of my parents' bedroom. When I looked up through their non-existent proof, I saw gray clouds floating above me, and suddenly everything seemed so strange. Rain coated my upturned face, flooded my eyes, and flowed into my mouth. Overwhelmed, I felt like I was drowning, I needed fresh air, so I ran outside.
Standing on my parents' front yard in the rain, I could breathe better but I still had an overwhelming sense of hopelessness.
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Suddenly, from out of nowhere, a thin, elderly man appeared at my side.
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I watched him through the rain until I remembered I was supposed to be saving my parents' prized possessions.
