Marine Science Quest. Sprint 5 Week 5

This is a shorter post. Not that it’s a less exciting week. Quite the opposite. This week consisted of two blog post, this and the Sleep with Sharks post.

This week, Eagles got their body and hands dirty. One did it with full involvement:

Ever wondered how long an orca is? Andre is ~5.5 feet. The largest orca is 32 feet. After five rounds of floor loving, the Eagles had a revelation:

Orcas can be bigger than this room!

The MS Eagles were in the deep stage of researching and reporting writing. They moved between chill modes and discussion modes, and the occasional burst of energy. There was in need of motion. Perhaps that was the reason Andre did that. Or maybe he loved the studio floors. Gross? Not when Eagles take ownership and clean their studio every day.

Chilling and working on their research reports.
Moving the body helps the brain!

The ES Eagles were also compiling their learnings, in the form of journals. They had little treasure surprises—sea world stickers.

“I love them!!! I want to finish more journal entries.”
“Save the turtle for me!!”
“Can we please have more of them?”

Carrots. No sticks then?

Here’s a learning community that set their standards. The Eagles knew what mattered to themselves. Their stake: ice skating on Thursday. No completed journal entries, no ice skating. The Eagles sprinted hard to achieve it! But few did not complete. Five Eagles didn’t qualify.

“I must not wait until the last minute to do my work anymore. It’s so much.”
“Next sprint I must focus more”

“Yes! I finally completed them.”

Completing journals next to the ice skating rink. Ouch.

Times up. No ice skating. A consolation: a free pass to MYNISS (to replace the ice skating coaching session).

Going Deep in Marine Science

In between the journals, the Eagles slept with sharks and had a coral & turtle talk with scuba mike on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Swimming in front of your beds.
Scuba Mike sharing!

The Eagles were exhausted from sleep with sharks. Still, they were excited to learn more. “How long can a turtle live for?” “Did they come before dinosaurs?” “When do the baby turtles go back to sea after they hatch?” Many, many questions.

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Unfortunately, no TMNT questions asked 😛

On Thursday, the Eagles did an Ooey Gooey Animal Guts jelly hunt to learn about food webs, ecosystem, predators, and preys.

Figuring out the instructions.

“Wow, humans eat everything! We are so greedy!”
“Oooh, so a producer is something that makes food like a plant.”
“What did you find in your stomach???”
“Mine’s a Great White Shark!!”

And finally, “Can we eat the jelly after the activity?”

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Humans eat everything! Like Patrick, a starfish. He has two stomachs.

On Friday, they dissected tilapia fish and learned fish anatomy. The MS Eagles also joined in the fun—a break from their research writing. The Eagles dug through different parts—eyeballs, gills, intestines, heart, eggs, and so on. There were mixed feelings of curiosity, disgust, and excitements.

Getting ready to slice! Some serious safety briefing before they start.

“This is gross!”
“Look at the eyeball. It’s so squishy!”
“Why are the intestines so long?”
“I found the heart!”

Done dissection!
Cutting it!
We took all the stuff out. Fish for sale!
Gills. What does it look like?
A school of fish Eagles hunting together.
Sorry, if you are eating your meals now.

“Guys, we have eggs in ours! Can we keep them?”

Eggs

Towards the end, the most important agenda came up.

“Let’s cook and eat the fish! Grill or pan fry?”

Humans eat everything!

Happy Birthday, Kimaya!

The week ended with Kimaya’s Birthday celebration.

Sweet Kimaya turned eight.
Father Siva rhymed tales of her, with her mates,
as she turned circles around the sun, each one representing a year’s fate.
Then the Eagles celebrated with lovely cakes,
all gone within minutes from their plates!

Father Siva rapped his way to the tale of Kimaya!
Check out the cakes!

Here’s a thought for the community: Do you think it’s critical that all citizens share some common stories to bind themselves together or not? This was the question of debate as the MS Eagles dived into Greek Tragedies. In Ancient Greece, all citizens were expected to assemble and listen to tragedies, as a way of using stories to bind together all citizens. If you agree with the “thought question”, what are the common stories of ActonKL community?

Are the common stories found here (in between the blogs) or somewhere else?

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