SEP Session 2, Day 7 (5-8)

Today in "Solar Circuits - Solar Homes," students took a field trip to see solar cells on the rooftop of Ruffner Hall on UVA Grounds. Will, from Facilities Management, led a tour of the solar array and answered many questions. It sure was bright up there.

Learn more about the solar panel project at UVA: https://renewableenergy.fm.virginia.edu/

Today in "Religion, Rulers, and Riots," SEP Students played a game! In this game, students were given perspectives (Sossianus, Porphyry, Eusebius, and Lactantius). They were then given the task of presenting their case to the empire Diocletian (Peter Morris). To "win," students needed to be consistent with the perspective of their role and use what they learned about Diocletian's vision to convince him. In the first round, students argued if Christians should be allowed in the military. In the second round, they debated why this should be implemented. And in the third round, the final decision was made.

Today in "The Energizers and Catalyzers in the Biochemical Process," students tested the glucose in regular milk and lactose free milk. Students also worked on creating brochures about lactose intolerance.

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In "Light! Mysteries of the Electromagnetic Spectrum," students continued to learn about infrared light. More specifically, students learned about William Herschel (1738-1822), the man who discovered infrared light using an "invisible heat ray." After collecting background knowledge on the properties and discovery of infrared light, the class went outside to conduct an infrared light lab which was intended to mimic the original experiment of Herschel that led to the discovery of infrared light.

In "(Super) Human Physics," students were focused on the idea of invisibility as a superpower. Students confirmed the law of reflection, played the "Hit the Target Game," and watched an invisibility cloaking video.

Today in "Engineering Hogwarts," students worked individually to engineer their own superhero (or supervillain). Students had to come up with a name for their character, an origin story, a description of their power(s), and finally create a 6-8 panel comic strip revolving around their character. After creating their comic strips, students did a gallery walk where they had the opportunity to check out what their classmates had created.

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Today in “Do as the Romans Do,” SEP historians learned about Ancient Roman public entertainment. The class talked about the events that took place (the chariot races, gladiator contests, etc.) and where they were housed (Circus Maximus). Students discussed the architecture of the Circus Maximus and how it contributed to the success of the events that took place there.  

"On the Brink...Innovations in Warfare in WWII" was focused on the war in the Pacific this morning. Students learned about American relations during action in the Pacific and island hopping. Also, students worked on their projects about wartime innovations.

This morning in "Life is a Balancing Act" students continued working with balance. They worked on their tetrahedron sculptures (first 2 photos). For this project, students created tetrahedrons and then found the center of balance for each to balance their tetrahedrons. Students then used adhesive to secure their projects. Students also added to their classwide tripod project (second 2 photos).

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Best,

Nicole, Olivia and Abby