Template 1 night schedule: 1 day research project

DAY 1

9:30 Meet at Windy Point. Introductions and form small groups.

• Students: are waiting in the vehicles or on the sidewalk for instructions.
• Teachers and chaperones: are meeting with Sky School staff and providing required paperwork, setting expectation of school's code of conduct for students, dividing students into inquiry groups, and choosing a group to accompany.
• Sky School staff: are receiving and checking required paperwork, meeting with teachers and chaperones, then introducing themselves and expectations in large groups

9:40 Introductory activities

• Sky School staff: are passing out field journals, leading sense of place or teambuilding activities, leading guided inquiry on topic of research expertise.
• Students: are participating in this discussion, writing hypotheses, taking measurements, recording data, making observations.
• Teachers and chaperones: are engaged with small groups, supporting Sky School staff, and assisting students as needed with measurements.

10:15 Drive to Sky Center

10:45 Check in to Sky Center

• Students: are putting gear in dorms, dressing for being outdoors, finding their lunch, filling water bottles
• Teachers and chaperones: are assisting students in preparing for day
• Sky School staff: are preparing for teaching, gathering equipment

11:15 Exploratory hike and brainstorming

• Students: are hiking through summit area (not going far), generating guided project ideas with 20 questions, discussing methods
• Teachers and chaperones: are hiking with students
• Sky School staff: are leading hike, setting expectations for inquiry project

12:00 Lunch

• Students: are eating in field
• Teachers and chaperones: are eating in field
• Sky School staff: are eating in field

12:30 Inquiry project final planning

• Students: are finalizing methods, equipment list, and hypotheses for projects
• Teachers and chaperones: are helping students remain focused
• Sky School staff: are guiding inquiry project development, leading teambuilding activities

1:15 Begin inquiry project

• Sky School staff: are returning to Sky Center if needed for any missing equipment, then continuing in field.
• Students: are carrying out inquiry project.
• Teachers and chaperones: are circulating with small groups, engaged and supporting Sky School staff and assisting students as needed.

3:00 Snack break

• Sky School staff: are leading 10 minutes of silence and snack break activities
• Students: are relaxing and eating
• Teachers and chaperones: are relaxing and eating

3:15 Return to Sky Center for data analysis and posters

• Sky School staff: are leading hike back to indoor spaces, facilitating data analysis and poster making (with extensive guidance)
• Students: are analyzing data, making conclusions, drawing poster
• Teachers and chaperones: are relaxing and eating

5:00 Return to SkyCenter for rest

• Students: are in dormitories resting quietly or walking around campus if escorted
• Teachers and chaperones: are supervising students, ensuring students bring warm clothes to dinner
• Sky School staff: are preparing evening programs, dinner, or resting

6:00 Dinner

• Students: are eating
• Teachers and chaperones: are eating, supervising students
• Sky School staff: are serving, eating, cleaning, playing a video on the screen

6:45 Sunset outdoors

• Students: are listening to Sky School staff's instructions, are taking photographs
• Teachers and chaperones: are actively engaged with students and Sky School staff
• Sky School staff: are instructing students on atmospheric and solar visuals, including shadow color, Mt. Lemmon's shadow, or the green rim

7:00 Evening telescope observing and alternate activity rotation

• Students: are participating in evening program
• Teachers and chaperones: are participating in evening program
• Sky School staff: are facilitating evening programs

8:45 Evening wrap-up

• Students: are in dormitories
• Teachers and chaperones: are supervising students
• Sky School staff: are resting or preparing for the morning

Day 2

7:45 Packing

• Sky School Staff: are resting.
• Teachers and chaperones: are packing up dormitories.
• Students: are packing up dormitories

8:00 Breakfast

• Sky School Staff: are helping serve breakfast, engaging with students, eating.
• Teachers and chaperones: are organizing students to get out of dorms, cleaning dormitories, eating.
• Students: are eating, cleaning up.

8:20 Effective presentations presentation

• Sky School Staff: are demonstrating an effective oral presentation
• Teachers and chaperones: are supervising students
• Students: are engaged in presentation demonstration

8:30 Presentation practice and last-minute poster making

• Sky School Staff: are providing guidance and feedback to students
• Teachers and chaperones: are providing guidance to studnets
• Students: are practicing presentations

9:15 Research symposium

• Students: are presenting research results in small groups, asking questions
• Teachers and chaperones: are listening
• Sky School staff: are listening, asking questions

9:45 Surveys

• Students: are filling out evaluation instrument, receiving paperwork
• Teachers and chaperones: are also filling out evaluation instrument
• Sky School staff: are cleaning

10:00 Closing circle

• Students: are sharing what they learned and enjoyed after handing in survey
• Teachers and chaperones: are sharing what they learned and enjoyed
• Sky School staff: are sharing what they learned and enjoyed

10:15 Final packing and departure

• Students: are checking they have everything with them, and loading vehicles.
• Teachers and chaperones: are checking they have everything and everyone with them, have given Sky School staff all required paperwork, and loading vehicles.
• Sky School staff: are checking nothing and no one is left behind, opening gates for vehicles to leave.

10:30 Cleanup Sky School Staff: are packing all teaching materials, returning medical paperwork, cleaning campus