Template 2 night schedule: 1 day research project

DAY 1

9:00 Meet at Babad Do’Ag. 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 groups of four, and choosing a group to accompany.
• Sky School staff: are receiving and checking required paperwork, meeting with teachers and chaperones, then with whole group to introduce themselves and give instructions for dividing students into groups of four.

9:15 Take initial set of data points for introductory activity

• Sky School staff: are passing out field journals, leading discussion of the differences between Tucson and Sky Island, and asking for hypotheses about the reasons for those differences, directing students on how to take measurements with instruments and record them (Take initial set of data points--weather, plant species diversity, rock observations. Then follow up with Travel in Time drawings SOP activity to begin to explore formation of basin-range topography, with follow-up discussion.)
• Students: are participating in this discussion, writing hypotheses, taking measurements, recording data, making observations, drawing.
• Teachers and chaperones: are engaged with small groups, supporting Sky School staff, and assisting students as needed with measurements.

11:00 Arrive at Molino Basin for second set of data points

• Sky School staff: are assisting students in taking another set of measurements, and facilitating discussion about the unique geology and their observations of changes already visible in the environment halfway up Mt. Lemmon.
• Students: are participating in this discussion, 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.

11:45 Arrive at Windy Point for lunch and third set of data points

• Sky School staff: are assisting students in taking another set of measurements, and facilitating discussion about the unique geology and their observations of changes already visible in the environment halfway up Mt. Lemmon.
• Students: are participating in this discussion, 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.

1:30 Arrive at SkyCenter campus for dorm check in and nap break

• Students: are moving luggage into dorms, then quietly reading or sleeping on their beds
• Teachers and chaperones: are supervising students, directing their move in to the correct rooms and ensuring quiet break time
• Sky School staff: are orienting chaperones to the dorms, then having down time and prepping next activities.

2:15 Hiking and data analysis

• Sky School staff: Half are leading the hike around the Meadow Loop trail, including 10 minutes silence activity, data analysis of up the mountain data, 20 questions to brainstorm for inquiry projects, possible stop at spring to discuss water issues Spring_water_lesson_plan
• Students: are participating in hike or graphing data and writing conclusions.
• Teachers and chaperones: are divided up either hiking (helping to enforce 10 minutes silence) or assisting students with graphing and conclusions.

4:45 Mandatory rest

• Sky School staff: are resting, preparing for evening program
• Students: are resting or reading quietly in dorms
• Teachers and chaperones: are supervising in dorms

5:45 Rotation activities

• Sky School Staff: are leading Rotation activities
• Students: are engaged in activities
• Teachers and chaperones: are engaged in activities

6:05 Dinner

• Students: are eating
• Teachers and chaperones: are eating, while engaging with and supervising students
• Sky School staff: are serving food, eating, and engaging with students

6:45 Introduction to scientific research and hypothesis testing

• Students: are listening to presentation
• Teachers and chaperones: are listening to presentation, helping to clean up dinner, and engage students
• Sky School staff: are cleaning up or presenting

7:15 Return to dorms to gather warm clothes

• Students: are collecting water bottles, ALL their warm clothes, and field journals for the evening
• Teachers and chaperones: are gathering those materials, and supervising students in the dorms
• Sky School staff: preparing for evening astronomy activities

7:30 Evening telescope observing and alternate activity rotation (Two 40 minute rotations)

• Students: are participating in observing
• Teachers and chaperones: are participating and assisting in engaging students
• Sky School staff: are leading activities

9:00 Return to dorms

• Sky School staff: are cleaning up, having downtime, prepping for next day, going to bed
• Teachers and chaperones: are responsible for supervising students, and ensuring they get up and get to breakfast the next morning
• Students: are getting ready for bed

10:00 Lights out

DAY 2

7:45 Staff meeting (NOTE: Students are not permitted to be in the Learning Center until breakfast at 8 am)

• Sky School Staff: are discussing logistics for the day Morning_staff_meeting_agenda
• Teachers and chaperones: are supervising students in the dorms or outdoor areas
• Students: are cleaning dorms, packing belongings, exploring outdoor areas with a chaperone

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, calling order to serve themselves, eating.
• Students: are eating, cleaning up.

8:30 Make lunches

• Sky School Staff: are helping with lunch materials, making their own lunches, getting snacks for their group, getting ready for rotations
• Teachers and chaperones: are making sure each student makes a lunch, making their own lunches
• Students: making their own lunches, filling water bottles

8:50 Rotation activities

• Sky School Staff: are leading Rotation activities
• Students: are engaged in activities
• Teachers and chaperones: are engaged in activities

9:10 Gathering things for the day

• Sky School Staff: are prepping for projects.
• Teachers and chaperones: are gathering field notebook and pencil, water bottle, sunscreen, etc. and supervising students as they do so.
• Students: are gathering field notebook and pencil, water bottle, sunscreen, etc.

9:25 Break into research groups for a recap of the scientific process, including testable hypotheses and effective presentations

• Sky School Staff: are presenting information
• Teachers and chaperones: are engaged and participating, assisting students as needed
• Students: are participating.

9:35 Introduction to research area

• Sky School Staff: are starting with discussion of the 20 questions from the day before, giving intro to their area of expertise
• Teachers and chaperones: are assisting small groups as needed.
• Students: are discussing and deciding on their research project topic question.

9:50 Design a research question, gather materials, begin testing it

• Sky School Staff: are leading discussion of how to design methods
• Teachers and chaperones: are assisting as needed
• Students: are designing their research methods

10:15-10:30 Short break

• Sky School Staff: are having down time or prep time
• Teachers and chaperones: are supervising students in dorms or common areas
• Students: are having down time or prep time

10:30 Collect data

• Sky School Staff: are signing out group, verifying first aid / radio is present, assisting students in collecting data
• Teachers and chaperones: are assisting as needed
• Students: are running the show collecting data

12:00 Lunch

• Sky School Staff: are eating
• Teachers and chaperones: are eating, supervising students
• Students: are eating

12:30 Mandatory nap break

• Sky School Staff: are having down time or prep time
• Teachers and chaperones: are supervising students in dorms
• Students: are reading quietly or sleeping in beds

1:00 Analyze data and draw conclusions

• Sky School Staff: are leading the analysis
• Teachers and chaperones: are assisting as needed
• Students: are analyzing their data

2:30 Make research posters

• Sky School Staff: are providing materials and suggestions for designing effective presentations
• Teachers and chaperones: are assisting and providing feedback and circulating to provide an outside perspective
• Students: are making posters to present their research

3:30 Short break and snack

• Sky School Staff: are having down time or prep time
• Teachers and chaperones: are supervising students in dorms or common areas
• Students: are having down time or prep time

3:45 Presentation finalization and practice

• Sky School Staff: are providing suggestions for designing effective presentations
• Teachers and chaperones: are assisting and providing feedback and circulating to provide an outside perspective
• Students: are practicing or finishing their presentations

5:00 Rotation activities

• Sky School Staff: are leading Rotation activities
• Students: are engaged in activities
• Teachers and chaperones: are engaged in activities

5:20 Dinner

• Sky School Staff: are eating
• Teachers and chaperones: are eating, supervising students
• Students: are eating

6:00 Research presentations

• Sky School Staff: are organizing the symposium, playing a video on the screen
• Teachers and chaperones: are engaged and interacting with students
• Students: are presenting their research, watching others' presentation, asking questions

6:45 Gather warm clothes from the dorm

• Students: are collecting water bottles, ALL their warm clothes, and field journals for the evening
• Teachers and chaperones: are gathering those materials, and supervising students in the dorms
• Sky School staff: are preparing dinner

7:00 Walk up the ridge for the sunset

• Students: are listening to Sky School staff's instructions
• 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

7:30 Evening telescope observing and alternate activity rotation

• Students: are participating in observing
• Teachers and chaperones: are participating and assisting in engaging students
• Sky School staff: are leading activities

9:00 Return to dorms

• Sky School staff: are cleaning up, having downtime, prepping for next day, going to bed
• Teachers and chaperones: are responsible for supervising students, and ensuring they get up and get to breakfast the next morning
• Students: are getting ready for bed

10:00 Lights out

DAY 3

7:45 Staff meeting (NOTE: Students are not permitted to be in the Learning Center until breakfast at 8 am)

• Sky School Staff: are discussing logistics and preparing for the day Morning_staff_meeting_agenda
• Teachers and chaperones: are supervising students in the dorms or outdoor areas
• Students: are cleaning dorms, packing belongings, exploring outdoor areas with a chaperone7:45 Staff meeting

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, calling order to serve themselves, eating.
• Students: are eating, cleaning up.

8:30 Rotation activities

• Sky School Staff: are leading Rotation activities
• Students: are engaged in activities
• Teachers and chaperones: are engaged in activities

8:50 Surveys and observations

• Sky School Staff: are providing surveys, leading observations of weather and phenology
• Teachers and chaperones: are filling out surveys
• Students: are filling out surveys, participating in weather / phenology observations

9:10 Cleanup

• Sky School Staff: are inspecting dorms
• Teachers and chaperones: are supervising students cleaning out dorms, packing vehicles
• Students: are moving out of the dorms, cleaning up

9:30 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

10:00 Depart

• 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.

10:15 Cleanup Sky School Staff: are packing all teaching materials, returning medical paperwork, cleaning campus