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The brilliant colors of the sunset have been painted over by the mystical navy blue of the night sky and as you enter the Astronomy classroom you can see the moon clearly through one of the many windows. The desks are arranged in their usual semi circle to help created a more personal environment, only something seems a bit off as you go to sit down. Both the desk and chair wobble as the legs on one side are longer than the other and cause you to lean quite a bit. Try not to fall out of your seat or have your things fall to the floor, yes?
Did you remember to use the lint roller on the small table outside of the classroom? It was there next to the sign that reads, "Not to be used as a brush for your hair."
A lamp, a quaffle, and 3 can lids painted black rest in the middle of the professor's desk. Professor Flamsteed, wearing the same top hat you may have spotted him with at the Opening Feast, can be seen standing to the right of his desk with a giddy expression on his face and offers you a salute as you move to take your seat.
So come on in and have a seat. Class will begin shortly.
⌦Lesson Progression
▸ question 1 :: what is your favorite season and why?
▸ question 2 :: why does the Earth have seasons?
▸ question 3 :: why does the fact that the Earth is tilted on its axis matter to our weather?
▸ question 4 :: what do June 21 and December 21 have in common?
▸ question 5 :: how could you prove that the Earth is spinning?
▸ activity :: PENDULUM DODGEBALL
▸ clarification! :: clarifying instructions & professor joins the game
▸ start wrapping up :: 6 ish hour warning before activity ends!
▸ class dismissed!
This lesson has officially started! Please do not announce your character arriving late and just pretend like they have been in class all along. You are free to jump in any time and should use the lesson progression links to keep up.
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Oh. They were done?
Dima gathered his things up, approaching the professor after he was done. "Cuckoo Warning Day is like a predictor for summer rain. If a cuckoo sings on 21st of June, the rest of the summer's supposed to be real wet, and if not, then it's dry!" Yeah!
And look, he'd taught Professor Top Hat something new! He was welcome.
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SPOILER!!: all the farewells *waves*
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Originally Posted by Squishy
Well, the fact that he didn't need her help was a good thing, Lux supposed. Maybe it meant that everything would be fine in no time, because Professor Flamsteed had everything under control.
Nodding, she sent both the Professor and Kace a smile. "Thanks for the awesome lesson. I hope you have a good night, Professor. And I hope you feel better soon, Kace." Yeah, she still blamed herself for him getting hurt.
Maybe she could give Kace some Chocolate Frogs later, she thought as she grabbed her stuff and exited the classroom.
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Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88
By the time his costume made contact with Jasmine's, his momentum had slowed down enough to the point that the impact was barely noticeable. Breathing a sigh of relief, Cris smiled over at Jasmine.
...and that's when the Professor ended class. Quickly getting out of his costume, Cris whispered to her, "I'll wait for you outside class," before leaning down to retrieve his backpack. Slinging it over his shoulder, Cris headed over to speak with Professor Flamsteed.
"That was one crazy but very interesting game, Professor. Putting things into practical terms, definitely does help explain the lesson more clearly. Thanks for doing that. I hope the rest of your day will be a good one," Cris smiled at the Professor before stepping aside and waiting for Jasmine to catch up with him.
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Originally Posted by nanyjj
Ten nine eight seven six five four three two one! Leah ran as fast as she could but the costume she now loved disappeared with a pop. Adjusting to the autumn chillness in real life was difficult. She was wet because of the snow from winter.
Awww, that was the end of the class. Leah picked up her back and walked towards the door. They still had homework to expect and keep them busy. As she reached Professor Flamsteed, she paused and said, "That was a great lesson, Professor. You are really good at rolling." she nodded. The second year was very impressed at the professor's ability to... roll. She smiled and exited.
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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19
Aw! Class was done done but Adi had been having fun watching the others as they completed their orbits. Except for Kace. Poor dude but he'd be fixed up soon. Adi grabbed his bag, ready to head back to the Hufflepuff Common Room.
"Awesome lesson, Professor!'' he said. "See you next time.'' Adi waved and headed for the door. Eh...Maybe he should wait on Benny? Yes, he should.
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Originally Posted by amadshade
Tora couldn't see. The second she had rolled into Spring her orb had puffed up with grass. On the inside. At least she wasn't allergic. The green stuff lined the entire inside of the planet! So not only could she not see, but she couldn't hear either. What was this all about? How was she supposed to know which way to run when she couldn't see? She just stopped and stood still, maybe this would wear off? As her eyes gradually adjusted to the dark, she slowly realized that this grass thing really wasn't wearing off. Suddenly, she heard some loud yelling in Flamsteed's voice, but couldn't quite make out what he was saying. The next thing she knew, the ball of grass was gone and her eyes were forced to make a fast adjustment. "Agh! she said in surprise as she covered her watering eyes with her hands.
When she was finally able to see again, she put up her head and looked about. It seemed like class was over. Already? She sighed unhappily and moved over to where she had left her messenger bag.
"Well, I guess I'll be off Professor," she said giving Flamsteed a cheery wave. "Thanks!" she moved out the door to clear the way for other exiting students, but leaned against the wall outside to wait for Adrienne.
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Originally Posted by Waddles
That was it? Class was over, just all of a sudden? Kate grinned. She liked Astronomy. It was a class where being Muggle-born wasn't all that much of a drawback. At least, not so far. She had been able to participate just as much as everybody else, and she had learned something!
Freed from her planet costume, Kate grabbed her bag and headed to the door. Oh! She'd forgotten to say thank you! Spinning around, Kate stepped out of the way of all the people leaving and waved to the professor. "Thanks for a great class, Professor!" she said before leaving for real.
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Originally Posted by HogwartsStudent11
Marisol grinned as she was released from her orb. She breathed a gulp of fresh air and sighed. This class had been very fun. And, um, entertaining. The teacher was really quite odd.
As Mari herself was odd, she thought it pleasant. If everyone were the same it would get dull. Pizzaz was the word for the professor. It certainly was something he had a lot of in his student's mind.
"See you later, Professor," Marisol said as she exited.
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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack
Class was over? Finally. It was such a pointless lesson really. All they did was run around in bubble-planet costumes and talked some about the Earth's orbit, while professor Flamsteed ran around, jumped on desks, and flailed his arms around. They didn't even take out a telescope or anything. And he had to lint-roll his robes for this. As Zander made a beeline towards the door, which was much easier now that he wasn't restrained by the ridiculous costume, he turned around to shout a quick "goodbye Professor!" He really need a nice shower after all that snow, rain, wind, pollen, the works, just etc.
Grinning, beaming, and waving as each student said their good byes and good nights, the professor replied with a cheerful, "Thank you. Hope to see you next time."
He promised that next lesson would not be as much of a contact sport. Probably. Eh, maybe not.
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Originally Posted by lemon
Oh. They were done?
Dima gathered his things up, approaching the professor after he was done. "Cuckoo Warning Day is like a predictor for summer rain. If a cuckoo sings on 21st of June, the rest of the summer's supposed to be real wet, and if not, then it's dry!" Yeah!
And look, he'd taught Professor Top Hat something new! He was welcome.
You know what Cuckoo Warning Day sounded like? Just that. Cuckoo. Relying on a bird to predict summer rain. Merlin help him. He simply raised an eyebrow at the Ravenclaw. An unamused one, mind you.
"Riiiiiiiight, well...I hope you can elaborate on why a bird chirping on June 21st is significant on your homework," he sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. Sounded like something the new Divination professor would be keen on because really, unless this bird literally starting singing 'Singing in the Rain' he failed to see how this was anything special.
It was a bird. They were always chirping.
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Originally Posted by Expecto-Penguin
Kace heard the professor yell at him. He looked around and he heard him say the spell. "'See you around the earth's orbit!" he said with his wand out and then he was out of the ball. He probably did make his nose worse with the running, it was starting to dribble again. He put his hand out to stop the flow. He went up to the professor so he could check his nose. It was nice Lux was caring about him. He smiled and told her he was fine. "Sorry Professor...i wanted to finish the assignment." he grinned sheepishly but that hurt his nose.
"Thanks Lux.." he told her trying to stop the flow. "But i think i could use the help to walk back to the common room afterwards.." he told her. So she could stay and he wouldn't have to walk back alone. He asked the professor, "Does my face look bad or have black and blue marks on it?"
Wanted to finish the assignment? Sweet solstice.
"You wanted to help stop your nose bleed by running more which in turn made your heart pump faster which causes blood flow to speed up through your body." Right. Made perfect logical sense. He squinted a bit more at the Hufflepuff and was tempted to just work some magic on the boy's nose - he had done toes before and fingers - but best to leave such examination and treatment to the professionals. "I'll be taking you to the hospital wing, Mr. Lecium, just to be sure it is not broken."
Waiting with one hand on the Hufflepuff's shoulder, Airey waited until the last student had packed up and left the classroom. "Alright, let's go see Healer Tillstorm," he sighed as he escorted the boy out and shut the door behind him.
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