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1. The presenter used the raising hand and Q/A function to increase engagement.
2. The presenter asked students opened ended questions about their past experiences with butterflies. She encouraged them to not just used yes/no answers.

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1. While resting butterflies cluster their wings together to conserve energy.
2. Researchers use drones in the shaper of hummingbirds to study Monarchs without scaring them.

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1. Monarch butterflies to not lay more than one egg, and they lay it on milk weed.
2. female monarchs are often larger in size and more vibrant coloring

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1.Using the book was such an important teaching strategy. Its so important that kids are given a piece of background knowledge before they are released into the castle. It helps them understand and break down what they are really viewing that much better. They are also given an idea of what kind of workers do what, that way they can identify it with the castle!
2.I loved how the state parks teacher utilized a stretching segment in her teaching. Getting kids up and moving stimulates their brain! It is also awesome how she compared planting your feet into the ground just like a castle!

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1.There is 345,000 gallons of water in the main pool.

2."Serpentine" tile placed in the bottom of the pool, named for its meandering appearance.

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1. I think it is a great teaching strategy to introduce the topic to the younger children with a strong visual of Hearst Castle to begin with. The book that she is reading is “How a House is Made”. She is hooking the student’s interest by showing them a beautiful and grand house that will entice them to want to know how it was built!

2. I love how the speaker asks the students to “notice” things about the story as she begins to read. She tells them to notice the differences between the characters an think about how many different people it takes to build a house. She is clueing the students into what they should be focusing on, in hopes to help with their comprehension. We actually learned about this strategy in our LS 428 class where we talk about literacy!

3. It’s also super cool that the speaker continually refers to Hearst castle throughout the book. She is continually reinforcing the initial idea she gave to the kids to keep their attention on the larger concept at hand.

4. It was so cool how the speaker compares humans stretching to how houses are built. She is again, reinforcing this idea of strong foundation as being important to adding weight or movement. She is helping them to truly comprehend the meaning they got from the book!

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Eunice Cha: Nature Journaling Adventure with John Muir Laws

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Eunice Cha: Nature Journaling Adventure with John Muir Laws

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Fun Facts:
1) Montana de Oro stands for "Mountain of gold" as it is covered in bright orange wildflowers during the summertime

2) The park covers 9000 acres, making it one of the largest state parks

Teaching Strategies:
1) I like that the guest speaker (John Muir Laws) demonstrated his journaling with a prepared filled in notebook, but also had little cutouts to help transition (for example, 'words', '123...', etc.). I think signaling that we're moving to a different part is helpful for keeping up with the activity.

2) Another teaching strategies during a drawing activity that I liked was that he went into how to draw with a reference (in this case, seal cam) or from memory.

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Harvest & Hides: Agriculture at Sutter's Fort (Ashley Bramers 

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1. For students to be sitting in front of a computer can be draining, but the program was set up in an interesting way, that also gave students to opportunity to do a Q & A and be engaged in their learning.
2. The program showed demonstrations of certain activities that they performed in this time period such as the cow branding. This gave the students the opportunity to put themselves in their shoes.

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Harvest & Hides: Agriculture at Sutter's Fort (Ashley Bramers)

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Harvest & Hides: Agriculture at Sutter's Fort (Ashley Bramers)

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Fun Facts
1. The fat from cows used to be used to create candles and make soap.
2. Sutter's Fort was a stop on the fur trading post.

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1. The Q & A was cool because the students got to think about questions and ask the presenters. I liked this activity because the students asked questions that they were interested in.

2. I also love when they sang a song to help know the anatomy of a monarch butterfly.

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1. It was the presenter's first time presenting on a virtual platform and she did a great job! She was great at speaking and explaining topics by emphasizing the fact that it was her first time.
2. There was a powerpoint presentation that was used during the Zoom. The presentation was able to give a visual reference for what the presenter was talking about.

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1. Monarch Butterflies lay eggs on milkweed.
2. Female monarch butterflies are bigger and darker orange than males.

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1. The Donner Party was behind schedule due to an untested shortcut that they took during their journey. This was due to an dishonest guidebook.
2. The Donner Party used oxen instead of horses to pull their wagons during their journey. This allowed them to use the oxen as meat to consume.

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Cassidy Cushman -- Going Beyond the Gaviota Coast at Gaviota State Beach!

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Cassidy Cushman -- Going Beyond the Gaviota Coast at Gaviota State Beach!

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1. The presenter provided visuals for all the material that he was discussing. From maps to pictures of the marine life, I was able to visualize the material. This is crucial in online formats because students were not able to actually be at Gaviota State Park in Person!
2. Another strategy was using question and response. He would have us guess what animal was what based on a super zoomed in visual. We had time to make our predications and then he would tell us the answer. I liked this because I felt more involved.

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Cassidy Cushman Going Beyond the Gaviota Coast at Gaviota State Beach!

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Cassidy Cushman Going Beyond the Gaviota Coast at Gaviota State Beach!

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1. Sea stars love to eat California mussels so over time the mussel will grow higher up in rocks out of the water in order to avoid the sea stars! It is their adaptation for survival.
2. California mussels and scallops both filter the ocean water. Is is important to protect these animals due to their important role in water quality.

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Harvest and Hides: Agriculture at Sutter's Fort

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Harvest and Hides: Agriculture at Sutter's Fort

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1. I really liked how while you were not able to be there in person, with the webinar presentation you are still able to ask questions and this kept me engaged.
2. As Morgan stated, the presenter gave the viewers time to create a cattle brand of their own and I have already made one personally so it was really cool for other people that have never made one to experience the creativity that goes into it!

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Harvest and Hides Agriculture at Sutter's Fort

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Harvest and Hides Agriculture at Sutter's Fort

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1. Sutter's Fort was a stop for the trading of furs in the 1940's.
2. Steer hide were know as "California Bank Notes" and were worth $1-$2.

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Leah Miller, Tide Pool Animal Adaptations at Crystal Cove State Beach

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Leah Miller, Tide Pool Animal Adaptations at Crystal Cove State Beach

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1. I really enjoyed how the presenter asked the students questions and gave them time to think about an answer and respond even though she wasn't directly interacting with the students. Additionally, I like how she had them close their eyes and imagine they were an animal living in the tide pools and what that would be like.
2. I liked the teaching strategy that at the beginning of the lesson she mentioned if they had any paper and art utensil that they could go ahead and draw, paint or sketch a picture if they are feeling inspired by the environment. I enjoyed how she phrased it as it is not a requirement, but if you are feeling inspired. This also gives students an opportunity to work creatively, but feel no pressure to have to do so.

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All About Acorns: A California Staple
Fun Facts:
1. California Indian tribe Maidu used baskets to boil the acorns to get rid of the tamids (not sure how to spell this) since they are poisonous. In order to make sure the basket does not burn, they put the heat inside of the basket by placing the rocks into baskets. An elderberry branch is used to place the extremely hot rocks in the basket and it is used to constantly stir to prevent the rocks from burning through the bottom of the basket. Today, these methods are only used to show respect to their ancestors while typically they use modern methods.

2. When making acorn mush, which is similar to oatmeal, they do not eat it plain. Acorn mush is similar to us eating bread, rice, or pasta with a meal. They season it and add flavoring with deer meat and different plants.

Teaching Strategies:
1. In the beginning, they repeated information multiple times to make it clear for everyone attending. They repeated that California Indians are a living culture and people. They also repeated that they asked California Indian tribes what they would like to be referred to as, and followed what these tribes were told.

2. They made a lot of the content relatable to the audience. Although the lifestyles and cultures of California Indian tribes are very different from our current lifestyles, there are several ways that their lives and cultures are relatable to one another. They also did a great job at making sure to correct many misconceptions that are often held about Indigenous Nations and specifically California Indian tribes.

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Leah Miller, Tide Pool Animal Adaptations at Crystal Cove State Beach

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Leah Miller, Tide Pool Animal Adaptations at Crystal Cove State Beach

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1. Some species of sea stars can have up to 40 arms, but most species in the Crystal Cove State Beach have 5 arms and at the end of each arm they have what is similar to an eye. Sea stars also have tube feet that have suction cups on the tips which help them move around in the tide pools.
2. Sea anemone have tentacles that have stinging cells inside and they are related to jellyfish. The tentacles are used to bring in their food to their mouth. Sea anemone get their color (green) from an algae that lives inside the sea anemone.

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Morgan Lockwood- Harvest and Hides: Agriculture at Sutter's Fort

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Morgan Lockwood- Harvest and Hides: Agriculture at Sutter's Fort

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1. When the presenter showed how the cows were branded with the initials of the cowboys, she told us to practice a branding symbol with our own initials. I liked this because it gives the students the opportunity to put themselves in the time period.
2. The presenter asked us to raise our virtual hands if we had cereal or toast with our breakfast. She then proceeded to explain how grain is made from wheat. By doing this, it made the information relatable to the audience!

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Morgan Lockwood- Harvest and Hides: Agriculture at Sutter's Fort 

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Fact #1- Hide used to be called the California Bank note and was used as currency because there was no standard currency in the 1840s.
Fact #2- Fat from cows was used to make soap and candles.

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1. I liked that before the presentation started the presenter asked us to use the "raise hand" feature to have some sort of interaction before starting the presentation.

2. The presenter had lots of visuals to show us during the presentation which made it much more interesting and relatable. He showed us maps of routes, real beaver/otter skins, and what a beaver pelt looked like before being made into a top hat.

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1. Sutter's Fort (and many other forts in CA) painted their Adobe bricks with white lime washed paint to protect the bricks from weather and to be seen from 1-2 miles away.
2. The term "mad as a hatter" is from hat makers who used beaver pelts to make top hats through a process of boiling mercury and urine (yes, yikes!).

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Mackenzie Mitchell, "A Clash of Cultures at Fort Humbolt State Historic Park" 

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Teaching Strategies:
1. The presenter made the zoom call as hands on as he could, asking us to ask questions to our families and answer polls on the zoom, it was nice to involve people
2. He also showed the location of Fort Humbolt and its relative distance from major cities- this made me more interested in the cite because I knew exactly where it was in terms of my location.

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Mackenzie Mitchell, "A Clash of Cultures at Fort Humbolt State Historic Park" 

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Mackenzie Mitchell, "A Clash of Cultures at Fort Humbolt State Historic Park" 

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1. Ulysses S. Grant served at Fort Humbolt for 4 months before abandoning his post and becoming a farmer. He later was involved in the Civil War and became president.
2. California only has 5% of the Redwood Tree growth now compared to the 1850s.

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Fun Fact 1: Female monarchs have thicker black lines on their wings while males have thinner black lines and dark spots near the center.
Fun Fact 2: Monarch butterflies can not fly or even move when the temperature is 45 degrees Fahrenheit or lower.

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Sabrina Traynor, "Nature Journaling Adventure with John Muir Laws"

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Sabrina Traynor, "Nature Journaling Adventure with John Muir Laws"

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1. During this nature journaling session we were able to draw and journal about different parts of Montanta de Oro and Hearst San Simeon state parks. This was really cool because it gives the students an opportunity to learn how to draw and explain the things they are seeing. The presenter not only described how to draw but also asked engaging question to journal about.

2. The presenter asked interesting questions for the guests showing the parks to further add detail in the nature journals and hear more about the visuals we were viewing.

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Sabrina Traynor, "Nature Journaling Adventure with John Muir Laws"

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Sabrina Traynor, "Nature Journaling Adventure with John Muir Laws"

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1. 75% of wildflowers are blossomed in Montana de Oro State Park

2. Over 500 seals are currently in the Hearst San Simeon State Park. They have come up to the coast to molt.

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Holland Epley (Nisle), Restore Our Bodies, Restore Our Earth

1. Hearst Castle has over 20 acres of garden. This includes drought-tolerant plants and fire resistant plants.

2. Cattle and Zebras on the Hearst Castle property who eat the grass actually help contribute to preventing fires in the area!

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Holland Epley (Nisle), Restore Our Bodies, Restore Our Earth

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Holland Epley (Nisle), Restore Our Bodies, Restore Our Earth

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1. The informational physical education class was extremely interactive. Not only with general questions, but also with instruction. I felt like this makes the informational portion of the lesson very fun.

2. Each physical activity had different levels of complexity. This was very impressive it gave each one of us the options to move at our own pace. This allows students to remain involved in the lesson no matter what their level of physical capability is. This also gave students who are a bit more advanced the option to challenge themselves if that’s what they wanted to do.

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1. I liked that the person presenting was very open and honest about how this was her first time doing a webinar and that she was flexible as different technological problems came to be.
2. I also liked that in addition to just watching and listening to her speak, there was occasionally a powerpoint slide or brief video for the audience to watch.

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1. The Donner Party used oxen instead of horses to pull their wagons because they were stronger, but also could be used for meat if need be.
2. The Donner Party got below the summit on October 31st, and decided to spend the night. If they did not spend the night, they most likely would have successfully completed their trip and not get stuck in the snow.

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1. The presenter sang a song with the audience to help know and remember the anatomy of a Monarch. He also had everyone stand up in the beginning and pretend to fly like a butterfly to get everyone engaged right away.
2. The presenter also connected what we learned in the presentation to what we can do at home to help the butterflies. He gave the viewers ideas to help the conservation of butterflies by making a garden in our yards.

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Kayla Toft, Monarch Butterflies at Pismo State Beach 4/11

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Kayla Toft, Monarch Butterflies at Pismo State Beach 4/11

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1. Caterpillars eat their own eggs after they hatch for important nutrients. This also helps protect them from predators.
2. Monarch butterflies only lay eggs on milk weed.

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1. I liked that the middle half of the presentation was structured to be Q & A so that the students could ask questions and the presenter would speak about the topics that students were interested in.

2. I also liked the map visuals that the presenter used when speaking about migration. It helped me really visualize the movement of the butterflies and why they had to move. I see visuals as a very necessary piece of teaching science.

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1. The monarch butterfly only lays one egg.
2. In 2021, we only see 1 monarch butterfly for every 106 butterflies seen in 1980.

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One teaching strategy: Posing questions about monarchs to have them think and them answering their question.
One teaching strategy: Utilizing the raising hand button and the Q&A feature to connect with the kids and have them interact online.

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Amber Allmann, Monarch Butterflies at Pismo State Beach. 

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Amber Allmann, Monarch Butterflies at Pismo State Beach. 

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1. The monarch butterfly can hold on to the Cypress leaves very tight because of their leaf structure.
2. The butterflies are a part of clustering; provides safety, extra protection, camouflage.

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List 2 teaching strategies or activities you liked (i.e. song to remember parts of the body; giving time to think of answer before responding)

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List 2 teaching strategies or activities you liked (i.e. song to remember parts of the body; giving time to think of answer before responding)

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List your name, activity, and 2 'fun facts' you learned. Click on the three dots on the upper right to 'connect' to someone else's post if they attended the same activity. 

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List your name, activity, and 2 'fun facts' you learned. Click on the three dots on the upper right to 'connect' to someone else's post if they attended the same activity. 