Interesting Visual Places Big Ideas Curiosities/Questions Curricular connections

Noticings (What’s going (Where is this video (How might I connect (These are analytical (How do I translate the
on in this video?) taking place?) what I am seeing to questions that you are curiosities into curricular
something larger?) wondering about) themes and ideas?)

People are talking in a Three Story Coffee on Homework, work, Why do we share spaces Themes of social
coffee shop as the camera January 22nd at 4:15 PM. adulthood, Summer, with strangers without interaction, patterns of
shows the sun hitting the Identity, humanity, getting to know them? humans, human behavior,
coffee sitting on a table. Socializing What do the strangers we sense of environment
Cars are seen driving by encounter do on a regular
slowly in the background. basis? Why are we more
productive when we are
surrounded by people?

My roommate is My house on January Sports, Team pride, How do people choose Human behavior, sense of
celebrating the Chiefs 24th at 5:40PM celebration, Isolation, teams to support? Why identity, environment,
win in the conference Entertainment, media do some sports or social sciences,
championship by himself entertainment rise to psychology, advertising,
on a couch. An open sign popularity, but others marketing
is illuminated above the don’t? How has leisure
TV, and red LED lights entertainment evolved
can be seen from the overtime?
kitchen.

I am studying on my Mizzou’s memorial on Work, School, Virtual How do we express our Science, sociology,
laptop and typing a paper. January 31st at 3:55PM instruction, COVID, identities (stickers, identity,
I am wearing my mask Technology, socializing, clothes, etc.)? What have mental/emotional
and air pods, and people Identity been the effects of wellness, technology,
are talking but you can’t COVID on learning scientific method
make out much of what experiences? How has
anyone is saying. technology impacted the
ways in which students
learn?

I am riding my penny Mizzou’s memorial on Work, School, What are ways that Science, Identity,
board on campus in the January 31st at 4:05PM transportation, college, people find joy in small Physical and mental
cold, going from the Hobbies, physical moments? How can you wellness, productivity,
memorial back to my car wellness, identity find the fun in things that happiness, routine,
as quick as I can. feel routine? What measure and track
motivates us to learn new progress over time
skills? Are our passions
and hobbies influenced
more by nature or
nurture?

I am still riding my penny Mizzou’s memorial on Work, School, What are ways that Science, Identity,
board, but this time the January 31st at 4:06PM transportation, college, people find joy in small Physical and mental
camera is facing me. The Hobbies, physical moments? How can you wellness, productivity,
wind is blowing my hair wellness, identity find the fun in things that happiness, routine,
back, and I am still feel routine? What measure and track
wearing my mask and air motivates us to learn new progress over time
pods. skills? Are our passions
and hobbies influenced
more by nature or
nurture?

My roommates and I are My bedroom on February Laughing, joy, How do we make Collaboration, classroom
sitting on my bed, 4th at 9:53 PM. socialization, friends/strong environment, fostering
showing each other funny adolescence, technology, connections to others? friendships, mental
videos and pictures that reflecting, isolation due What is a healthy amount wellness, social
we have saved of each to covid of time to reflect on the development, group
other. past? How much of our dynamics, identities
time should be dedicated
to making new
memories? How
important is having a

My roommate (Nathan)
and I are watching our
other roommate
(Brandon) play Rocket
league in his room. He
gets scored on and loses,
dropping his head in
disappointment and
shame.
I watch the snow fall
from my backdoor. The
ground is covered in
snow, as are the cars
shown around my
neighborhood.
I eat my protein bar in my
car before I go do
homework in my favorite
coffee shop.
Olivia and I are sitting on
the rooftop drinking
coffee, eating breakfast,
and doing homework.
I am penny boarding on a
trail close to my home in
Blue Springs. It is a
cloudy evening. Most of
the trees are dead and the
grass has a layer of sticks
and a couple leaves on
them.
Brandon’s Bedroom on Socialization, video
February 15th at 11:21 games, technology,
PM competition, addiction,
risk vs reward,
procrastination, progress,
goal setting
My house/neighborhood Weather, seasons,
on February 16th at 2:41 snowfall, housing,
PM family, shelter
Outside the Three-Story Diet, food, physical
Coffee parking lot on wellness, identity, health,
February 19th at transportation
12:27PM
Rooftop of Three-Story Diet, food, physical
Coffee on February 22nd wellness, work,
at 11:08am homework
Remembrance Lake Park Physics, forces, nature
in Blue Springs, MO on preservation, parks,
February 27th at 5:27pm exercise, life cycles,
biology
network of friends for
someone’s mental health?
How has technology
changed the way in which
we store our memories?
How do people use Mental wellness, identity,
outlets such as video passions, goal setting,
games to help them Identifying and
unwind? What happens in vocalizing our feelings
our brain when we feel and emotions, geometry,
yourself developing and overcoming adversity
progressing? What steps
does someone need to
take to reach their goals?
How can we teach
students how to accept
and grow from failure?
How has global warming Weather patterns, global
impacted the patterns in warming, mental
weather? How does the wellness, seasons,
weather impact mood? environment, qualities of
How does the weather snow, chemistry, biology
impact human behavior?
What is the reason for
different sizes of
snowflakes or if the snow
sticks?
How do I determine what Physical/mental wellness,
food/diet is best for my diet, food, digestion,
body? How does our energy, how we get
view of ourselves impact energy from food, body
our diets? How has systems, anatomy, gender
society influenced food norms, societal impacts
habits of men vs women?
How has someone’s prior
experiences with food
impacted their
relationship with food
currently?
How does caffeine affect Science: Nutrition,
my energy level? To what Digestion, Energy, body
extent does my diet systems, effects of
impact my health? To caffeine, chemical
what extent does my diet reactions, brain activity
impact my mental health?
How do our identities
intersect with the foods
and beverages we choose
to consume?
What improvements Science: Physics of a
could be made to my skateboard, simple
penny board to change machines, forces, nature,
my riding experience? seasons, living vs non-
Why does my penny living, plant life
board bend in the middle
instead of staying rigid? Math: Force equations,
What is the history of speed calculations,
parks and land calculate calories burned,
preservation in the US? measure qualities of the
What did this area look penny board
like 1000 years ago?
I stopped my evening run
to take a video of a hot
air balloon that was
taking off at a nearby
park. The balloon is
slowly rising, hovering
over a small pond.
I am recording a couple
of new friends
skateboarding on the
Purdue campus. We pass
by some trees on our
right, and cars in the
street on our left.
I record a video of the
columns at Mizzou. I was
sitting down doing some
homework on the first
sunny day in a while.
I was walking downtown
when a newspaper story
caught my eye. The
headline read: “Social
Life Returns”.
Over spring break, I took
a video of our daily
hangout spot on the
beach. You can see the
waves crashing down on
two boys playing football
in the water. As I pan to
the right, Brandon is still
setting up his towel on
the sand for a day of
relaxation.
I record a video of the
sunset on the beach.
Brandon is playing
minigolf at pirate’s cove
on his 21st birthday. We
have a rule that you must
play the ball where it lies,
even if that means the
ball goes out of bounds.
Brandon is struggling to
hit the ball out of the
grass and back on to the
Niflong Park on March Convection, Volume, If hot air rises in cooler
3rd at 5:04 PM Density, chemistry, air, is there a correlation
pressure, particles, state between a warmer
of matter temperature and the
speed of the rising air?
What is the history of hot
air balloons? When were
hot air balloons invented?
Are hot air balloons
practical means of
transportation?
West Lafayette on March Skateboarding, tricks, What interests do
14th at 6:07 PM. hobbies, student interests, students have that they
schema, identity can bring to the
classroom?
University of Missouri at Higher education, Why are the columns so
the columns on March writing, reading, important to Mizzou
22nd at 4:40 PM. journalism students? Can we
consider the columns as
art, and what do they
represent?
Columbia Original News, writing, reporting, How do media sources
Downtown on March 24th journalism draw our attention? What
at 11:18 am. are some marketing
strategies that we can
learn about?
Panama City Beach, 5 senses/noticing’s How do we choose to
Florida on March 28th at describe the things that
2:35 PM. we see?
Panama City Beach, 5 senses/noticing’s I think most people love
Florida on March 29th at sunsets, but why? What
7:09 PM. qualifies something as
beautiful?
A minigolf place in Setting and creating rules, Why do we celebrate
Panama City Beach on sports/activities, birthdays? Do all cultures
April 1st at 3:47 PM. celebration of a birthday, celebrate birthdays, or are
etc. there some that don’t?
Why do we create rules
and procedures?
Science: Convection,
Volume, Density,
chemistry, pressure,
particles, solid vs liquid
vs gas,
Skateboard vocabulary,
terms and tricks, Students
could write about topics
of their choosing
Write fictional stories
when given a partial/
incomplete setting, do a
VTS on sculptures or
statues
Have students analyze
marketing of different
companies, have students
create their own
advertisements or
headlines
Use descriptive writing to
paint a picture- partner
activity where one
student reads what they
wrote, and the other
student has to draw a
picture based on the
descriptions
Have students write a
poem about what beauty
means to them, and if we
can find beauty in all
things
Students can write rules
and procedures for a task
or game of their choice. It
can be a real game or a
make-believe game.
course.

Our car broke down on Side of the interstate, Storytelling, memories, How do our memories Word/vocabulary lists for
the way back home from somewhere between emotional responses work in retaining some cars/ create a series of
Panama City Beach. We Tennessee and Kentucky stories, but not others? steps to complete a task,
on April 3rd at 6:28 PM. How can we retell stories have students work on
were about 10 hours into
in engaging ways? public speaking by
a 16-hour drive when our sharing a crazy,
alternator died. This unbelievable story that
video was taken moments happened to them (real or
after it happened. fictional).

Hours after our car broke A gas station in Learning opportunities, What do we rely on Read/learn about cars,
down, we were able to Clarksville at 11:11 PM helpfulness of others, working every day that reflect on things that we
get it towed to a on April 3rd. businesses, cars, how we may take for granted? may take for granted, and
engine parts work What skills do we need to write thank you letters to
mechanic who replaced
together learn in order to be self- people that are helpful to
the alternator in only 2 sufficient? us.
hours. This video was
taken at the gas station,
where we topped off the
oil and the engine coolant
before we carefully drove
our way back home
through the night and into
the early morning.