Oscar award winning movies and their plot synopsis
Once upon a a time it was quite funny when your brain filtered out the second “a”. Thats how most stories begin (except for the cleverly placed “a”) “Once upon a time” is a popular way to start a story. Its also plain boring. It is overused and not very creative.
Char’s Box
My name is Oliver, and I am an intern here at mezzocello urban farms. I am in charge of taking care of, and feeding the animals. Speaking of animals, let me tell you about how we made the “Char Box,” for our pregnant rabbit Char.
This Blog Post Has No Data!
This is a sample blog post for MenTerns (Mentor + Intern) or HS Interns who have not written their blog post as is a requirement. Thank you, Rick Riley for inspiring this idea!
What, How, and Why Does Mezzacello Urban Farm Matter?
An introduction to the unique Amish-inspired, STEM-Powered, military-modeled sustainability programming at Mezzacello Urban Farm.
What I Learn Versus What I Teach
If you are an educator and not just skills pipeline, you will take advantage of the way humanity gives and takes. This is a genuine photo of me teaching AND learning with an unexpected mentor!
Videos And How It’s Done
My goal is to gain knowledge and experience In leadership, while still having fun. Even in the summer. Being an Intern means I become smarter, and articulate. Leadership is a growth opportunity
Notes From Oliver, My Chief Livestock Intern
Notes from my lead livestock intern about caring for the livestock at Mezzacello.
Rethinking The Design Cycle
My Arts and Science MenTern Lula leading her team in redesigning the Design Cycle. They chose the Oroborous - a snake eating its own tail. Find out more!
The Design Cycle
This is a guest blog by my two MenTerns at Mezzacello Urban Farm. They have been tasked with explaining the design cycle to summer camp kids. I wanted this to be from their perspective.
Lula Is The Bestest At Teaching; Needs Help
My journey teaching and designing design challenges to summer camp kids and menterns!
Understanding the pH Scale
This is a Design Challenge for Understanding the pH Scale. In this design challenge we will create Universal Indicator from red cabbage Anthocyanin. Then we will test seven different materials.
Design Challenge: Mastering Public Speaking
This design challenge will ask teams to explore the nature of matter and energy. We do this by disassembling matter into energy from the ecology to energy and every step in between. This is important because to reframe what we are exploring here at Mezzacello Urban Farm, It’s good to know what size or scale you are at!
Design Challenge: Levels of Reality
This design challenge will ask teams to explore the nature of matter and energy. We do this by disassembling matter into energy from the ecology to energy and every step in between. This is important because to reframe what we are exploring here at Mezzacello Urban Farm, It’s good to know what size or scale you are at!
Design Challenge: Build a Bridge
This design challenge will ask teams to Build a Bridge for a specific animal with the fewst parts and the maximum amount of strength. The design challenge will allow each team materials and fasteners to build a prototype bridge and test a specific weight that is a proxy for an animal at Mezzacello Urban Farm. The final test will include a test involving a live animal.
Design Challenge: Build a Biodome
This design challenge will explore the way DNA and RNA code for the building of complex proteins and elegant structures witha minimum of information. The result will be a biodome that will allow animals and plants to live safe from predators and prey.
Design Challenge: Simple Machines and You
This design challenge will explore the way we use simple machines on an urban farm. The students will each begiven a simple device that is a closed box. Each team will get a different box and they will be given 10 minutes to assemble the device. The fastest team wins.
Design Challenge: Fun With Food
This design challenge will explore the way we use the natural resources at Mezzacello to feed and care for our livestock when we can. We will be cexploring metabolic loads and nutrition profiles for four different species of animal and creating appropriate feed.
Design Challenge: Fertilizer
This design challenge will explore the physical aspects of NHCOPS. Nitrogen is key here, as is Phosphus and sulphur. We will be building the main fertilizer used at Mezzacello. Eden's Ghost.