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Endy: /* For next time */

2008-02-07T16:34:25Z

For next time

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	==For next time==		==For next time==
	#Read [http://www.nature.com/nature/comics/syntheticbiologycomic/index.html Adventures in SB]. Using the problem or opportunity you described in your letter, draft a two chapter script for a comic book using characters from your imagination. In chapter 1, have the characters talk about the problem or opportunity. In chapter 2, have the characters brainstorm a way to solve the issue. Print these out to bring to the 20.020 studio time '''next Wednesday'''. You should also upload the script to your personal design portfolio that's found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here]. '''Time to complete this script: 1 hour MAX.'''		#Read [http://www.nature.com/nature/comics/syntheticbiologycomic/index.html Adventures in SB]. Using the problem or opportunity you described in your letter, draft a two chapter script for a comic book using characters from your imagination. In chapter 1, have the characters talk about the problem or opportunity. In chapter 2, have the characters brainstorm a way to solve the issue. Print these out to bring to the 20.020 studio time '''next Wednesday'''. You should also upload the script to your personal design portfolio that's found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here]. '''Time to complete this script: 1 hour MAX.'''
		+	#*For an example script, and making a comic background, check [[Adventure_Background \| this]] out.
	#Complete survey. [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=jEDG6UoQRvqu9P4YX7IkSQ_3d_3d Click here to start] It should only take ~10 minutes. Please note that this is NOT the same survey that the Project-Based Learning Center might have asked you to complete.		#Complete survey. [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=jEDG6UoQRvqu9P4YX7IkSQ_3d_3d Click here to start] It should only take ~10 minutes. Please note that this is NOT the same survey that the Project-Based Learning Center might have asked you to complete.

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2008-02-07T01:13:49Z

For next time

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	==For next time==		==For next time==
	#Read [http://www.nature.com/nature/comics/syntheticbiologycomic/index.html Adventures in SB]. Using the problem or opportunity you described in your letter, draft a two chapter script for a comic book using characters from your imagination. In chapter 1, have the characters talk about the problem or opportunity. In chapter 2, have the characters brainstorm a way to solve the issue. Print these out to bring to the 20.020 studio time '''next Wednesday'''. You should also upload the script to your personal design portfolio that's found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here]. '''Time to complete this script: 1 hour MAX.'''		#Read [http://www.nature.com/nature/comics/syntheticbiologycomic/index.html Adventures in SB]. Using the problem or opportunity you described in your letter, draft a two chapter script for a comic book using characters from your imagination. In chapter 1, have the characters talk about the problem or opportunity. In chapter 2, have the characters brainstorm a way to solve the issue. Print these out to bring to the 20.020 studio time '''next Wednesday'''. You should also upload the script to your personal design portfolio that's found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here]. '''Time to complete this script: 1 hour MAX.'''
-	#Complete survey. [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=jEDG6UoQRvqu9P4YX7IkSQ_3d_3d Click here to start] ~~Only folks who complete this survey and the one that's coming at the end of the term will receive TechCash compensation for their time, '''so don't forget to do this.'''~~ It should only take ~10 minutes.	+	#Complete survey. [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=jEDG6UoQRvqu9P4YX7IkSQ_3d_3d Click here to start] It should only take ~10 minutes. Please note that this is NOT the same survey that the Project-Based Learning Center might have asked you to complete.

Endy: /* Challenge: Sexy on the inside 2 */

2008-02-07T00:06:18Z

Challenge: Sexy on the inside 2

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	# Watch [http://gizmodo.com/348769/macbook-air-tear-down-sexy-on-the-inside-too this video] of a person taking apart a MacBook Air		# Watch [http://gizmodo.com/348769/macbook-air-tear-down-sexy-on-the-inside-too this video] of a person taking apart a MacBook Air
	# Working in groups of 4, you will take apart a tape recorder. One person should work the tools, another should record the process (e.g. "began by taking off back panel), another should keep a parts list (e.g. "4 Phillips-screws 3 mm long from back panel"), and the last person should record the purpose of each component (e.g. "Phillips screws held back panel in place). '''Your team's goal is to disassemble the tape recorder into the greatest number of re-usable parts'''... note of the word '''"reusable"''' since next time we meet, the goal will be to reassemble your tape recorder into a working machine. As you work, you may find it helpful to describe what you think each component does and if it's made of sub-components that can be separated further without forever destroying the component's function.		# Working in groups of 4, you will take apart a tape recorder. One person should work the tools, another should record the process (e.g. "began by taking off back panel), another should keep a parts list (e.g. "4 Phillips-screws 3 mm long from back panel"), and the last person should record the purpose of each component (e.g. "Phillips screws held back panel in place). '''Your team's goal is to disassemble the tape recorder into the greatest number of re-usable parts'''... note of the word '''"reusable"''' since next time we meet, the goal will be to reassemble your tape recorder into a working machine. As you work, you may find it helpful to describe what you think each component does and if it's made of sub-components that can be separated further without forever destroying the component's function.
-	#*"One of the problems of taking things apart and seeing how they work--supposing you're trying to find out how a cat works--you take that cat apart to see how it works, what you've got in your hands is a non-working cat." -- Douglas Adams	+	#*"One of the problems of taking things apart and seeing how they work--supposing you're trying to find out how a cat works--you take that cat apart to see how it works, what you've got in your hands is a non-working cat," Douglas Adams
	# Watch [http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/202 this video] in which Gever Tulley talks about learning by doing.		# Watch [http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/202 this video] in which Gever Tulley talks about learning by doing.
	# Complete your response journal entry before leaving lecture. In your response, you should note:		# Complete your response journal entry before leaving lecture. In your response, you should note:

Endy: /* Challenge: Sexy on the inside 2 */

2008-02-07T00:05:01Z

Challenge: Sexy on the inside 2

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	# Watch [http://gizmodo.com/348769/macbook-air-tear-down-sexy-on-the-inside-too this video] of a person taking apart a MacBook Air		# Watch [http://gizmodo.com/348769/macbook-air-tear-down-sexy-on-the-inside-too this video] of a person taking apart a MacBook Air
	# Working in groups of 4, you will take apart a tape recorder. One person should work the tools, another should record the process (e.g. "began by taking off back panel), another should keep a parts list (e.g. "4 Phillips-screws 3 mm long from back panel"), and the last person should record the purpose of each component (e.g. "Phillips screws held back panel in place). '''Your team's goal is to disassemble the tape recorder into the greatest number of re-usable parts'''... note of the word '''"reusable"''' since next time we meet, the goal will be to reassemble your tape recorder into a working machine. As you work, you may find it helpful to describe what you think each component does and if it's made of sub-components that can be separated further without forever destroying the component's function.		# Working in groups of 4, you will take apart a tape recorder. One person should work the tools, another should record the process (e.g. "began by taking off back panel), another should keep a parts list (e.g. "4 Phillips-screws 3 mm long from back panel"), and the last person should record the purpose of each component (e.g. "Phillips screws held back panel in place). '''Your team's goal is to disassemble the tape recorder into the greatest number of re-usable parts'''... note of the word '''"reusable"''' since next time we meet, the goal will be to reassemble your tape recorder into a working machine. As you work, you may find it helpful to describe what you think each component does and if it's made of sub-components that can be separated further without forever destroying the component's function.
		+	#*"One of the problems of taking things apart and seeing how they work--supposing you're trying to find out how a cat works--you take that cat apart to see how it works, what you've got in your hands is a non-working cat." -- Douglas Adams
	# Watch [http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/202 this video] in which Gever Tulley talks about learning by doing.		# Watch [http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/202 this video] in which Gever Tulley talks about learning by doing.
	# Complete your response journal entry before leaving lecture. In your response, you should note:		# Complete your response journal entry before leaving lecture. In your response, you should note:
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	#*if the activity has given you any new tools/considerations that could be useful for your project.		#*if the activity has given you any new tools/considerations that could be useful for your project.
	Upload these responses to the lecture response log in the homework dropbox that's [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/index.html?toolset=hidden here]<br>		Upload these responses to the lecture response log in the homework dropbox that's [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/index.html?toolset=hidden here]<br>
-	"One of the problems of taking things apart and seeing how they work--supposing you're trying to find out how a cat works--you take that cat apart to see how it works, what you've got in your hands is a non-working cat." -- Douglas Adams

	==For next time==		==For next time==
	#Read [http://www.nature.com/nature/comics/syntheticbiologycomic/index.html Adventures in SB]. Using the problem or opportunity you described in your letter, draft a two chapter script for a comic book using characters from your imagination. In chapter 1, have the characters talk about the problem or opportunity. In chapter 2, have the characters brainstorm a way to solve the issue. Print these out to bring to the 20.020 studio time '''next Wednesday'''. You should also upload the script to your personal design portfolio that's found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here]. '''Time to complete this script: 1 hour MAX.'''		#Read [http://www.nature.com/nature/comics/syntheticbiologycomic/index.html Adventures in SB]. Using the problem or opportunity you described in your letter, draft a two chapter script for a comic book using characters from your imagination. In chapter 1, have the characters talk about the problem or opportunity. In chapter 2, have the characters brainstorm a way to solve the issue. Print these out to bring to the 20.020 studio time '''next Wednesday'''. You should also upload the script to your personal design portfolio that's found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here]. '''Time to complete this script: 1 hour MAX.'''
	#Complete survey. [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=jEDG6UoQRvqu9P4YX7IkSQ_3d_3d Click here to start] Only folks who complete this survey and the one that's coming at the end of the term will receive TechCash compensation for their time, '''so don't forget to do this.''' It should only take ~10 minutes.		#Complete survey. [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=jEDG6UoQRvqu9P4YX7IkSQ_3d_3d Click here to start] Only folks who complete this survey and the one that's coming at the end of the term will receive TechCash compensation for their time, '''so don't forget to do this.''' It should only take ~10 minutes.

Endy: /* Challenge: Sexy on the inside 2 */

2008-02-07T00:04:34Z

Challenge: Sexy on the inside 2

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	=<center>Week 1 Thursday</center>=		=<center>Week 1 Thursday</center>=
	==Challenge: <font color = blue> Sexy on the inside 2</font color>==		==Challenge: <font color = blue> Sexy on the inside 2</font color>==
-	"One of the problems of taking things apart and seeing how they work--supposing you're trying to find out how a cat works--you take that cat apart to see how it works, what you've got in your hands is a non-working cat."
	# Watch [http://gizmodo.com/348769/macbook-air-tear-down-sexy-on-the-inside-too this video] of a person taking apart a MacBook Air		# Watch [http://gizmodo.com/348769/macbook-air-tear-down-sexy-on-the-inside-too this video] of a person taking apart a MacBook Air
	# Working in groups of 4, you will take apart a tape recorder. One person should work the tools, another should record the process (e.g. "began by taking off back panel), another should keep a parts list (e.g. "4 Phillips-screws 3 mm long from back panel"), and the last person should record the purpose of each component (e.g. "Phillips screws held back panel in place). '''Your team's goal is to disassemble the tape recorder into the greatest number of re-usable parts'''... note of the word '''"reusable"''' since next time we meet, the goal will be to reassemble your tape recorder into a working machine. As you work, you may find it helpful to describe what you think each component does and if it's made of sub-components that can be separated further without forever destroying the component's function.		# Working in groups of 4, you will take apart a tape recorder. One person should work the tools, another should record the process (e.g. "began by taking off back panel), another should keep a parts list (e.g. "4 Phillips-screws 3 mm long from back panel"), and the last person should record the purpose of each component (e.g. "Phillips screws held back panel in place). '''Your team's goal is to disassemble the tape recorder into the greatest number of re-usable parts'''... note of the word '''"reusable"''' since next time we meet, the goal will be to reassemble your tape recorder into a working machine. As you work, you may find it helpful to describe what you think each component does and if it's made of sub-components that can be separated further without forever destroying the component's function.
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	#** ways nature innovates		#** ways nature innovates
	#*if the activity has given you any new tools/considerations that could be useful for your project.		#*if the activity has given you any new tools/considerations that could be useful for your project.
-	Upload these responses to the lecture response log in the homework dropbox that's [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/index.html?toolset=hidden here]	+	Upload these responses to the lecture response log in the homework dropbox that's [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/index.html?toolset=hidden here]<br>
		+	"One of the problems of taking things apart and seeing how they work--supposing you're trying to find out how a cat works--you take that cat apart to see how it works, what you've got in your hands is a non-working cat." -- Douglas Adams

	==For next time==		==For next time==
	#Read [http://www.nature.com/nature/comics/syntheticbiologycomic/index.html Adventures in SB]. Using the problem or opportunity you described in your letter, draft a two chapter script for a comic book using characters from your imagination. In chapter 1, have the characters talk about the problem or opportunity. In chapter 2, have the characters brainstorm a way to solve the issue. Print these out to bring to the 20.020 studio time '''next Wednesday'''. You should also upload the script to your personal design portfolio that's found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here]. '''Time to complete this script: 1 hour MAX.'''		#Read [http://www.nature.com/nature/comics/syntheticbiologycomic/index.html Adventures in SB]. Using the problem or opportunity you described in your letter, draft a two chapter script for a comic book using characters from your imagination. In chapter 1, have the characters talk about the problem or opportunity. In chapter 2, have the characters brainstorm a way to solve the issue. Print these out to bring to the 20.020 studio time '''next Wednesday'''. You should also upload the script to your personal design portfolio that's found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here]. '''Time to complete this script: 1 hour MAX.'''
	#Complete survey. [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=jEDG6UoQRvqu9P4YX7IkSQ_3d_3d Click here to start] Only folks who complete this survey and the one that's coming at the end of the term will receive TechCash compensation for their time, '''so don't forget to do this.''' It should only take ~10 minutes.		#Complete survey. [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=jEDG6UoQRvqu9P4YX7IkSQ_3d_3d Click here to start] Only folks who complete this survey and the one that's coming at the end of the term will receive TechCash compensation for their time, '''so don't forget to do this.''' It should only take ~10 minutes.

Endy: /* Challenge: Sexy on the inside 2 */

2008-02-07T00:03:54Z

Challenge: Sexy on the inside 2

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	=<center>Week 1 Thursday</center>=		=<center>Week 1 Thursday</center>=
	==Challenge: <font color = blue> Sexy on the inside 2</font color>==		==Challenge: <font color = blue> Sexy on the inside 2</font color>==
		+	"One of the problems of taking things apart and seeing how they work--supposing you're trying to find out how a cat works--you take that cat apart to see how it works, what you've got in your hands is a non-working cat."
	# Watch [http://gizmodo.com/348769/macbook-air-tear-down-sexy-on-the-inside-too this video] of a person taking apart a MacBook Air		# Watch [http://gizmodo.com/348769/macbook-air-tear-down-sexy-on-the-inside-too this video] of a person taking apart a MacBook Air
	# Working in groups of 4, you will take apart a tape recorder. One person should work the tools, another should record the process (e.g. "began by taking off back panel), another should keep a parts list (e.g. "4 Phillips-screws 3 mm long from back panel"), and the last person should record the purpose of each component (e.g. "Phillips screws held back panel in place). '''Your team's goal is to disassemble the tape recorder into the greatest number of re-usable parts'''... note of the word '''"reusable"''' since next time we meet, the goal will be to reassemble your tape recorder into a working machine. As you work, you may find it helpful to describe what you think each component does and if it's made of sub-components that can be separated further without forever destroying the component's function.		# Working in groups of 4, you will take apart a tape recorder. One person should work the tools, another should record the process (e.g. "began by taking off back panel), another should keep a parts list (e.g. "4 Phillips-screws 3 mm long from back panel"), and the last person should record the purpose of each component (e.g. "Phillips screws held back panel in place). '''Your team's goal is to disassemble the tape recorder into the greatest number of re-usable parts'''... note of the word '''"reusable"''' since next time we meet, the goal will be to reassemble your tape recorder into a working machine. As you work, you may find it helpful to describe what you think each component does and if it's made of sub-components that can be separated further without forever destroying the component's function.

Nkuldell: /* Challenge: Project Runway */

2008-02-06T03:34:30Z

Challenge: Project Runway

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	==Challenge: <font color = blue> Project Runway</font color>==		==Challenge: <font color = blue> Project Runway</font color>==
	'''Instructions:''' Today you will design, build (i.e. fold) and launch a paper airplane. Your goal is to make a plane that flies further than anyones. Working in teams of 3, choose one person to be the designer, one to be the builder, and one to be the launcher. You can talk to each other at all stages but be sure each person does the assigned job and that someone takes notes of your work together (decisions, uncertainties, disagreements, expertise etc). Your team may use the internet if you want.		'''Instructions:''' Today you will design, build (i.e. fold) and launch a paper airplane. Your goal is to make a plane that flies further than anyones. Working in teams of 3, choose one person to be the designer, one to be the builder, and one to be the launcher. You can talk to each other at all stages but be sure each person does the assigned job and that someone takes notes of your work together (decisions, uncertainties, disagreements, expertise etc). Your team may use the internet if you want.
-	The designer has one dollar to spend and '''your team must keep track of costs.''' In the event of a tie, cost and aesthetics will serve as the tie breaker. Relevant materials cost:	+	The designer has one dollar to spend and '''your team must keep track of costs.''' '''No refunds''' will be issued for parts you do not use. In the event of a tie, cost and aesthetics will serve as the tie breaker. Relevant materials cost:
	* paper is 30 cents a sheet		* paper is 30 cents a sheet
	* paper clips are 10 cents each		* paper clips are 10 cents each

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	*what areas were tackled?		*what areas were tackled?
	*how many also proposed solutions to these problems?		*how many also proposed solutions to these problems?
-	One useful place to start is for each person to read a sentence or two that most clearly captures the intent of their letter. Once you've discussed the letters, you can revise them to upload to your personal design portfolio found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here].	+	One useful place to start is for each person to read a sentence or two that most clearly captures the intent of their letter. Once you've discussed the letters, you can revise them. Before tomorrow you should upload your revision to your personal design portfolio found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here] (see "for next time" assignment, below).

	==For next time==		==For next time==
-	#You should watch one more iGEM presentation that is not on the list above and answer the same questions you addressed as a group. You should submit reviews for all 3 iGEM presentations you watched, adding them to your personal design portfolio found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here]. These are '''due one week from today'''...before the start of studio time, next Wednesday. '''Time to complete this assignment: ~1 hour watching and writing a commentary.'''	+	#'''For tomorrow:''' You should revise your letter. Consider commenting directly on what you were trying to accomplish with your revisions (e.g. ''"this paragraph needs a clearer topic sentence so reader knows that my great idea will follow."''). Add the revision to your design portfolio found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here].
-	#You should revise your letter to hand in before the start of lecture tomorrow. Consider commenting directly on what you were trying to accomplish with your revisions (e.g. ''"this paragraph needs a clearer topic sentence so reader knows that my great idea will follow."''). Add the revision to your design portfolio found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here].	+
		+	#'''Before next Wednesday:''' You should watch one more iGEM presentation that is not on the list above and answer the same questions you addressed as a group. You should submit reviews for all 3 iGEM presentations you watched, adding them to your personal design portfolio found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here]. These are '''due one week from today'''...before the start of studio time, next Wednesday. '''Time to complete this assignment: ~1 hour watching and writing a commentary.'''

	=<center>Week 1 Thursday</center>=		=<center>Week 1 Thursday</center>=

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	* a test flight before the competition costs 30 cents.		* a test flight before the competition costs 30 cents.
	Your team has 20 minutes to design and build a plane for the competition. If you are not ready to launch at this time, you will forfeit.<br>		Your team has 20 minutes to design and build a plane for the competition. If you are not ready to launch at this time, you will forfeit.<br>
-	'''Before you leave today:''' Spend 5 minutes to write down any ideas you have about this challenge. How did your paper airplane perform? What did you think about your role on the team? What did you learn? Why do you think this challenge was assigned? What would you do differently next time? Upload these responses to homework dropbox using the "lecture response ~~journal~~" tab found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/index.html?toolset=hidden here]	+	'''Before you leave today:''' Spend 5 minutes to write down any ideas you have about this challenge. How did your paper airplane perform? What did you think about your role on the team? What did you learn? Why do you think this challenge was assigned? What would you do differently next time? Upload these responses to homework dropbox using the "lecture response log" tab found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/index.html?toolset=hidden here]

	==For next time==		==For next time==
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	<br>Our featured presentations will be		<br>Our featured presentations will be
	* the 2006 iGEM team from MIT describing fine chemical synthesis [http://www.igem2006.com/presentations.htm presentation video] [[Media:IGEM2006-MIT-Powerpoint.ppt\| presentation ppt]]		* the 2006 iGEM team from MIT describing fine chemical synthesis [http://www.igem2006.com/presentations.htm presentation video] [[Media:IGEM2006-MIT-Powerpoint.ppt\| presentation ppt]]
-	which everyone will watch. We will then talk as a group to describe what was done. <br>	+	which everyone will watch. We will then talk as a group to describe what was done. <br><br>
-	Next you may choose to view either	+	'''Next''' you may choose to view either
	* the 2007 iGEM team from Davidson-Missouri Western describing bacterial computing [http://parts.mit.edu/igem07/index.php/Presentations presentation video] [[Media:Jam07 Davidson-MissouriW.ppt\| presentation ppt]]		* the 2007 iGEM team from Davidson-Missouri Western describing bacterial computing [http://parts.mit.edu/igem07/index.php/Presentations presentation video] [[Media:Jam07 Davidson-MissouriW.ppt\| presentation ppt]]
	* the 2006 iGEM team from Edinburgh describing an environment sensor [http://www.igem2006.com/presentations.htm presentation video] [[Media:IGEM2006-Edinburgh-Powerpoint.ppt\| presentation ppt]]or		* the 2006 iGEM team from Edinburgh describing an environment sensor [http://www.igem2006.com/presentations.htm presentation video] [[Media:IGEM2006-Edinburgh-Powerpoint.ppt\| presentation ppt]]or
-	* the 2007 iGEM team from UCBerkeley describing a synthetic blood [http://parts.mit.edu/igem07/index.php/Presentations presentation video] [[Media:Jam07 UCBerkeley.ppt\| presentation ppt]]	+	* the 2007 iGEM team from UCBerkeley describing a synthetic blood [http://parts.mit.edu/igem07/index.php/Presentations presentation video] [[Media:Jam07 UCBerkeley.ppt\| presentation ppt]]<br><br>

-	After ~~each~~ presentation, you will have 10 minutes to gather with your fellow moviegoers and discuss what you saw, using these "iGEM review questions" as a guide for your conversations:	+	'''After''' the presentation, you will have 10 minutes to gather with your fellow moviegoers and discuss what you saw, using these "iGEM review questions" as a guide for your conversations:
	# what was the problem this team chose to address and why?		# what was the problem this team chose to address and why?
	# is this an important problem and why or why not?		# is this an important problem and why or why not?
	# did they succeed in part or in total?		# did they succeed in part or in total?
	# if you could ask this team one question what would it be?		# if you could ask this team one question what would it be?
		+	Take notes since you will need to record your answers to these same questions as part of your homework assignment

	==Part 2: <font color = blue>Dear John </font color>==		==Part 2: <font color = blue>Dear John </font color>==
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	==For next time==		==For next time==
	#'''For tomorrow:''' You should revise your letter. Consider commenting directly on what you were trying to accomplish with your revisions (e.g. ''"this paragraph needs a clearer topic sentence so reader knows that my great idea will follow."''). Add the revision to your design portfolio found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here].		#'''For tomorrow:''' You should revise your letter. Consider commenting directly on what you were trying to accomplish with your revisions (e.g. ''"this paragraph needs a clearer topic sentence so reader knows that my great idea will follow."''). Add the revision to your design portfolio found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here].
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	#'''Before next Wednesday:''' You should watch one more iGEM presentation that is not on the list above and answer the same questions you addressed as a group. You should submit reviews for all 3 iGEM presentations you watched, adding them to your personal design portfolio found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here]. These are '''due one week from today'''...before the start of studio time, next Wednesday. '''Time to complete this assignment: ~1 hour watching and writing a commentary.'''		#'''Before next Wednesday:''' You should watch one more iGEM presentation that is not on the list above and answer the same questions you addressed as a group. You should submit reviews for all 3 iGEM presentations you watched, adding them to your personal design portfolio found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here]. These are '''due one week from today'''...before the start of studio time, next Wednesday. '''Time to complete this assignment: ~1 hour watching and writing a commentary.'''

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	#* why you think it might have been included in this class		#* why you think it might have been included in this class
	#* if the activity helped you think about:		#* if the activity helped you think about:
-	#** ~~how can~~ biology ~~be made~~ easier to engineer?	+	#** ways to make biology easier to engineer
-	#** ~~what are the~~ consequences of ~~success?~~	+	#** consequences of successfully engineering biology
-	#** ~~what~~ clever ways ~~has~~ nature ~~found to solve~~ physical challenges?	+	#** clever ways nature solves physical challenges
-	#** ~~in what~~ ways ~~does~~ nature ~~innovate?~~	+	#** ways nature innovates
	#*if the activity has given you any new tools/considerations that could be useful for your project.		#*if the activity has given you any new tools/considerations that could be useful for your project.
-	Upload these responses to the lecture response ~~journal~~ in the homework dropbox that's [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/index.html?toolset=hidden here]	+	Upload these responses to the lecture response log in the homework dropbox that's [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/index.html?toolset=hidden here]

	==For next time==		==For next time==
	#Read [http://www.nature.com/nature/comics/syntheticbiologycomic/index.html Adventures in SB]. Using the problem or opportunity you described in your letter, draft a two chapter script for a comic book using characters from your imagination. In chapter 1, have the characters talk about the problem or opportunity. In chapter 2, have the characters brainstorm a way to solve the issue. Print these out to bring to the 20.020 studio time '''next Wednesday'''. You should also upload the script to your personal design portfolio that's found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here]. '''Time to complete this script: 1 hour MAX.'''		#Read [http://www.nature.com/nature/comics/syntheticbiologycomic/index.html Adventures in SB]. Using the problem or opportunity you described in your letter, draft a two chapter script for a comic book using characters from your imagination. In chapter 1, have the characters talk about the problem or opportunity. In chapter 2, have the characters brainstorm a way to solve the issue. Print these out to bring to the 20.020 studio time '''next Wednesday'''. You should also upload the script to your personal design portfolio that's found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here]. '''Time to complete this script: 1 hour MAX.'''
	#Complete survey. [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=jEDG6UoQRvqu9P4YX7IkSQ_3d_3d Click here to start] Only folks who complete this survey and the one that's coming at the end of the term will receive TechCash compensation for their time, '''so don't forget to do this.''' It should only take ~10 minutes.		#Complete survey. [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=jEDG6UoQRvqu9P4YX7IkSQ_3d_3d Click here to start] Only folks who complete this survey and the one that's coming at the end of the term will receive TechCash compensation for their time, '''so don't forget to do this.''' It should only take ~10 minutes.

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	==For next time==		==For next time==
-	# Draft a letter, due tomorrow. Address this letter to someone(s) you care about. Your letter should introduce and describe a real world problem or opportunity, one that you have inherited, identified, dreamt about, or otherwise encountered, and that you would like to solve or realize. Your letter should explain why you feel the problem or opportunity is important, and what the consequences of success might be. You can focus on more than one issue, but each issue needs to be explained. Please print and bring your letter to the studio tomorrow as well as uploading a copy to your personal design portfolio found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here] '''Time to complete this letter: 1 hour MAX.'''	+	Draft a letter, due tomorrow. Address this letter to someone(s) you care about. Your letter should introduce and describe a real world problem or opportunity, one that you have inherited, identified, dreamt about, or otherwise encountered, and that you would like to solve or realize. Your letter should explain why you feel the problem or opportunity is important, and what the consequences of success might be. You can focus on more than one issue, but each issue needs to be explained. Please print and bring your letter to the studio tomorrow as well as uploading a copy to your personal design portfolio found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here] '''Time to complete this letter: 1 hour MAX.'''
-	# Register for an account on [[Main Page \| OpenWetWare]] by filling out the [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Join "join OWW" form]. Once you get an account add the 20.20 home page to your "watch" list so you'll be notified by email when an announcement is made.	+

	=<center>Week 1 Studio</center>=		=<center>Week 1 Studio</center>=
	==Part 1: <font color = blue>Wednesday matinee</font color>==		==Part 1: <font color = blue>Wednesday matinee</font color>==
	'''Instructions:''' Today you will have the opportunity to watch two of four videos showcasing completed [http://parts.mit.edu/igem07/index.php/Presentations iGEM projects]. "iGEM" stands for the "international Genetically Engineered Machines" competition. It is a summer-long opportunity for teams of students working at colleges and universities around the world to design and build genetically engineered machines, many of which use standard biological parts from the [http://parts.mit.edu Registry of Standard Biological Parts.] The videos will orient you to the kinds of accomplishments realized in a summer by teams of undergraduates and their advisers.		'''Instructions:''' Today you will have the opportunity to watch two of four videos showcasing completed [http://parts.mit.edu/igem07/index.php/Presentations iGEM projects]. "iGEM" stands for the "international Genetically Engineered Machines" competition. It is a summer-long opportunity for teams of students working at colleges and universities around the world to design and build genetically engineered machines, many of which use standard biological parts from the [http://parts.mit.edu Registry of Standard Biological Parts.] The videos will orient you to the kinds of accomplishments realized in a summer by teams of undergraduates and their advisers.
-	Our featured presentations will be	+	<br>Our featured presentations will be
		+	* the 2006 iGEM team from MIT describing fine chemical synthesis [http://www.igem2006.com/presentations.htm presentation video] [[Media:IGEM2006-MIT-Powerpoint.ppt\| presentation ppt]]
		+	which everyone will watch. We will then talk as a group to describe what was done. <br>
		+	Next you may choose to view either
	* the 2007 iGEM team from Davidson-Missouri Western describing bacterial computing [http://parts.mit.edu/igem07/index.php/Presentations presentation video] [[Media:Jam07 Davidson-MissouriW.ppt\| presentation ppt]]		* the 2007 iGEM team from Davidson-Missouri Western describing bacterial computing [http://parts.mit.edu/igem07/index.php/Presentations presentation video] [[Media:Jam07 Davidson-MissouriW.ppt\| presentation ppt]]
-	* the 2006 iGEM team from Edinburgh describing an environment sensor [http://www.igem2006.com/presentations.htm presentation video] [[Media:IGEM2006-Edinburgh-Powerpoint.ppt\| presentation ppt]]	+	* the 2006 iGEM team from Edinburgh describing an environment sensor [http://www.igem2006.com/presentations.htm presentation video] [[Media:IGEM2006-Edinburgh-Powerpoint.ppt\| presentation ppt]]or
	* the 2007 iGEM team from UCBerkeley describing a synthetic blood [http://parts.mit.edu/igem07/index.php/Presentations presentation video] [[Media:Jam07 UCBerkeley.ppt\| presentation ppt]]		* the 2007 iGEM team from UCBerkeley describing a synthetic blood [http://parts.mit.edu/igem07/index.php/Presentations presentation video] [[Media:Jam07 UCBerkeley.ppt\| presentation ppt]]
-	* the 2006 iGEM team from MIT describing fine chemical synthesis [http://www.igem2006.com/presentations.htm presentation video] [[Media:IGEM2006-MIT-Powerpoint.ppt\| presentation ppt]]	+
	After each presentation, you will have 10 minutes to gather with your fellow moviegoers and discuss what you saw, using these "iGEM review questions" as a guide for your conversations:		After each presentation, you will have 10 minutes to gather with your fellow moviegoers and discuss what you saw, using these "iGEM review questions" as a guide for your conversations:
	# what was the problem this team chose to address and why?		# what was the problem this team chose to address and why?
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	=<center>Week 1 Thursday</center>=		=<center>Week 1 Thursday</center>=
	==Challenge: <font color = blue> Sexy on the inside 2</font color>==		==Challenge: <font color = blue> Sexy on the inside 2</font color>==
-	# ~~watch~~ [http://gizmodo.com/348769/macbook-air-tear-down-sexy-on-the-inside-too this video] of a person taking apart a MacBook Air	+	# Watch [http://gizmodo.com/348769/macbook-air-tear-down-sexy-on-the-inside-too this video] of a person taking apart a MacBook Air
	# Working in groups of 4, you will take apart a tape recorder. One person should work the tools, another should record the process (e.g. "began by taking off back panel), another should keep a parts list (e.g. "4 Phillips-screws 3 mm long from back panel"), and the last person should record the purpose of each component (e.g. "Phillips screws held back panel in place). '''Your team's goal is to disassemble the tape recorder into the greatest number of re-usable parts'''... note of the word '''"reusable"''' since next time we meet, the goal will be to reassemble your tape recorder into a working machine. As you work, you may find it helpful to describe what you think each component does and if it's made of sub-components that can be separated further without forever destroying the component's function.		# Working in groups of 4, you will take apart a tape recorder. One person should work the tools, another should record the process (e.g. "began by taking off back panel), another should keep a parts list (e.g. "4 Phillips-screws 3 mm long from back panel"), and the last person should record the purpose of each component (e.g. "Phillips screws held back panel in place). '''Your team's goal is to disassemble the tape recorder into the greatest number of re-usable parts'''... note of the word '''"reusable"''' since next time we meet, the goal will be to reassemble your tape recorder into a working machine. As you work, you may find it helpful to describe what you think each component does and if it's made of sub-components that can be separated further without forever destroying the component's function.
-	# ~~watch~~ [http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/202 this video] in which Gever Tulley talks about learning by doing.	+	# Watch [http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/202 this video] in which Gever Tulley talks about learning by doing.
-	# ~~complete~~ your response journal entry before leaving lecture. In your response, you should note:	+	# Complete your response journal entry before leaving lecture. In your response, you should note:
	#* what the activity was		#* what the activity was
	#* why you think it might have been included in this class		#* why you think it might have been included in this class
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	==For next time==		==For next time==
-	#Read [http://www.nature.com/nature/comics/syntheticbiologycomic/index.html Adventures in SB]. Using the problem or opportunity you described in your letter, draft a two chapter script for comic book characters in your imagination. In chapter 1, have the characters talk about the problem or opportunity. In chapter 2, have the characters brainstorm a way to solve the issue. Print these out to bring to the 20.020 studio time next Wednesday. You should also upload the script to your personal design portfolio that's found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here]. '''Time to complete this script: 1 hour MAX.'''	+	#Read [http://www.nature.com/nature/comics/syntheticbiologycomic/index.html Adventures in SB]. Using the problem or opportunity you described in your letter, draft a two chapter script for a comic book using characters from your imagination. In chapter 1, have the characters talk about the problem or opportunity. In chapter 2, have the characters brainstorm a way to solve the issue. Print these out to bring to the 20.020 studio time '''next Wednesday'''. You should also upload the script to your personal design portfolio that's found [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/sp08/20.020/homework/ here]. '''Time to complete this script: 1 hour MAX.'''
	#Complete survey. [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=jEDG6UoQRvqu9P4YX7IkSQ_3d_3d Click here to start] Only folks who complete this survey and the one that's coming at the end of the term will receive TechCash compensation for their time, '''so don't forget to do this.''' It should only take ~10 minutes.		#Complete survey. [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=jEDG6UoQRvqu9P4YX7IkSQ_3d_3d Click here to start] Only folks who complete this survey and the one that's coming at the end of the term will receive TechCash compensation for their time, '''so don't forget to do this.''' It should only take ~10 minutes.