Prompt: What type of wildlife can we find in Massachusetts?

Find three different local wildlife species that you are interested in. You can start with the Massachusetts Wildlife Library and the Mass Audubon Libraries. Once you've chosen your species, research the following:

1. Where do these animals or insects typically live? 
2. What do their habitats look like?
3. What is the diet of your animal or insect?
4. What other animals, plants, and insects are in your wildlife ecosystem?

Deliverables:

Post your answers to the above questions into a google slideshow. *please put the link to the information you found about your particular species in the slides notes*

Sketch Challenge: Look at your own bedroom. What would it look like if the species that you chose were to redecorate? Draw a version of your bedroom for each of your chosen wildlife species.

Click here to find resources for research! 

Chiara Blissett, Richie Lourie, Max Colognesi

"Climb N Spin" encourages collaborative play and gives a child a sense of accomplishment. Typical playgrounds do not have many structures that require teamwork to use them and are universally designed. Danehy Park, in Cambridge, has a unique landscape. This climbing contraption uses the bumps in Danehy’s land to support the weight of the ramp and make the incline less steep. The structure is composed of three circular platforms, two of which rotate with the assistance of a child. All platforms connect in the center via a sturdy pole, and the structure is wrapped in netting in which children can use to climb from one tier to the other. The bottom two levels are wheelchair accessible, and everybody can use it in some way, no matter their limitations. With “Climb N Spin,” children, parents, and caretakers can collectively spend more time together and have a blast, all while advancing young minds.

Video filmed by Lutz Dammbeck which shows a reconstruction of the machine "SEEK" by Nicholas Negroponte who is the founder of the "Architecture Machine Group" at MIT.

The installation was presented for the first time in 1970 in New York at the Jewish Museum.