Getting ready to do the activity tomorrow. I'm kinda nervous how this one is going to go. I don't always know how to make this stuff exciting. I have the core in my car. I have some forams ready. I went in to Eastlake this morning to finish working on the cores. I think they came out nice when we glued them down instead of stapling. I didn't like the way they were sitting on the cardboard. Some of the students in the forensics class were really into the beads though. They saw them change color and instantly wanted to know what was going on with them. So that was a good sign to me. They were really instantly hooked on wanting to know more. We'll see if the students tomorrow are just as interested. I have an hour to make the intros to everything about the XRF. I need to put videos together still this evening. I don't know if anybody will be observing tomorrow or not. I hope they are, but at the same time, I don't really want the pressure of other people observing. The students were really eager to help put together materials for the demo, so that really helped me save some time and get stuff done. I am really grateful that the student aides have stepped up and helped make a lot of these cores. It gave me a lot more time to put into the lecture instead of focusing on the details. There were a few minor mistakes, but all in all, they did an excellent job.

Anyways, just thought I'd post my fear on here. Because maybe if I post it on here, I'll be less likely to experience it tomorrow. I'm sure after first period, I'll be much more in the zone. I just always feel bad for first period. They're the guinea pigs of the whole group. Even though we piloted the stuff with a club, I just don't think anything will ever prepare you for the specifics of each class. Wish me luck!