ALBUM Intro Lesson: Rochester Royals (album) Rochester’s professional basketball team, the Rochester Royals, called Rochester home from their 1945/46 season until the 1956/57 season. They played in the National Basketball League from 1945 – 1948, and in the National Basketball Association from 1948 until 1957. The also won the NBA championship in their 1950/51 season, [...]
Intro Lesson We decided to focus on a less structured ride with an emphasis on observation and documentation through photography. Word of the Day exploration (L. ex- ‘out’ + plorare‘utter a cry.’) Trip At the club we reviewed the map to orient ourselves. We cruised down Genesee Street to the Genesee Valley Trail where we [...]
ALBUM Intro Lesson: Our pre-ride lesson today focused on the course of the Genesee River through downtown Rochester, as well as a review of the Club’s location in relation to the river and it’s three sets of waterfalls – Upper, Middle and Lower Falls. The kids were right on track with our word-of-the-day, gorge, [...]
PHOTO ALBUM Intro lesson: Word of the day – Reservoir – French for “storehouse.” We talked about Highland Park reservoir and Cobbs’ Hill reservoir as “storehouses” for water. Within the context of riding our bicycles up some of the Pinnacle Hills (we biked Highland ‘Hill’ & Cobbs’ Hill; biked part way up Pinnacle Hill; and [...]
Intro Lesson: rules of the road and safety, riding skills, basic geography Each week, Cyclopedia expands its reach to the younger children of the club so they can be introduced to bicycling, team building, and Rochester geography and history. Below is a map of our “8 to 12 year-old” Genesee Valley Park ride, and links [...]
ALBUM Intro lesson: Subterranean – things underground and things hidden The unfortunate story of the Rochester Subway (1927-1956) is detailed here. Another great resource with wonderful photos and continual wiki-style updates is found here. We loosely followed a stretch of the former subway route from Monroe Ave./Culver Rd. along I-490 through downtown and out to [...]
Photo Album Word of the Day: cul de sac (French: bottom of the bag) Intro Lesson: Dead End Street – we discussed the concept of a dead end street – is it a place of despair an hopelessness or is it a peaceful, quiet, neighborhood setting?? Trip: This trip took the kids from the Club [...]
PHOTO ALBUM Word of the Day: cul de sac (French: bottom of the bag) Intro Lesson: Dead End Street – we discussed the concept of a dead end street – is it a place of despair and hopelessness or is it a peaceful, quiet, neighborhood setting?? Trip: This trip took the kids from the Club [...]
Intro Lesson: using shifters to your advantage! Topic: Pinnacle Hill We had a great ride today. Rode the 3.5 miles to Pinnacle Hill from the B&G Club, then hiked to the summit – I guess we can call it that when it is the highest point in Rochester, a full 749 feet above sea [...]
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