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Maybe they could do something with the distances in the solar system? You
could give teachers ropes of the right length to show the distance of each
planet from the sun, students could predict the distance by standing where
the planet would be, then another student could unspool the rope to check
the distance. One of those used tennis balls could represent the sun, and
you could at least get to the inner planets, depending on how much space you
have available.
Katherine Ziff
Manager of School and Community Programs
Bay Area Discovery Museum
(415) 339-3922
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I've found the easiest way to learn to juggle is by using three different
colored scarves. The material floats rather than drops to the ground and
it doesn't bounce away when it hits.
Pete
At 09:04 AM 12/01/2005 -0800, Wayne Watson wrote:
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>Hi, I like the idea, since I learned to juggle long ago. The trick though
>would be to teach some of the other people how to do it. I'm a volunteer
>and the museum's staff consists of two people who are often so occupied
>they can't spend much time outdoors. However, maybe I can train a few of
>the docents. I can certainly use it when I'm there. We have about 100 used
>tennis balls, so providing balls is not difficult.
>
>Best though would be something that one could hand to the teacher or adult
>supervisor, and, say, here's something entertaining you can do with the
>students. As an example,although this might not be generally applicable to
>all classes, one might have them try to list as many product names that
>have something to do with astronomy. The Ford Galaxy, star burst candy,
>milky way candy, etc.
>
>David Smith wrote:
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>>Teach juggling? (seriously, it's mathematical, scientific, and fun) You
>>can take used tennis balls, cut a tiny slit, put in a tablespoon or two
>>of coarse sand or fine gavel and then glue the slit shut with Shoe Goo
>>(TM) or other flexible adhesive. This makes the ball heavy enough to be
>>a good juggling ball and keeps it from bouncing too far away. Klutz has
>>a good book for learning, but ther are also a ton of websites, etc. I
>>can vouch for the fact that a poor juggler can still teach juggling.
>>Dave Smith, Da Vinci Discovery Center
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>>We have something of a small museum, but it is well visited by the
>>schools, espcially for special programs. The programs often get scheduled
>>with
>>class visits15-30 minutes apart. Since a program usually takes all the
>>room in
>>the museum, it's about the size of a basketball court, the next class is
>>often left waiting outside. Any suggestions on what we could to do to
engage
>>the waiting class?
>
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