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Hi Alissa,
You might want to check out the Night Sky Network activities at:
http://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/download-search.cfm
Dan
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Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 10:24:54 -0400
From: "Daniels, Alissa" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: the Final Fronteir
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Like many of you, we at Boston Children's Museum will be focusing on =
space this summer while we host an exhibit on the topic. It's not =
something I know a whole lot about (and frankly, it's not my favorite =
subject), so I'm looking for a little help.
I'm interested in floor kit activities about any aspect of space: =
planets, rockets, telescopes, you name it. Our summer audience has an =
average age of about 7, so the activities need to be relatively simple.
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We have the most success with drop in (or "drive by") programming, so =
stuff that is easy to explain is also key. You all know how it is. A =
couple ideas I have in mind already: soda bottle stomp rockets (always =
fun!) and a kid-size version of that great scene in "Apollo 13", where =
the engineers have to figure out how to get a square peg in a round =
hole, using random objects from around the house and our Recycle shop.
Any suggestions most welcome.
thanks all!
AD
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Alissa Daniels, Science Program Manager/Senior Educator
Boston Children's Museum
617 426 6500 .342
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new =
discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but "That's funny..."=A0=A0"
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--Isaac Asimov
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Dan Zevin
SEGway Project Manager
Center for Science Education, Space Sciences Laboratory
MC 7450, Office: 233, SSL Addition
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-7450
(510) 642-8326
(510) 643-5660 [fax]
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