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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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          Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
              (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
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           tool to carry with you? An axe.
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