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⚫ | '''Space Day''' at [[Sagamore]] began when 2013 kindergarten parent [[User:kalkgrun|Brian Gardiner]] started thinking about [[STEM at Sagamore]], which led to discovering the [[NASA Exploration Design Challenge]], which led to a meeting with [[Ms. Martin|Principal Martin]] where she suggested making an entire Space Day! |
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As part of [[STEM at Sagamore]], let's have a ''Space Day''! |
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'''Discussion''' takes place |
'''Discussion''' takes place on the {{Discussion list|name=''volunteer discussion list''|id=sagamore-volunteer}}, and '''notes/documentation''' should be compiled on this page (just hit "edit"). |
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==Working on it== |
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'''This year (2013-2014)''' all classes will take a half hour on both Thursday and Friday, May 8 & 9, to do something special; [http://fernbank.edu/ Fernbank Science Center] will make a presentation in a portable planetarium, and [[User:Dave/visit/2014-05 space day|a scale model of the solar system will be experienced on the school field]]. |
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# STEM Committee Meeting (✓ Done! (2013-08-28)) |
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==Activities== |
==Activities== |
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# Design Experiments |
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''Put ideas here!'' |
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===Physical models=== |
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* [[User:Dave/visit/2014-05_space_day|Scale model of the solar system on the Sagamore Hills Elementary School field]] |
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===Simulation software=== |
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====World Wide Telescope==== |
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[http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/ WorldWide Telescope] looks very comprehensive and can even be [http://worldwidetelescope.org/webclient/ run in a web browser]. |
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====Scale webpage==== |
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* [http://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel - A tediously accurate map of the solar system] |
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====Celestia==== |
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''[http://www.shatters.net/celestia/ Celestia] is no longer developed (since 2011).'' Perhaps investigate some [http://alternativeto.net/software/celestia/ alternatives to Celestia]? |
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==Speakers/Professionals/Educators== |
==Speakers/Professionals/Educators== |
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* Georgia Tech Materials |
* Georgia Tech Materials |
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* Aerospace |
* Aerospace |
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==History== |
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⚫ | '''Space Day''' at [[Sagamore]] began when 2013 kindergarten parent [[User:kalkgrun|Brian Gardiner]] started thinking about [[STEM at Sagamore]], which led to discovering the [[NASA Exploration Design Challenge]], which led to a meeting with [[Ms. Martin|Principal Martin]] where she suggested making an entire Space Day! |
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# [http://list.9.0ne.org/archive/sagamore-volunteer/2014-January/000001.html STEM Committee Meeting] (✓ Done! (2013-08-28)) |
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