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As part of [[STEM at Sagamore]], let's have a ''Space Day''!
'''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!


'''Discussion''' takes place in the {{discussion list|name=''Sagamore volunteer'' group|id=sagamore-volunteer}}, and '''notes/documentation''' should be compiled on this page (just hit "edit").
'''Discussion''' takes place in the {{discussion list|name=''volunteer group''|id=sagamore-volunteer}}, and '''notes/documentation''' should be compiled on this page (just hit "edit").


'''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]].
==Working on it==

# STEM Committee Meeting (✓ Done! (2013-08-28))
# September PTA Presentation (✓ Done! (Tuesday, September 10, 2013))


==Activities==
==Activities==


''Put ideas here!''
# Design Experiments

# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mD-ia6ng0A How Big is the Solar System? | It's Okay to be Smart | PBS Digital Studios - YouTube]
===Physical models===

* [[User:Dave/visit/2014-05_space_day|Scale model of the solar system on the Sagamore Hills Elementary School field]]

===Simulation software===

====World Wide Telescope====

[http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/ WorldWide Telescope] looks very comprehensive and can even be [http://worldwidetelescope.org/webclient/ run in a web browser].

====Scale webpage====

* [http://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel - A tediously accurate map of the solar system]

====Celestia====

''[http://www.shatters.net/celestia/ Celestia] is no longer developed (since 2011).'' Perhaps investigate some [http://alternativeto.net/software/celestia/ alternatives to Celestia]?


==Speakers/Professionals/Educators==
==Speakers/Professionals/Educators==
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* Georgia Tech Materials
* Georgia Tech Materials
* Aerospace
* Aerospace

==History==

'''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!

# [http://list.9.0ne.org/archive/sagamore-volunteer/2014-January/000001.html STEM Committee Meeting] (✓ Done! (2013-08-28))
# September PTA Presentation by [[User:kalkgrun|Brian Gardiner]] (✓ Done! (Tuesday, September 10, 2013))





Latest revision as of 16:28, 10 March 2016

As part of STEM at Sagamore, let's have a Space Day!

Discussion takes place in the volunteer group (email • archivessubscribe & more), and notes/documentation should be compiled on this page (just hit "edit").

This year (2013-2014) all classes will take a half hour on both Thursday and Friday, May 8 & 9, to do something special; Fernbank Science Center will make a presentation in a portable planetarium, and a scale model of the solar system will be experienced on the school field.

Activities[edit]

Put ideas here!

Physical models[edit]

Simulation software[edit]

World Wide Telescope[edit]

WorldWide Telescope looks very comprehensive and can even be run in a web browser.

Scale webpage[edit]

Celestia[edit]

Celestia is no longer developed (since 2011). Perhaps investigate some alternatives to Celestia?

Speakers/Professionals/Educators[edit]

History[edit]

Space Day at Sagamore began when 2013 kindergarten parent Brian Gardiner started thinking about STEM at Sagamore, which led to discovering the NASA Exploration Design Challenge, which led to a meeting with Principal Martin where she suggested making an entire Space Day!

  1. STEM Committee Meeting (✓ Done! (2013-08-28))
  2. September PTA Presentation by Brian Gardiner (✓ Done! (Tuesday, September 10, 2013))