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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]


==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))





Revision as of 13:39, 7 May 2014

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

Put ideas here!

Speakers/Professionals/Educators

History

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))