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<p>Ms. Martin invited me to today's Space Day meeting because
now-gone Space Day spearhead, Brian Gardiner, spoke to me about
his ideas. I would have included the other two teachers attending
today's meeting, but do not know them yet.<br>
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<p>Brian took some notes of Space Day ideas and resources on I wiki
I set up.<br>
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<li><a href="http://www.9.0ne.org/w/STEM_at_Sagamore">STEM at
Sagamore</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.9.0ne.org/w/Sagamore_Space_Day">Sagamore
Space Day</a></li>
<li><a
href="http://www.9.0ne.org/w/NASA_Exploration_Design_Challenge">NASA
Exploration Design Challenge</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.9.0ne.org/w/Sagamore_Space_Day_contacts">Sagamore
Space Day contacts</a></li>
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<p>I was personally interested in teaching the scale of the solar
system. Adjusted to grade level of course, but maybe doing a
little Wikipedia research, creating the simplest of spreadsheets
in the computer lab to find scaled measurements, and everyone
outside to enjoy a spring day in the field while we try to imagine
the actual size of the solar system and its bodies along the lines
of:<br>
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<li> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mD-ia6ng0A&t=60">(~5min)
How Big is the Solar System? | PBS Digital Studios - YouTube</a>
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