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<br><br>RMIT University is coordinating a national schools project inviting teachers and students from Years 10, 11 and 12 to re-enact Eratosthenes' famous experiment in measuring the angle of the Sun at local noon to determine the radius of the Earth from 16 to 24 August 2008.<br>
<br>It is a fun online activity that your students might enjoy doing at outdoors at lunchtime. <br><br>We had some fun doing this last year whilst we collected numbers and a splash of vitamin D. Maths might be tricky for younger students but fun to try.<br>
<br>Full details, study guide and student resources at:<br> <a href="http://www.rmit.edu.au/scienceweek/eratosthenes">http://www.rmit.edu.au/scienceweek/eratosthenes<br clear="all"></a><br><br>Regards Roland<br><br>-- <br>
Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<br><a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</a><br><br>"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead