[Yr11 Information Technology] RE: yr. 11 Excursion idea

Mon Mar 3 15:42:07 EST 2008

Herald and Weekly Times - WestGate Print Centre 127 Todd Rd Port Melbourne 3207
(03) 9292 2000. Ask for the education officer (sorry can't remember a contact name).

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Have you got contact number

thanks

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Hi

Herald/Weekly Times plant in Port Melb is worth a visit.

Rgds

Elizabeth

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Hello all,

I teach IT Applications at Scoresby S.C. I'm looking for ideas to take
my kids on an excursion. If you have any ideas please let me know.
thanks

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great project, thanks roland

I was thinking of some preliminary activities to introduce greek maths /
science to start with including some  nocturnal activities

eg. holding a ruler at arms length to measure the diameter of the moon,
then
using similar triangles to estimate the ratio b/w the moons diameter and
distance of the moon from the earth (or using a coin if you have a
partner
to help)

which also happens to be the same as the ratio b/w the suns diameter and
the
distance of the sun from the earth (since the sun is exactly covered by
the
moon during an eclipse)

more info here:
http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/lectures/gkastr1.html

-- 
Bill Kerr
http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/

On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Roland Gesthuizen
<rgesthuizen at gmail.com>
wrote:

> [image: Eratosthenes science week image]
>
> 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.
>
> It is a fun online activity that your students might enjoy doing at
> outdoors at lunchtime.
>
> 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.
>
> Full details, study guide and student resources at:
>      http://www.rmit.edu.au/scienceweek/eratosthenes
>
>
> Regards Roland
>
> --
> Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
> http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au
>
> "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can
> change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has."
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