[meteorite-list] "Kids reach for the moon... and touch..." well, they touch a piece of plactic.

[Martinh]

Hi Darren and All,

The article is highlighting the Lucite (not plastic) disks NASA makes 
available for teachers. Of course it is hard compare tiny specks of 
Antarctic meteorites to those chunks most of us pass around to classes, 
but in reality, the disks are pretty darn cool! Especially the lunar 
disks.

Some of the NASA workshops I help instruct certify teachers to use the 
disks and thus generate the paperwork for Headquarters (JSC actually) 
so a teacher can request the disks for use in their classroom. Every 
time I work with the disks, I am still impressed with them, Lucite and 
all.

However, like many kids who get to work with the disks, the extreme 
security issues surrounding their classroom use lends itself to tall 
tales about the value and rarity of the disks; which in reality are 
only insured for the cost it took to make them.

In fact, I suspect that many on this list are certified to receive the 
disks for use in their classes. Anyone have stories to share?

Cheers,

Martin H.



On Feb 17, 2005, at 9:39 AM, Darren Garrison wrote:

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