[meteorite-list] Meteorite Talk/Program Topics

[tett]

Al,

A few times, I have given an introductory talk about meteorites to the local 
astronomy club.  After my introduction to meteorites I have a little 
contest.  For fun, I have taken in some meteorwrongs and have held contests 
where I will have ~15 samples for review of which ~half are real.   The 
meteorwrongs consist of shatercones, impactite, quartz, and common rocks. 
The audience then gets to hold the samples and chose which are real an which 
are not.  I allow lots of questions when they are holding the samples and 
this leads to fun discussions.  I also have some magnets available for 
testing.

Thanks for your topic ideas.

Cheers,

tett
Owen Sound, Ontario


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "AL Mitterling" <almitt at kconline.com>
To: "MeteoriteList" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 7:33 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Talk/Program Topics


> Hi list,
>
> I thought it might be useful for members to share their ideas on various 
> talks or programs that we present in our communities. It might be a way to 
> generate some ideas for those of us wanting to present something new and 
> interesting at future programs. I thought I would list my ideas first.
>
> An example is I just gave a talk on Lunar and Martian Meteorites and how 
> we know they are from those parent bodies. Here are some other Programs I 
> have given:
>
> The History of Meteorites (How our understanding came about)
> How To Identify Meteorites
> Meteorites and Where They Come From (Parent Bodies)
> Meteorite Types
> The Mystery of Meteorites
>
> I also thought that programs on the following might be of interest.
>
> Meteorite Hunter Harvey Nininger
> Meteorites In The Collection Of (what ever museum)
> How To Hunt For Meteorites
> Meteorite Talks On Certain Falls
> How To Start a Collection Of Meteorites
> The History of Amateurs Collecting Meteorites
>
> I can think of a few others but want to let others chime in if they want. 
> All my best!
>
> --AL Mitterling
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