[meteorite-list] Quickie

[Richard Montgomery]

Ah, the wisdom of youth!  If I could only reverse my accumulated clutter....

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From: "Jim Wooddell" <nf114ec at npgcable.com>
To: "Meteorite-List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Quickie


> It was science week at an elementary school.
> A third grade teacher was teaching the young kids in his class about the 
> solar system.  He came in early one day and moved all the desks to the 
> side of the classroom on each wall.  He proceeded to set up the sun and 
> planets using various sized styrofoam balls on stands that represented our 
> sun, planets and moons.  It took several hours to set up and filled the 
> center of the class room.
>
> Later that morning, after the children arrived, he walked around 
> explaining the orbits, and how things worked.
> Afterwards the children could ask questions.
>
> One young girl asked how the moon went around the earth.  So he grabbed 
> the moon and showed her how it went around the earth.
>
> Another young student asked how the earth went around the sun.  So with 
> the help of the young girl the asked the first question, he show the earth 
> going around the sun at the same time the moon was going around the earth! 
> It took some coordination!
>
> One of the brighter students then asked the question....if all these 
> planets go around the sun, then what does the sun go around??  The teacher 
> looked around the room, paused and said, "Good Question"!
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> Are we having fun yet?
> Cheers!
>
> Jim
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> Jim Wooddell
> http://k7wfr.us
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