[meteorite-list] Met Science Inquiry kit, mahalos

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:36:26 -0400
Message-ID: <CAKBPJW__HKCuj=6oPw7Qr4_Xu+7JL=rtTRe2zLLdP1DGQWERtA_at_mail.gmail.com>

Awesome! I wish we had activities like this when I was in school.

You are one of the good guys Gary. Good on you. :)

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 7/21/11, Gary Fujihara <fujmon at mac.com> wrote:
> Aloha listoids,
>
> I have been developing a science inquiry activity using real meteorites over
> the past few years.  The activity is hands-on, minds-on and targets several
> national and Hawaii state educational standards and benchmarks.  Students
> observe, measure, analyze their scientific research specimens in teams,
> before presenting their results in a mock symposium at the end of the
> session.  A prize (met sample for each student) for the best research is
> incentive, but really is not needed because most students are self motivated
> by the challenge.
>
> I was in need of nice, inexpensive stony iron mets to complete my
> educational kits to be distributed to teachers in Alabama and Hawaii.
>
> I'd like to publicly thank Rob Wesel of Nahkla Dog Meteorites and Eric Olson
> of ELKK Meteorites for providing lots of mesosiderite samples for my kit at
> prices that will allow me to offer them to educators at truly affordable
> prices.
>
> Thanks Rob and Eric, and I know the true benefactors of your gracious
> actions will be the teachers and students who will use and learn from them.
> Mahalo nui loa, me kealoha pumehana.
>
> Gary
>
> Sent from Gary's iPhone
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