[meteorite-list] Quickie

From: Jim Wooddell <nf114ec_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 11:33:33 -0700
Message-ID: <8E14F52B138549A7A0711A68111226FD_at_Grande>

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"!


Are we having fun yet?
Cheers!

Jim


Jim Wooddell
http://k7wfr.us
Received on Sun 20 May 2012 02:33:33 PM PDT