(meteorobs) Fw: [IMO-News] METEOR CONTEMPORARY POETRY PROJECT (5)

[Swift, Wesley]

 !!!

  I thought these confusions were only here (US).   The obvious solution is
to try to get parents and kids to spend time together outside, watching the
world.   A simple experiment can be done before sunset near the first
quarter moon:  Hold up a grapefruit or basketball and look at the pattern of
the sun falling on it.   "Orbit" the ball about the observer and when the
pattern matches that of the moon the ball will be just under the moon.   At
this point it is obvious that the moon orbits the observer.  To realize the
Earth orbits the Sun takes a whole year of observing and talking about
things.  The secret is for parents to be with kids and to "Keep looking up"

Wes



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Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 10:05 PM
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Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Fw: [IMO-News] METEOR CONTEMPORARY POETRY PROJECT
(5)

HEY!! I resent that - little aussie kids couldnt give a XXXX what the earth
revolves around (or poetry) . Havent you guys got anything better to do at
these conferences!!?? drinking and poetry whats going on over there?
Cheers
Kearn

> Arnold Tukkers:
> I shall tell you why. Once in Australia, for example, teachers from 
> primary schools were asked to make a drawing of the Sun, the Earth, 
> and the Moon. 90% drew the Sun orbiting the Earth, not the other way 
> round...
>
> Conference participants:
> Ooo...!
>
> Gelu-Claudiu Radu (joking):
> Maybe in Australia the Sun really orbits the Earth...
>
> Conference participants:
> Ha-ha-ha...!
>

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