#45 Pi in the Sky (grades 5-12)

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Soft-bound, 80 page book, 37 reproducible task cards, full teaching notes.
Scrap one-size-fits-all lessons! Choose from a variety of creative science and math labs and learning systems to appropriately challenge a wide range of skill levels. Discover how astronomers use pi to determine the size and distance of heavenly objects. Investigate radian angles, visual acuity and parallax. Build an ancient navigational instrument. This book is produced in partnership with NASA to inform students about the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope (formerly called GLAST), launched in June 2008.

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FREQUENT USE
ruled notebook paper
pencils with good erasers
calculators (scientific calculators are optional)
* paper plates, generic, 9 inch diameter
scissors
string
* masking tape
* clear tape
meter sticks
index cards

OCCASIONAL OR SINGLE USE
metric ruler
drawing compass
* thread
* straight pins
size-D battery, dead or alive
* straws
* hand lenses
coins (U.S. pennies, nickels, quarters)
* clay
dark construction paper (black, dark blue, etc.)
standard hole punch
corrugated cardboard
current calendar with moon phases
small jars or cans
box or grocery bag to carry stuff
packaging tape
broom
clip board for recording observations outside
mirror (optional)