http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9428163
Weekend Edition Saturday, April 7, 2007 · Well, we all know that Mount
Everest, at 29,035 feet above sea level, is the highest spot on our
planet and is likely to remain so for a long, long time… unless we think
about the word "highest" in a different way.
Suppose I asked you to find the spot on Earth where you would be closest
to the moon, the stars and outer space. In other words, the point on
Earth that is closest to "out there."
Read the rest of the article at the link above!
Also Perfect Circles can you draw them? There is actually a World Freehand Circle Drawing Championship here is a link to the video and the world champion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1J5ANnq0T8 and an article on it http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/city/story.html?id=9993486f-c9bb-4657-865b-96779ac5cabe they raised money in Canada for cancer research, pretty cool way to raise money fun and quirky! And here is the world champion drawing a circle totally freehand in his classroom, great math teacher eh?!
Have fun homeschooling!--Tabbi
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