Inflatable globes & Sixth Grade resources

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From: Ben Pittenger (benpittenger@earthlink.net)
Date: Mon Sep 08 2003 - 07:12:43 PDT 

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Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 07:12:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ben Pittenger <benpittenger@earthlink.net>
Subject: Inflatable globes & Sixth Grade resources

First, Can anyone suggest a source on the Peninsula, or in San Francisco, for inflatable globes? You know the ones - they are like a beach ball, and are great for throwing to the students and having them see whether a certain finger lands an ocean or a land mass. With enough catches the data give an approximation of the ratio of water to land on the surface of the earth.

Second, For the inquiry about sixth grade resources I have chased down some copies of a set of books called Alternative Energy by Graham Rickard, published by Gareth Stevens Children's Books, Milwaukee. The pity is that they are out of print. (If anyone has any hanging around, I'd like to get my hands on a few more.) They are small volumes of about 30 pages and each one is on a different energy source. The print is a bit larger than a textbook, and easy to read; they have good pictures and diagrams; they cover the need for alternative energy resources, some history about each type of energy resource, projects the students can do, and the modern status of the industry; and they each have a bibliography that seems very child oriented. There are at least five of them, including Wind Energy, Water Energy, Solar Energy, Geothermal Energy, and Bioenergy.

Thanks,
Ben Pittenger

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