Sunday, January 10, 2010

We are in Dubai

Just a quick hello to all our friends and students. We landed in Dubai
a little while ago and took a taxi to the Burj. That is one tall
building! Everyone is doing well and we all got hood sleep on the
plane.

An experiment for my students:
Our plane flew up and over the North Pole to get to Dubai (UAE) insted
of going across the middle of the globe. Why?Try this: take a length
of string and find a globe of the Earth. Hold one end of the string on
Los Angeles and stretch it straight across to Dubai (United Arab
Emirates). Mark the length. Now try the same thing going over the top
of the globe. What did you discover? Post your answer in the
comments ;).
Till Next Time, Mr. Bailey and the Team

Find your place on the planet. Dig in, and take responsibility from
there. -Gary Syder

4 comments:

  1. that nerd aka your offspringJanuary 10, 2010 at 2:39 PM

    as i do not have a globe i cannot do the experiment. also i am not in your class dad lolz im guessing its a shorter distance

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  2. I wasn't able to use a globe to find out which was a shorter distance, but I figured it out using logic sense. I hope your enjoying your trip so far! - Will H.

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  3. A student from Mira Monte!January 12, 2010 at 8:20 PM

    Hi Mr.Bailey!I will try it and tell u when u get back!thanks for posting all this awesome stuff.

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  4. have fun Mr. Bailey. From Anthony

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