MOSCOW’S WALK OF THE PLANETS
Who: Palouse Prairie School of Expeditionary Learning.
Background: Our 3rd and 4th grade crew conducted a four-month expedition on Astronomy this past fall. An expedition is a focused investigation of a topic and in the end we want to produce a service to the community based on our found knowledge. During our expedition we learned about scale from Ms. Ana Dodgen, and we heard about other towns like Lewiston that had a walking scale model of the Solar System. Our crew thought it would be nice to have our own walking scale model in Moscow.
Where: We would like to put the scale model on the Moscow City Bike Path, preferably the stretch along the Moscow-Pullman Highway between Winco and the student rec center. Another potential site would be on the Troy Trail or Chipman Taylor Trail.
How: We would use the 1-10 Billion Scale Model. Scale model information would be placed on a metal sign, fastened to a wooden post, cemented in the ground at the appropriate distance from the start point/SUN.
When: On April 22, 2011 – Our students would walk to the site, measure the path to fit the scale we select, and install the posts. On April 23, 2011 – Our students would put on a public dedication at the beginning of the Model.
Things in the Works:
• Getting approval through the city, and we are working to get our proposal on the March City Council agenda.
• We need to determine the cost.
• Pick a specific site.
Good news, we don't need to go to City Council, only the Parks and Rec Commission. They meet late in the month, we need a written proposal by the end of the 3rd week.
ReplyDeleteI think this blog post could be sent to Dwight Curtis, Director of Parks and Rec to get preliminary feedback. I'm guessing that his email is DCurtis@ci.moscow.id.us