Dear Colleagues, Please pass this announcement on to anyone you think might be Interested…  Registration is currently open for the CIESE Noon Day Project!!! --------------------------------------------- Project Title: The Noon Day Measurement Collaborative Project Time Frame: March 3rd – April 11th, 2008 Target Measurement week(s): March 17-28, 2008* Project Website: http://www.stevens.edu/ciese/noonday   Summary: Over 2,000 years ago Eratosthenes made a remarkably accurate measurement of the earth's circumference. This project is a recreation of that measurement and requires collaboration of students in places at different latitudes on the earth to make shadow measurements, share data, use a spreadsheet (optional) to make comparisons, and then replicate and share their results.   Grade Level: Grades 5-12   To learn more about the project and view the registration requirements visit the web site listed below.   Project Website: http://www.stevens.edu/ciese/noonday   In addition to the Noon Day Project Opening, I would also like to announce the (pseudo) retirement of Ihor Charischak from CIESE and as Project Leader for Noon Day.  I have taken over the reigns and with Ihor’s guidance it should be a smooth transition.  (Although after the last couple days I’m actually hoping it simply smoothens out; I’ve sure everyone can relate to days like that).  If you have any questions about the project feel free to email me Gregory.bartus@stevens,edu and/or cc Ihor Charischak at his new email address at ihor@dmcpress.org   Cheers!   Greg   Greg Bartus Curriculum and Professional Development Specialist Stevens Institute of Technology Castle Point On Hudson Hoboken, NJ 07030 201/216-8060 greg.bartus@stevens.edu   Living things are both similar to and different from each other and nonliving things.  --NYS Learning Standard