ROSEDELL GOES TO CENTER OF THE EARTH.Byline: Amy Raisin raisin, in botany and cooking raisin, dried fruit of certain varieties of grapevines bearing grapes with a high content of sugar and solid flesh. Although the fruit is sometimes artificially dehydrated, it is usually sun-dried. Staff Writer SAUGUS - Hundreds of Rosedell Elementary students traveled to the center of the Earth on Thursday, getting a view of the planet from inside a 17-foot-high inflatable in·flat·a·ble adj. Designed to be filled with air or gas before use: an inflatable mattress. n. An object or device that can be filled with air or gas, especially: a. globe. Stepping out of their shoes and inside the Earth dome, the children sat down to a 15-minute lesson about the planet's continents, oceans, mountain ranges and time zones - subjects explained by a performer with Mobile Ed Productions, a company that stages educational assemblies across the country. ``It was like you were really in the Earth. You could see a lot of things, like the underwater volcanoes,'' said Tawny taw·ny n. A light brown to brownish orange. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman taune, variant of Old French tane, from past participle of taner, to tan; see tan Stewart, 10. ``It was really cool.'' The dome, one of three used across the country, measures 22 feet in diameter and consists of 24 hand-painted Dacron panels. Matt Russell Matthew Russell (born 1985) is a former American Football linebacker who played for the Detroit Lions in 1997. Russell played college football at University of Colorado at Boulder, where he won the Butkus Award in 1996. , the man waiting inside to tell the children about their planet, said he's often surprised by how much the young students already know. ``It often depends on the school, but teachers definitely study the map with their students,'' said Russell, who holds a bachelor's degree in science. After learning about the equator and even plate tectonics plate tectonics, theory that unifies many of the features and characteristics of continental drift and seafloor spreading into a coherent model and has revolutionized geologists' understanding of continents, ocean basins, mountains, and earth history. , the children were treated to a hands-on display chronicling such phenomena as tornadoes, volcanoes and lightning. First-grader Kaitlin Boka, 6, volunteered for a humorous static electricity demonstration, placing her palms on a special device that made her blond hair - much to the delight of her classmates Classmates can refer to either:
``It feels really funny,'' Kaitlin said. ``I liked it.'' She said she also liked the audio tape that explained the dangers and power of volcanoes, but expressed some wonder about the existence of tornadoes. ``I haven't seen those yet. I think they only happen in Indiana,'' she said. Kari Cox, the PTA PTA or parent-teacher association: see parent education. vice president who helped bring the assembly to Rosedell, said the hands-on techniques and props used in the presentations are irresistible to children. ``It's very educational, basically a science lesson. The kids really get into to it,'' Cox said. ``And the (instructors) are very professional and kid-friendly. They do an excellent job.'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Sixth-grader Devin Ko, 10, watches with classmates from inside an Earth dome on Tuesday at Rosedell Elementary School elementary school: see school. in Saugus. (2) Fifth-grader Chelsea Boogie, 10, laughs as her hair reacts to a static electricity experiment Thursday at Rosedell Elementary School. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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