The pirates are coming! The pirates are coming! On April 4th, 2013, LOL will be visited by Dangerous Dan and Seaspray who will teach our students about "Pirates through History" and "Navigation in the 16th Century."
Rumor has it they are bringing pirate booty to share with new recruits and there might be a sword play demonstration for the students of the Thursday LOL Program.
In their presentation on "Navigation in the 16th Century", they've recommended two links in the event that students would like to build their own astrolabe and learn how to use it in class. In real life in the 15th and 16th century, students did have to make
their own - it was part of their education.
Here are the links:
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/AtHomeAstronomy/activity_07.html or
http://www.thepirateking.com/historical/astrolabe_lesson.htm for anyone who might be interested in making their own.
If you are interested, but haven't signed up for the classes, be sure to let us know.
Stay tuned for more details and photos of the classes!
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