Ferris Wheel Day - February 14th

[Tim Strzechowski]

Annenberg Media Update February 2007 


Advance excellent teaching with Annenberg Media.

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*** In the Spotlight for February ***
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  -  Black and American History Month
  -  This Month on the Channel
  -  Connect Learning with More Special Days
      o Darwin Day
      o Ferris Wheel Day
      o Valentine's Day
      o Presidents' Day
      o The Academy Awards

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Ferris Wheel Day (February 14)

Ferris Wheel Day marks the birthday of engineer and inventor George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., whose giant "observation wheel" debuted June 21, 1893 as the biggest attraction at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.

 > Observe students working out formulas to describe the motion of a Ferris wheel -- and then a double Ferris wheel -- in "Teaching Math: A Video Library, 9-12" <http://learner.org/redirect/february/tmhs53.html>. Examine the math more deeply on the series Web site <http://learner.org/redirect/february/tmhs54.html>.

 > Teacher Helen Compton shares her thoughts on assessing students engaged in group work in "Mathematics Assessment: A Video Library, K-12" <http://learner.org/redirect/february/masses55.html> Program 8, "Case
Study: Ferris Wheel (High School)."

 > See a photograph of the original Ferris wheel <http://learner.org/redirect/february/ferris56.html> and learn more
about its debut at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in Workshop 5 of "Primary Sources: Workshops in American History" <http://learner.org/redirect/february/prim57.html>.

 > What makes rides fun? Explore this and other questions as they apply to other rides such as roller coasters and carousels at our online exhibit, "Amusement Park Physics" <http://learner.org/redirect/february/amuse58.html>.