Wow! I recently visited the NASA Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, and I had so much fun! It is definitely worth the trip! I also got a great surprise, while I was there. I found a geodesic dome! Actually, geodesic domes can be found in many places...including the Epcot Center (geodesic sphere). They are a very sturdy structure. If you like to teach your students "real life," lessons, then you may want to try the following unit about geodesic domes. Your students will learn about geodesic domes through research, reading, writing, building and measuring a geodesic dome.
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