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== Travel == | == Travel == | ||
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| − | * We <b>all</b> need to be at the Westminster Pier, just across from the Westminster Underground station, by <b>10:00</b> Saturday morning. | + | * We <b>all</b> need to be at the Westminster Pier, just across from the Westminster Underground station, by <b>10:00</b> Saturday morning. I'll have the ferry tickets with me. |
* The ferry will leave Westminster Pier at 10:20 for Greenwich. | * The ferry will leave Westminster Pier at 10:20 for Greenwich. | ||
* The trip takes about an hour, the view is much nicer from the (exposed to the elements) upper-deck of the boat, consider dressing appropriately for that environment. | * The trip takes about an hour, the view is much nicer from the (exposed to the elements) upper-deck of the boat, consider dressing appropriately for that environment. | ||
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== Preparation == | == Preparation == | ||
| − | * | + | Read about Greenwich and the things we'll see and do there: |
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== Plan == | == Plan == | ||
| − | * | + | * I plan to distribute printouts of the lab after we board the ferry for the trip to Greenwich so we can review those on the way. |
| + | * After arriving at the pier in Greenwich we'll walk up to the Royal Observatory and tour the grounds and museum together. There are a number of things to observe and discuss as a group there. | ||
| + | * When we are done at the Royal Observatory you folks will start working on the lab in groups. I expect that it will take you an hour or two to do the data collection component, which is the only part that needs to be done while we're in Greenwich. | ||
| + | * Once you are done with the lab work you are free to explore any of the other sites in Greenwich (the Market and the | ||
== Bloggers == | == Bloggers == | ||
Revision as of 17:05, 26 January 2011
Greenwich Excursion, Saturday 29 January 2011
Travel
Outbound:
- We all need to be at the Westminster Pier, just across from the Westminster Underground station, by 10:00 Saturday morning. I'll have the ferry tickets with me.
- The ferry will leave Westminster Pier at 10:20 for Greenwich.
- The trip takes about an hour, the view is much nicer from the (exposed to the elements) upper-deck of the boat, consider dressing appropriately for that environment.
Return:
- We all need to be at the Greenwich Pier by 15:40 Saturday afternoon.
- The ferry will leave Greenwich Pier at 16:00 for Westminster.
Thames River Services, http://thamesriverservices.co.uk/
Preparation
Read about Greenwich and the things we'll see and do there:
Plan
- I plan to distribute printouts of the lab after we board the ferry for the trip to Greenwich so we can review those on the way.
- After arriving at the pier in Greenwich we'll walk up to the Royal Observatory and tour the grounds and museum together. There are a number of things to observe and discuss as a group there.
- When we are done at the Royal Observatory you folks will start working on the lab in groups. I expect that it will take you an hour or two to do the data collection component, which is the only part that needs to be done while we're in Greenwich.
- Once you are done with the lab work you are free to explore any of the other sites in Greenwich (the Market and the
Bloggers
We will need two volunteers from the studio audience to take pictures and write-up/post a blog entry about this excursion. Get in touch if you are interested.
Science, Technology and Society
There are many connections to the course in Greenwich:
- Royal Observatory
- John Harrison's marine chronometers
- Longitude 0, aka Greenwich Meridian
First Lab
- TBD.
Background Material
Local Attractions
- Market (chartered in 1700) - this is a great market and I encourage you to walk through it at some point during the day.
- Cutty Sark - an old famous boat.
- Palace of Placentia/Royal Naval College - beautiful architecture, historical significance
- National Maritime Museum -
- Gipsy Moth IV - a relatively new famous boat, piloted around the world.
- Greenwich foot tunnel - an old bit of solid engineering that takes you under the Thames.
