Hobomock Elementary School, Pembroke - April 29th

42° 03' 20" N
70° 47' 40" W 
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This week has been full of firsts for the EarthView team! On Wednesday, EarthView was to make its Dorchester debut at the Sarah Greenwood School with Dr. Hayes-Bohanan but there was unfortunately a slight problem with the fan and we had to reschedule. But we will hopefully be back to the school soon!!

Luckily, we have a back-up fan so we are back up and running for today's regular EarthView program at the Hobomock Elementary School in Pembroke! We are very excited as this is our first time visiting the school! 

The Hobomock Elementary School in Pembroke has students from Kindergarten through 6th grade. Today, the students in 4th, 5th, and 6th grade will get to experience the EarthView program! The students in Kindegarten, 1st, and 2nd grade will get a glimpse of what EarthView has to offer. 

Since it is our first visit to Pembroke, we thought that it would be nice to know some interesting historical facts about the town! Pembroke was once a part of its neighboring towns: Duxbury, Marshfield, and Scituate until Pembroke was established as a town in 1712. The area of the town is 23.48 square miles, 21.85 square miles of which is land. 
The major industries in town were box manufacturing and shipbuilding. Cranberry bog farms have also been a major part of the town. 

Because of these industries and the towns proximity to Boston (26 miles South), Pembroke experienced a significant population growth between the years 1930 and 2000. In 1930, the town had only 1,492 residents. By 2000, there were 16,927 residents! As of 2014, the town had 19,563 residents. 

We are certainly excited to be visiting Pembroke today and hope that the students of Hobomock Elementary School enjoy their visit inside of EarthView! 

Sarah Greenwood School, Dorchester -- April 27

42° 17' 48"N

71° 04' 50"W

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Dr. Hayes-Bohanan is bringing EarthView to the Greenwood School for a short program, and ts very first visit to the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester. Two kindergarten classes will explore the world in a new way. Because students and their families have come to Dorchester from many parts of the world, this exploration will be both global and personal.

Because the Greenwood School is a dual-language school, Dr. Hayes-Bohanan will have some opportunities to practice his Spanish, which he needs for his yearly visits to study coffee and chocolate in Nicaragua!

EarthView at the Statehouse - April 20th

42° 21' 29"N

71° 03' 50"W

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The EarthView team is happy to be visiting the Massachusetts State House today! We will be set up in Nurse's Hall from 10am-2pm for anyone to come visit! It is free and open to the public so please stop by, just remember to wear socks!

Howe Manning Elementary, Middleton- April 15th

42° 35' 47" N
71° 00' 51" W 
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The EarthView team is happy to be back visiting the Howe Manning Elementary School in Middleton for the fourth year in a row. It is quite far from where we were last night in Taunton, some 60 miles away! 

Our last visit to the school occurred on April 3rd, 2015 while our very first occurred on May 4th, 2012. Our first blog post about the school includes information on the town's history, check it out! 

On this day 104 years ago at 2:20 in the morning, the "unsinkable" Titanic sank four days into its maiden voyage with over 2,000 passengers about 400 miles south of Newfoundland, Canada. The map below shows the path that the Titanic took from Southampton England towards New York City which it never reached.

The Titanic struck an iceberg just before midnight on April 14th and sunk shortly there after. This came as a big surprise as the ship was built to be "unsinkable". It was designed by Irish shipbuilder William Pirrie and was 883 feet from stern to bow. The hull of the ship was divided into 16 compartments which were supposed to be watertight. The ship was thought to be "unsinkable" because four of these 16 compartments could be flooded without affecting the ships buoyancy.

When the Titanic struck the iceberg, five of the 16 compartments were damaged causing the bow of the ship to sink and forced the stern into a vertical position. By 2:20 a.m. on April 15th, the ship broke in half and sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. 

Because there were not enough lifeboats to accommodate all of the passengers and no emergency preparations, over 1,500 people died when the ship sank. Those who did survive were mainly women and children. 

In 1913, the first International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea was held in response to the Titanic disaster. The convention established rules that required all ships to have enough lifeboat space for each person on board and that lifeboat drills would be held. The International Ice Patrol was also established to monitor icebergs in the North Atlantic. 

What is freaky is that in 1898, a novella written by Morgan Robertson titled Futility essentially predicted the sinking of the Titanic. In the novella, a large ship called the Titan which was described as "unsinkable" sank in mid-April after striking an iceberg.

While it certainly cannot be confirmed that Robertson actually predicted the future, it is quite a creepy coincidence. And if any of you are looking for an adventure, Australian billionaire Clive Palmer is rebuilding the Titanic! This ship is named the Titanic II and will be an exact replica of the original, except with all of the modern amenities and safety features. The ship is set to sail its maiden voyage in 2018. Let's hope that this ship is able to complete its maiden voyage and sail complication free. 

To learn more about the sinking of the Titanic, the novella seemingly predicting the future, and the Titanic II, please click on their links. 


We hope that the students of Howe Manning Elementary enjoy their visit with EarthView today! 

Parker Middle School, Taunton- April 14th

41° 54' 05" N
71° 04' 12" W

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The EarthView team is happy to be back at the Parker Middle School in Taunton for their family geography night! We were last at the school on June 2nd, 2015 for their "Multicultural Night".

We are happy to be at this school tonight where Ms. McGann, a former BSU Geography student is a teacher. Ms. McGann was the very first student to see the EarthView balloon with Professors Hayes-Bohanan and Domingo when it was owned by a private company! 

We hope that the students and their families enjoyed their visit inside of EarthView! We hope to be back soon! 

Update: Ms. McGinnis sent us some pictures from tonight's event, many thanks! 

The student's and their families

Our ever famous EarthView!

Ms. McGinnis

Horace Mann Middle School, Franklin - April 7th

42° 05' 28" N
71° 24' 22" W 
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We are excited to be back at Horace Mann Middle School in Franklin today! We had gone to the Family Geography Night in Franklin on February 4th and were supposed to return the following day, but a snowstorm got in our way! 

As some of you may know, the EarthView team traveled to Winchester on Wednesday to attend the Family Geography Night at McCall Middle school. We had a great time, there was even a taco truck providing food for the event! 

As for today's visit to Franklin, we are certainly glad that snow did not cancel our plans again! After a fairly mild winter we really shouldn't be complaining, but here's hoping that the snow that occurred on Monday will be the last of the snow until late Fall.

We hope that the students of Horace Mann Middle School enjoy their visit with EarthView today! 

McCall Middle School Family Geography Night, Winchester- April 6th

42° 27' 01" N
71° 08' 05" W
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After a seemingly long two weeks off because of Good Friday and the Massachusetts Geography Bee tournament, the EarthView team is back in full swing! This week we are traveling to two schools: McCall Middle and Horace Mann Middle School. 

Tonight's visit brings us to McCall Middle School in Winchester for their annual Family Geography Night! We first attended this event last year and we had a great time interacting with the students and their families, we hope that tonight's event goes just as well! 

Last week, our very own Dr. Domingo took part in the State Geography Bee championship, that was held in Chicopee. A nice map of participants and their hometowns was created by fellow Bridgewater State University student Jason Covert and can be found on the Massachusetts Geography Alliance blog here. We would like to congratulate the winner, Saketh Jonnalagadda, an 8th grader from Stony Brook Middle School in Westford. Saketh will be traveling to Washington, D.C. to compete in the National Geography Bee in May. 

We hope that everyone attending the Family Geography Night enjoys their visit inside of EarthView!