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GA HR1789
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/16/2016
Primary Sponsor
Carolyn Hugley
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AI Summary
- Commends the second graders of Ms. Bethany Getz's class at Forrest Road Elementary School in Columbus, Georgia, for photographing a solar eruption on April 21, 2015, by remotely controlling a professional telescope from their classroom
- Students captured 20 professional-grade images within one hour, which were compiled into a 28-second time-lapse video that received over 20,000 views on spaceweather.com within weeks
- The solar eruption reached nearly 80,000 miles into space and was nicknamed "Getz's Dragon" in the second graders' honor
- Students were guided by Michael Johnson, external programs coordinator at Columbus State University's Coca Cola Space Science Center, using the center's Real-time Interactive Solar Observatory educational outreach program
- In 2015, Muscogee County School District's partnership with the Coca Cola Space Science Center enabled visits to all 32 district elementary schools, allowing hundreds of children to participate in STEM activities
Legislative Description
Forrest Road Elementary School; smart, talented second graders; astronomy findings; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/16/2016
Full Bill Text
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