On 26/02/06 6:46 AM, "Pierre Abbat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yesterday I was talking with my co-workers about a web page I'm writing > (http://phma.optus.nu/Metric/megameter.php) which picks two places and asks > you to guess the distance in megameters. . . . I told them that it's 1000 km > and there are 10 Mm from the pole to the equator. <snip> Dear Pierre, Well done. I can see this web page having a lot of use in geography classes. I have not seen a better way to acquaint students with the idea of a megametre and with the size of the world. I have sent this on to some of my friends who have an interest in world geography. Cheers, Pat Naughtin PO Box 305 Belmont 3216 Geelong, Australia 61 3 5241 2008 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.metricationmatters.com
