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Mr. Knight came to share his career as a merchant marine with Mrs. Dixon's fourth grade class. He shared how he used charts, maps and tools like a triangle, sextant and divider to plot his position, distance and speed. These tools use stars to help provide Mr. Knight and his crew with needed information.

Not only did the students enjoy hearing about a very interesting career where you get to travel, see whales, and swim with sharks (well, on the other side of the ship from sharks), but they also learned how what they're learning in fourth grade about our solar system and about division and geometry are used in real life!

Thanks Mr. Knight for taking time to share with us!