@kellyjohnsonhas @konstructivizm Actually, 40 billion kilometers is 0.00423 light years. Not very close to a light year at all!
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David Smith
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David Smith
@MathDavidUtah
Retired educator. I tweet about anything I want to, but math and leadership are some main topics. I'm a husband, father, and Grampy to 7.
Salt Lake City, Utah Se unió Aralık 2010
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@konstructivizm It has moved almost 1 light year but not quite, in 47 years.
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Right now, more than 24 billion kilometers from Earth, a tiny spacecraft is drifting through the darkness—Voyager 1, the most distant object we've ever sent into space.
Launched in 1977, it's been traveling for nearly half a century, carrying with it a golden record filled with Earth’s sights, sounds, and greetings—just in case it meets intelligent life.
No spacecraft has ever gone farther. No signal takes longer to reach us—over 22 hours just for a one-way message. Yet it still speaks to us.
Voyager 1 is a silent witness to the vast unknown… a lonely ambassador of humanity, moving deeper into the stars.
Just imagine: something we built is out there… forever exploring.
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How do you calculate 56+29 in your head without a calculator?
Indulge me please, I am trying to check something
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@joncoopertweets Me for Harris. A very small but powerful org.
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The growing coalition for Harris:
Black Women for Kamala
Black Men for Harris
White Women for Kamala
White Dudes for Harris
Latinos for Harris
Native Americans for Harris
Republicans for Harris
Out for Harris
Christians for Harris
Jews for Harris
Seniors for Harris
Etc., etc.!
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Spent Friday afternoon getting setup for professional learning with Waco Independent School District this week!
#mathpd #backtoschool #iteachmath
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@ddmeyer Dan, I retired after 43 years as an educator. Ten as an elementary and middle school teacher, twenty as an elementary principal, and thirteen working for the Utah State Board of Education. My first day goal is that teachers will focus all year on mathematical understanding.
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@SenMikeLee Senator Lee, I respectfully disagree with your assessment of the President's situation. You seem to have no understanding nor empathy for the sacrifice he is making. Please consider the teachings of Him who you purport to follow and show some kind of Christian charity.
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I'm attending the 2023 Make Math Moments Virtual Summit from @makemathmoments #mmmsummit2023 RT if you think others will find this helpful 🙌 summit.makemathmoments.com #mmmsummit2023
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So, a MAGA just told me that my non-Native allies are “all bots.” Let’s prove this guy wrong — you’re not a bot, are you?
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@gtconway3d Also old enough to remember telephone numbers starting with a word (Parkway was mine) on the party line!
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Random 4:30 am thought: If you’re of a certain age, and you grew up in one place, there’s a sequence of numbers that could be used to identify where that place was.
For me, those numbers were, if I recall correctly, 2, 4, 5, 7, 27, 38, and 56, and to a lesser extent, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 12.
If you are younger than a certain age (the age possibly depending on where you grew up), you will have no idea what I’m talking about.
Okay, back to sleep.
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Elementary Administrators - Come visit my booth @ the Utah Association of Elementary School Principals conference tomorrow and Friday! #elementarymath #elementaryprincipals
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@Sara_Carreon1 Mr. Parkinson at Perry Elementary School in Perry Utah. What a great guy.
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If you could bring THREE of these music artists back to life, who would you choose?
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