Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

LaKendra Rogers, Kourtney Kelly, and Alyssa Taylor, members of Andy Jones’ physics class, measured their shadows on Wednesday, Sept. 22 as part of their participation in Mr. Jones’ Eratosthenes Experiment. The experiment is conducted to calculate the circumference of the Earth by measuring the shadow of the sun, and then using the measurements in a simple equation. Each of his five physics classes conducted the experiment throughout the day.