GRANT, IA -- Pieces of last week's meteorite continue to draw oohs and ahhhs. The latest fragments turning up, today in Livingston along the Grant, Iowa county line.
It's literally putting the village on the map, as meteorite hunters and collectors flock to the area.
Meteorite hunters, collectors and an expert from Chicago’s field museum spoke with students this morning about what this meteorite was and how lucky the students are that the pieces fell in their community. Luck, that rubbed off on one student shortly after.
On playgrounds across America, many kids dream of being sports stars..
Here at Iowa Grant Elementary and Middle School, some kids dream of being rockstars.
“I found it right here.”
"He's the king of the world.”
“Way to go Jackson!”
Just before recess, students learned about meteorites from meteorite hunters and collectors.
“Does everyone see how this is black? It's black because this meteorite actually hits the earth's atmosphere at 65,000 miles per hour.”
They learned last week's meteorite was as big as a car and that many of it's pieces may lie in their backyards.
“Something from Outer Space exploded out to the west and pieces of that meteorite came down in your community. Really kind of neat stuff.”
But most importantly to some students, they learned how to look for the pieces.
“This is the type of meteorite that is out there somewhere, a lot of it. A real lot of it that's not been found so keep your eyes open.”
A lesson Jackson McCluskey took with him to the playground.
“This is unbelievable!”
“Who found it?”
“Jackson... I'm so proud of you.”
For this first grader, in his school house, you don't need a guitar to be a rockstar.
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