Excerpt from the dream machine
lindsay rock

9 derek stood in the stadion, the place where ancient greeks held athletic contests. he watched as the athletes prepared to run a race, which was also called the stadion. the stadion was one of the most important events of the ancient olympics. the length of the race was one stade—about 200 yards—which was the distance from one end of the stadion to the other. the people next to derek talked excitedly about the great honor that would come to the man who won the race. derek cheered along with them as the athletes sprinted to the finish line. .
what kind of visual aid would best derek show his class a real-life glimpse of the stadion?
a) a power point slide that has each part of the stadion labeled
b) a model of the stadion and all its parts that has tiny runners and a crowd
c) derek doesn't need a visual aid because he has such a descriptive way of communicating.
d) let each of his class mates take the dream machine home to have dreams of ancient greece.