Snacks tagged with "earth"

Science activity to make Earth's atmosphere to scale

A Little Atmosphere

Strips of plastic on a globe model our atmosphere.

Science activity that explores the relative sizes of the earth and moon and the distances between them

Earth and Moon

Create a scale model of the earth-moon system using different-sized spheres.

Science activity that explores the carbon cycle

Follow the Carbon

Model the carbon cycle and its principal reservoirs and flow rates using rice.

Science activity using levitating magnets to model Earth’s atmosphere

Magnetic Atmosphere Model

Levitating magnets show how the Earth’s atmosphere stacks up.

Science activity that models the patterns of sunlight and shadow on Earth

Self-Centered Globe

Model the patterns of sunlight and shadow on Earth.

Science activity that explores tidal patterns

Tide-O-Matic

Explore the influence of the Sun and Moon on our tides.

Science activity that reveals the earth’s magnetic field using hanging magnets

Where's North?

Hanging magnets reveal the earth’s magnetic field.

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