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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 demonstrates use of nonstandard measurements and simple ratios for estimating sizes or distances

Handy Measuring Tool

Measure the height of an object indirectly using your hand and a ratio.

Build an inclinometer, a tool that can measure the height of a distant object, no matter how far away it is

Height Sight

Find the height of a tree, paper rocket or North Star.

Science activity that demonstrates depth perception

Size and Distance

So close, yet so far away.

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