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In this activity, learners use their hands as tools for indirect measurement.

This is an activity that models the operation of a seismograph, a tool used to measure the size of earthquakes.

In this activity, learners measure and calculate the amount of cubic feet various containers contain. Next, learners investigate cubic feet per second (cps), by carrying jugs in one second.

In this activity, learners use basic measurements of the Earth and pieces of rock and iron to estimate the mass of the Earth.

In this quick activity, learners drink Avogadro's number worth of molecules - 6.02x10^23 molecules!

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In this activity, learners calculate the percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere by using steel wool's ability to rust.

In this activity, learners use rice grains to model the composition of the atmosphere of the Earth today and in 1880. Learners assemble the model while measuring percentages.

In this activity, learners create a model using metric measuring tapes and atmosphere composition data.

In this activity, learners make a scale model of the Solar System and learn the real definition of "space." Learners use the online calculator to create an appropriate scale to use as a basis for thei

In this classic hands-on activity, learners estimate the length of a molecule by floating a fatty acid (oleic acid) on water.