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In this activity, learners compare the ancient Egyptian system of measurement, which was based on body lengths, to the customary and metric systems used today.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners play a card game that explores the relative sizes of various objects. Learners compete to organize their hand of cards into lists of objects from largest to smallest.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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This simple activity uses paper and scissors to convey two key concepts to learners: the nanoscale is very small and working on the nanoscale requires special tools.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners describe objects in a room using only numbers and shapes. They can measure the object (like a desk) and make a list of facts about it (e.g.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this quick activity about size and scale (on page 2 of the PDF under What's Nano?

free Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes