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In this activity, learners use sieves with different-sized holes to sort balls by size.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this game, learners explore the different sizes of things in the world. In this Twister-like game, learners must place a hand or foot on a circle of the right scale - macro, micro, or nano.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Make snack time into measuring time and learn to read Nutrition Facts labels. Try this when you’re using “pourable” foods, such as cereal, yoghurt, or juice.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how distance can affect the way we perceive the size of an object.

free Ages 4 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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“Exploring the Solar System: Big Sun, Small Moon” is a hands-on activity that explores the concept of apparent size and allows visitors to experience this phenomena using familiar objects—a tennis bal

free Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate the concepts of relative size and distance by creating a basic model of the solar system.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate just how small a billionth of a meter is by attempting to cut a paper ruler down to a nanometer-sized sliver.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this online activity, learners will explore size estimation in one, two and three dimensions. Multiple levels of difficulty allow for progressive skill improvement.

free Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners mark their height on a height chart and discover how tall they are in nanometers.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners find out why some mineral sunblock rubs in clear. Learners compare nano and non-nano sunblocks and discover how particle size affects visibility.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity on page 15 of the PDF, discover how materials and physical forces behave differently at the nanoscale.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate whether more people are squares or rectangles. People with similarly sized heights and arm spans are classified as squares.

free Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will put a set of containers in order by capacity. Would the tallest container hold more or less water than the wide, short one?

free Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a simple pinhole viewer. They use this apparatus to project images from a variety of light sources, including a candle, the Sun, and the Moon.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners sniff out scents hidden in balloons! After investigating, learners discover we sometimes can use another sense (smell) to detect things too small to see.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this nanoscience activity, learners discover that it's easy to pour water out of a regular-sized cup, but not out of a miniature cup.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (located on page 4 of PDF), learners gain insight into the actual size of dinosaurs and practice making estimations and measurements.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners will divide into teams or groups of equal size. “How many teams of three can we make?” “We need an equal number of children at each of the four computers.

free Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners develop an understanding of cylinders and volume as they compare two sizes of popcorn buckets.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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Put math of measurement into lining up — and make waiting in line fun. Choose a size characteristic that learners can physically compare, such as foot length or hair length.

free Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes