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In this activity, learners complete a series of drawing activities to explore scale and powers of 10. Learners first trace each other on 1-meter-square pieces of paper.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 14 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a 1:140 "scale model" of NASA's X-33 Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Technology Demonstrator, and investigate how the model dimensions compare to the real vehicle.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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This lesson focuses on how to measure at the nanoscale and provides learners with an understanding how small a nanometer really is.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Using information from the My Place in Space lithograph, learners write and/or draw a postcard to friends and family as if they had gone beyond the interstellar boundary of our Solar System, into the

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this fun sticker activity, learners will create a size wheel with images of objects of different size, from macroscopic scale (like an ant) to nanoscale (like DNA).

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity related to microbes, learners create scale models of microorganisms and compare relative sizes of common bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa using metric measures: meters, centimete

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes