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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 investigate Scanning Probe Microscopes (SPM) and then work in teams using a pencil to explore and identify the shape of objects they cannot see, just as SPMs do at the nano

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this three/four-day lesson, learners calculate perimeters and areas and draw the castle plan to scale.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners will build thier own balance scale. Learners will explore weight and comparison through this activity.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build large-scale structures and cantilevers in a series of "building out" challenges with garden poles and tape.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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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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In this activity, learners play a card game that explores different size scales--macro, micro and nano.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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This lesson focuses on surface area and how the shape of sugar crystals may differ as they are grown from sugars of different coarseness.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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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 story time program, young learners listen to the Dr.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build scaled-down structures and cantilevers in a series of "building out" challenges with bamboo skewers and tape.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 2 to 4 hours