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Line Up: Using Math To Stand In Line
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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.
   
Scale Model of Sun and Earth
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  In this activity, learners explore the relative size of the Sun and Earth as well as the distance between them.
   
Eclipse: How can the little Moon hide the giant Sun?
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  In this activity, learners explore how distance can affect the way we perceive the size of an object.
   
Exploring Size: Scented Solutions
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  This is an activity in which learners will find that they can detect differences in concentration better with their nose (smelling) than with their eyes (seeing).
  Size Them Up: Learning About Volume and Capacity
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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?
   
Gieant Sieve Sorter
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  This Exploratorium activity explores size and scale. Through four levels of screen sizes, learners can sort out objects of different sizes.
  