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Scaling Down The Universe

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Author:Victor Leger - Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
Description: A unit intended to teach children the size and scale of the Universe. Through hands-on manipulatives the students proceed in sequential stages to create four models, beginning with the Solar System and ending with the entire Universe. They also learn the distance of a light year.
Levels: Late Elem. (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
Languages: English
Resource Types: Lesson Plans and Activities
Math Topics: Measurement, Large Numbers, Ratio/Proportion, Astronomy

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