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Mars Activity Book: #1 Earth, Moon, Mars Balloons
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Mars Activity Book: #1 Earth, Moon, Mars Balloons

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Topic: Modeling Solar System Objects

Grade Level: 5-8

Body: Mars

Mission:

Science Education Standards: Standard D: Earth in the Solar System

Short Description: PP 1-3. This activity allows the students an opportunity to construct a scale model of the Earth-Moon system, both in terms of planetary sizes and distances. In addition, students will make a scale model of Mars and discover how far one might have to travel to visit Mars. Note: This is a 129 page PDF.

Source: Mars Activity Book: K-12 Classroom Activities


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