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Earth's Bright Neighbor

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Participants explore the sizes and distances of the Earth, Moon, and the Sun by constructing a scale model using a variety of fruits

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Add a Tech Twist	Optional: Try using Google Earth or another mobile mapping application to help create a sense of scale!
Hints for uses in your library	Try pairing this activity with Solar System in my Neighborhood
Related Links	NASA: Moon to Mars Facts about the Moon NASA Spaceplace: The Moon The Moon's Phases in Oreos European Space Agency Video: Building a Moon Base NOVA Video: Extreme Temperatures on the Moon NASA Videos: A Day in the Life Aboard the International Space Station NASA Scientific Visualization Studio: Tour of the Moon 4k Last Mission to the Moon Apollo 11 in Real Time
Originating Source	Lunar and Planetary Institute
Related Books [Suggest a book]	The Moon: Earth's Neighbor by David Jefferis Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers Looking Up!: The Science of Stargazing by Joe Rao and Mark Borgions Look Inside Space Moon Base Alpha Series by Stuart Gibbs and Gibson Frazier Astronomy: Cool Women in Space by Anita Yasuda and Lena Chandhok The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons Faces of the Moon by Bob Crelin and Leslie Evans

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