Moon Scale Model Project: How Far Away Is the Moon?

Moon Scale Model Project: How Far Away Is the Moon?

Moon Scale Model Project: How Far Away Is the Moon?

Learners construct a moon model to visualize how large and how far away the moon is, guided by pre-recorded videos and personalized video messages. The activity focuses on measuring spheres, comparing sizes, and understanding what it means for a model to be to scale.

Moon Scale Model Project: How Far Away Is the Moon?

Paid once.

Level
Beginner
Ages
5–10
Duration
55 min
Classes
1 / Week
Weeks
2

Class Experience

Learners construct a moon model to visualize how large and how far away the moon is, guided by pre-recorded videos and personalized video messages. The activity focuses on measuring spheres, comparing sizes, and understanding what it means for a model to be to scale.

Learning Outcomes

  • Measure the size of a sphere

  • Compare sizes of different spheres

  • Explain what it means for a model to be to scale

  • Conceptualize the relative size and distance of the moon

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Joined August, 2026

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A trained chemical engineer with additional study in human factors engineering, this educator designs hands-on STEM lessons that build measurement abilities and a sense of scale. Course work uses tangible projects—such as scale models—to connect abstract numerical ideas with phys…

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