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Modeling Solar System Objects
Grade Level: K-4
Science Education Standards:
Earth and Space Science -- Content Standard D:
Changes in the Earth and Sky
- The surface of the Earth changes. Some changes are due to slow processes, such as erosion and weathering, and some changes are due to rapid processes, such as landslides, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
Short Description: Summit Up is a 20 minute activity in which children make paper models to scale of the tallest volcanic mountains on Earth and Mars and discover a big difference between volcanoes on these two planets.
Source: Lunar and Planetary Institute