
#44 Scale the Universe (grades 5-12)
Soft-bound, 64 page book, 9 structured activities, full teaching notes. Explore distance and time over 40+ orders of magnitude, from protons to the limits of our universe, from a gamma ray period to the lifespan of a red dwarf star. Beginning with familiar human dimensions, flip pages to shrink or expand towards infinity by powers of ten -- plotting, converting, scaling, and drawing in a creative, reproducible Book of Scale. This book is produced in partnership with NASA to inform students about the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope (formerly called GLAST), launched in June 2008. Download a Preview here Download a Free Sample Lab here More Information – click any of the tabs below to learn more about this title Get Materials Click here for a complete list of materials and convenient shopping. FREQUENT USEruled notebook paperpencils with good eraserscalculators (scientific calculators are a nice option)* a roll of masking tapescissors* rolls of clear tape (or pre-hang strips from