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Growth Chart Poster
New Horizons Growth Chart Activities

New Horizons Growth Chart

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New Horizons Growth Chart Activities (Grades K-5)

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Orbit and Spin (Grades 3-5)
A whole-body activity that explores the relative sizes, distances, orbit, and spin of the Sun, Earth, and Moon.

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Discovering Planet "X" (Grades 3-5)
An activity exploring parallax and then simulating the discovery of Pluto with a Blink Comparator via an online interactive.

Click here to access the Blink Comparator interactive.

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Appearance Can Be Deceiving! (Grades 6-8)
Students explore the relationship between angular width, actual size, and distance by using their finger, thumb and fist as a unit of angular measurement in this hands-on activity.

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