Earth and Moon Scaling Using PIXLR (Lesson 1 of 2)
by LaDawn Click
Students will use PIXLR to compare sizes of the moon and earth to each other and other objects in the solar system.
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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NpMDtmDpEAOkor0U7CvPLWwWZv6peAaR/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Earth and Space Science E2: Earth & the Universe Mathematics Operations and Algebraic Thinking (OA) Number and Operations—Fractions (NF) Ratio and Proportion (RP)
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