Overview
Description:
"Exploring Size - Powers of Ten" is a card game exploring the relative sizes of various objects. Visitors compete to organize their hand of cards into lists of objects from largest to smallest.
Checklist
Scientist reviewed?
Peer reviewed?
Visitor evaluation?
Permissions
Creative Commons
Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike
Standards
Earth and space science:
K-4: Objects in the sky
5-8: Earth in the solar system
9-12: Origin and evolution of the universe
Physical science:
K-4: Properties of objects and materials
5-8: Properties and changes of properties in matter
9-12: Structure and properties of matter
9-12: Structure of atoms
Science and Technology:
K-4: Abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans
K-4: Understanding about science and technology
5-8: Understanding about science and technology
9-12: Understanding about science and technology
Number Line
Someone from one museum told me that for an event they put up the entire deck of cards from this activity along the wall in numerical order. As people went around the space, they would peruse the different objects and find occasional surprises.
Variation
I was recently tabling at NSTA, and I had a slight variation of this game out. I pulled pairs of same-scale cards and used those for Memory. The object wasn't to find two of the same card, but two of the same scale card.
I didn't get to play a full game with anyone (teachers at NSTA move quickly because there's lots to see), but several folks liked the idea.
Cross-posted to the Memory game
http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/programs/exploring_size_-_memory_game_nan...