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Measure the height of a building or tree indirectly | Handy Measuring Tool - Science Snack activity

Many of the numbers we use in science have never been measured directly; we only know them from indirect measurements. How far is it to the sun? What is the diameter of Saturn’s rings? Here’s a way to use nonstandard measurements and simple ratios for estimating sizes or distances. Full instructions for this activity are available at: http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/h.... Science Snacks are hands-on activities, projects, and experiments that are designed for the classroom and the curious. They're cheap, simple, safe, scientifically accurate, and teacher tested. Want to see more? Check out http://exploratorium.edu/snacks. © 2016 Exploratorium, all rights reserved.