Earth's Bright Neighbor

In this hands-on STEM activity, patrons explore the sizes and distances of the Earth, Moon, and the Sun by constructing a scale model using a variety of fruits.

The material is based upon work supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under grant No. NNX16AE30A. The work was also assisted and supported by the Space Science Institute, which was the recipient of the grant. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of NASA or the Space Science Institute.