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Old 01-06-2007, 10:37 AM
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Really tough! At that age, my experience is that they still have no real concept of distances, size and shape of the Earth, maps, scale etc. You might have to stay with showing the "pretty things" out there.

Hands on? - take binoculars or simple scope in to look at distant objects and show the magnification.

Moon would be good since they can see so much by eye, and you can show them magnified views. And upside down!

A demonstration of the phases of the Moon with a spot light in a darkened room onto a basketball while you walk around the group seated in the middle??

But certainly try and get questions flowing - then tailor your answers to their level of understanding?

Great work!
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