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Description

Scouts compare images of the Earth and Moon from space looking for similarities and differences.

Resources

Images of the Earth and Moon from Space. Suitable images can be found on NASA's Visible Earth site and the USGS site.
https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/
https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/maps/planetary-maps-and-globes

Paper
Pen / Pencil for making notes if needed.

Instructions

Scouts look at the set of images. They compare the surface of the Moon and the Earth.

Point out similar landscape features such as craters, valleys and volcanoes. Discuss what Earth observation can tell us about the land, sea and atmosphere.

They have 10 minutes to investigate the images and then inform the other groups of 1 things they have found out.

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Badge Links

• Astronautics - Images