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Hunkin's Experiments:how to Measure the Height of a Tree ActivityHunkin's Experiments:how to Measure the Height of a Tree Activity
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3rd - 8th
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Hunkin's Experiments:how to Measure the Height of a Tree

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Hunkin's Experiments is a group of simple cartoon illustrations of scientific principles. Some would work well in the classroom, but others have little value beyond entertaining students. All of the projects are easy to do. This part contains two ways to measure the hight of tall objects.

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Concepts

distance, geometric figures, height, indirect measurement, measurement, similar triangles

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algebraic operations, estimate height, estimating, geometry, how tall is the building, how tall is the tree, measure height, measure height of an object, measuring height, measuring height of an object, measuring height using triangles, real world application, use triangles to measure

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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