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Students explore geometry by conducting a science experiment. In this circumference measurement lesson, students review the Greek geographer Eratosthenes who first discovered the circumference of our planet. Students utilize Eratosthenes' formula and the sunrise/sunset times to find the true circumference of our planet.
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