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Noon Project Revisited

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Students, just like Eratosthenes, try to use math to calculate immeasurable objects. Teachers need to try out the calculations before having your class do them. They should take notes to be included with their own calculations and drawings.

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1995 noon project, eratosthenes, math
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Grade
4th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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Lesson Plans
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