The sizes of the Earth, Sun and Moon are compared to familiar objects to show their relative scales. The Sun is depicted as a beach ball, the Earth as a grain of sand, and the Moon as a green pea, demonstrating that the Sun is vastly larger than the Earth or Moon in proportion.

1. L.O. I know the appropriate size of the Earth, Sun and Moon
Sun Earth Moon
Sun Earth Moon
What I think!
What I Know!
Tennis Ball
Golf Ball
Golf Ball
Grain of
sand
Green
Pea
Green
Pea
Grain of
sand
Football Beach Ball Beach BallFootball
Tennis Ball