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Slide Show Assessment Activity

These pictures show flowers. Which picture shows what you might see with a magnifying glass?

Picture A Picture B

These pictures show the moon. Which picture shows what you might see with your own eyes?

How do you think the other picture was taken?

Picture A

Picture B

These pictures show the Earth. Some of these pictures were taken by people in spaceships, called astronauts.

Which pictures do you think were taken by astronauts in space?

A. B. C.

D. F.E.

Photo credits and descriptions for previous page:

A. B. C.

D. F.E.

“Earthrise” taken by astronauts aboard the Apollo 8 Spacecraft, December 1968. The surface of the moon can be seen in the foreground. Credit: NASA

The Queen Mary. Credit: PDPhoto.org

Santa Monica Beach. Credit: PDPhoto.org

Villagers crafting artwork in Brazzaville, Congo, Africa. Credit: Lee Vierling

Cape Cod, Mass., and Atlantic coastline as seen from the Space Shuttle. Credit: NASA

The Big Island of Hawaii as seen from the Space Shuttle. Credit: NASA