Scale

I really enjoy visuals that help us appreciate the scale of phenomena; like this illustration from the NY Times that compares our solar system to the size of a recently discovered immense black hole. In fact, I've created quite a few representations in my library (diameters of redwoods, depth of the ocean, a million gallons in our gym, etc.) to help students visualize physical relationships outside their experience.

And so I am excited to see the book I just ordered. It is titled "A Bee in a Cathedral, and 99 other scientific analogies." It promises to provide a bunch of need analogies. I hiope to be able to bring some of them to life on our library floor.