The other day, my kids and I were on the third story of a three-story building. We looked out and saw another building far, far way. We're talking miles and miles!
The kids noticed that the other building looked small — they're old enough to know that if it looks small, that means far away.
We looked on Google Maps and saw that we could see for about five miles. Yep, that is indeed pretty far.
Ever since, the kids and I have been calling that "the place where we can see the farthest."
Where can your kids "see the farthest?" And how far away can you guys see?[more]
Discuss these topics with your children today. This far-seeing place should ideally be relatively close, not in a skyscraper fifty miles away.
If you can, make a point during the next couple days to go visit the farthest-seeing place. If the kids can be trusted with your camera, have them take some pictures there.
Look on a site like this (which uses Google Maps) to see how far you're looking.
You guys can also try to determine the farthest-seeing place at your house. Do you have a second story window? You can use that. Where else can the kids go to see far away? Do you have a tree house you could use?
One far-seeing activity that works well is to go to a building where you can climb the stairs and look out. (A parking garage works great.) Walk up each level, and have a look to see how far you can see.
Finally, you guys can also work into today's discussion the concept of the tallest building in the world. (You could see really far from one of the tallest buildings in the world, I assure you.) Many different countries try to get this record and then a new tallest building is built.
We hope today's activity is far and away entertaining and educational!
(Thank you to dionhinchcliffe for the perfect, far-seeing photo above!)
