Experiment: Making Moon Craters

Here is an easy way to explore how meteors make craters on the moon!

You need:

Dish or tray

Flour

Small, round objects (marbles, jawbreakers, ping pong balls, etc.)

1)  Place flour in tray and smooth.  Drop round objects (we used jawbreakers left over from a parade) from various distances in the tray.

2)  Carefully remove the round objects.  Talk about the differences in the depths of the "craters".  Smooth and try again if desired!

We had fun making a mess after our experiment!