Student Project . . How Far Away Is Space? Jet Propulsion Laboratory https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ Last Updated: Sept. 3, 2025 Subject Math Time Required 30 - 60 mins Grade Levels 3-7 In this activity, you'll get a sense for how far space really is from the surface of Earth by stacking coins on a map. You can compare this to the distances of places you know and even see how far it is to the International Space Station. Materials State or county maps with scale distance bars (can be printed or displa