Description
Exploring Space covers these concepts:
Earth is part of a solar system in the Milky Way galaxy
stars are huge balls of hot, glowing gases
our sun is a star
groups of stars seen together are called constellations
each planet in our solar system has unique characteristics
Earth has one satellite called the moon
Earth?s movements through space cause day and night and the seasons
scientists study space in many ways
A variety of engaging activities present the concepts in ways that students can understand. Each concept presented includes:
teacher directions for lessons
reproducible resource pages such as sets of picture cards, minibooks, and lab sheets to record the results of hands-on investigations
This resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key
