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Category Archives: space science
Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: Moon
Why does the moon appear to change? What is the moon made of? Why does the moon seem to travel through the sky? Discover the answers in the marvelous book, Moon, written by Steve Tomecek and illustrated by Liisa C. … Continue reading
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Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: The Moon Book
The Moon Book written & illustrated by Gail Gibbons describes the phases of the moon, it’s revolation around Earth, and how we have studied the moon. The Moon Book, with it’s brightly colored pictures, is all about the light in our sky, the moon. “It outshines … Continue reading
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Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: If You Decide to Go to the Moon
All young children dream of traveling to the moon. Faith McNulty will take your children there through her book, If You Decide to Go to the Moon, illustrated by Steven Kellogg. McNulty uses simple yet entertaining sentences to tell children … Continue reading
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Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: When Is A Planet Not A Planet? The Story of Pluto
My very eager mother just served us nine pizzas. A silly sentence, yet schoolchildren have memorized it for years, because it helps them remember the planets in our solar system. The first letter of every word stands for a planet, … Continue reading
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Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: Starry Messenger
Starry Messenger, written by Peter SÃs is an extremely child friendly biography of the famous philosopher and astronomist Galileo Galilee. This book could be used with a wide variety of children of different ages and reading levels. The main story … Continue reading
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Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: Comets, Stars, the Moon and Mars
Comets, Stars the Moon, and Mars is book of space paintings and poetry written and beautifully illustrated by artist, Douglas Florian. The book includes clever little poems about all eight planets, the sky, galaxies, and even a sad poem about … Continue reading
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Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System
What would it be like to take a field trip through the solar system? In The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System, Joanna Cole’s lovable super-teacher, Ms. Frizzle, leads her class on one of her signature adventures. The … Continue reading
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Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: Our Stars
Anne Rockwell does an excellent job of walking the reader through the eyes of the little boy that is star gazing. The book is very informative; and a quick and easy read that will assist children in their quest for … Continue reading
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Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: The Planet Hunter
How many planets are there in our solar system? It’s eight, right? Didn’t we used to have nine? In Elizabeth Rusch’s The Planet Hunter, we follow the story of astronomer Mike Brown in his discoveries that led to the reclassification … Continue reading
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Nonfiction Monday – The Astronaut Handbook
When I was a kid I had two recurrent dreams. One was to swim with Jacques Cousteau, and the other was to go to the moon. I didn’t have moon boots, but I spent many hours on my pogo stick … Continue reading
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