Overview
The books in ScienceWorks for Kids, Grades 1-3, connect science with real life. Each book covers 8 science concepts that are supported by hands-on activities and ready-to-go resources. Each lesson relates to the National Science Education Standards.
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.
Synopsis
The books in ScienceWorks for Kids, Grades 1-3, connect science with real life. Each book covers 8 science concepts that are supported by hands-on activities and ready-to-go resources. Each lesson relates to the National Science Education Standards.
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.