Exploring Space, Grades 1-3

by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Don Robison (Illustrator), Marilyn Evans (Editor)

Exploring Space covers these -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 -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.

80 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1998