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Astronomy Unit
This unit corresponds with unit D, chapter 9, of your hardbound MacMillan McGraw-Hill Science textbook and softbound "Solar System and Beyond" textbook chapters 1-3.
Download the lab or project sheets (click on appropriate link) in PDF* format and print them to record your results.
Micmac Constellation Story directions & scoring guide
- Life Cycle of a Star Poster directions & scoring guide
- Planet Power Point directions & scoring guide
- Planet Power Point research notes guide
- Reseach Sites Hotlist for Planet Power Point
- Alien Visit directions
- Planetary Travel Agency project pages
Chapter studyguides (blank) are available:
Investigate further with these websites:
- Planet Research Sites - a list to gather information for your project
- Starry Skies - all things astronomical
- NASA Image Gallary - real photos of space objects from NASA
- Astronomy for Kids - Oracle ThinkQuest website with virtual telescope and more
- Uncle Al's Star Wheel - resources to make your own planosphere
- Constellations - Stardate explains the 88 official constellations
- Planet Viewing - Stardate tells you when and where to see planets
- Star Clock - directions to make your own star clock
- "Spaced Out" - a scale model of the solar system, set up in England!
- Astronomy - a unit from Scott Foresman Science (a textbook publisher)
- The Sky - a site all about our universe and what it contains
- Astronomy glossary - from Astronomy magazine
- California Tech's Astronomy for Kids - lots of information
- There's a New Planet in Sight - learn about a planet discovered orbiting a far-off star
- How Telescopes Work - from the How Stuff Works website
- Curiosity explores Mars - right now!
- Cub Scouts - Astronomy belt loop information & site links
- Geography from Space - a yearly contest to identify landforms and waterways based on satellite pictures and written clues
- The World Islands - an intriguing real estate idea. Man-made islands in the shape of Earth's continents!
Books to "Check Out":
- A Kid's Guide to Living on the Moon by Glenn Taylor
Have fun with these websites:
- Animaniacs' Solar System music video
- Animaniacs' Yakko's Universe music video
Learn more with these short videos:
- Why isn't Pluto a planet anymore? professional astronomer explains
- What will happen when our Sun dies? professional astronomer's answer
- Why doesn't the moon fall down? professional astronomer explains
- Why does the moon look like it changes? professional explanation
- What causes a lunar eclipse? professional astronomer shows you why
- Why is the sky blue? professional astronomer's explanation
- Do stars really move in the sky? professional astronomer's answer
- What are black holes? professional astronomer explains
- How do stars live and die? professional astronomer's answer
- Are there other solar systems out there? professional explanation
- Why are some galaxies spiral shaped? professional answer
- Curiosity explores Mars - right now!
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