Faithin Omaha eBook Collection

Download or read book Space Big Book Gr. 5-8 written by Charlene Homer and published by Classroom Complete Press. This book was released on 2007-03-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get the big picture about the Universe with our Space and Beyond 3-book BUNDLE. Start things off in our own backyard with a look at our Solar System. Travel to each of the inner and outer planets. Build a scale model of the solar system, and plan your trip to one of its planets. Next, travel a little further out to look at Galaxies & The Universe. Learn how distance is measured in light years, and how far the next closest star is to Earth. Find out how much you would weigh on the sun, moon and planets. Finally, learn what it's like to live in space with Space Travel & Technology. Blast off into space with manned and unmanned spacecrafts. Learn about life aboard the International Space Station, and predict how different toys would work in space. Each concept is paired with hands-on activities and experiments. Aligned to the Next Generation State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy and STEAM initiatives, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.