Galaxies & The Universe Gr. 5-8
Author | : Charlene Homer |
Publisher | : Classroom Complete Press |
Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 2007-03-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781553197928 |
ISBN-13 | : 1553197925 |
Rating | : 4/5 (925 Downloads) |
Download or read book Galaxies & The Universe Gr. 5-8 written by Charlene Homer and published by Classroom Complete Press. This book was released on 2007-03-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the smallest particles of matter to the biggest star system, our universe is made up of all things that exist in space. Our resource gives you the big picture about space. Start off by exploring the Big Bang and formation of our Milky Way galaxy. Learn how distance is measured in light years, and how far the next closest star is to Earth. Create your own nebula using construction pager, newspaper and water. Build pinhole galaxies to present barred, elliptical, spiral, and irregular galaxies to the class. Find out how much you would weigh on the sun, moon and planets. Solve the mystery of black holes and write your own science fiction story about it. Finally, travel to the most distant objects in our universe—quasars. Aligned to the Next Generation State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy and STEAM initiatives, additional hands-on experiments, crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.