Download or read book The Solar System, Grades 5 - 8 written by Don Powers and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2009-08-24 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connect students in grades 5 and up with science using The Solar System. In this 80-page book, students explore the solar system through activities covering sky domes, a time zone finder, measuring the sun's location, eclipses, and scaling. The book includes historical perspectives, solar system concepts and facts, inquiry-based activities, challenge questions, extension activities, assessments, literature connections, curriculum resources, a bibliography, and materials lists. This book supports National Science Education Standards and NCTM standards.