Did you think we got sucked into a black hole or something? Naw, it just took us a while to get through our study of the planets. Wowzers...did we ever learn some fascinating facts! A lot of new information since my stint in fourth grade. Tessa's all set to build a space rocket in the backyard so she can zoom off for a first-hand look.
- Read Meet the Planets by John McGranaghan.
- Attempted a combination of Evan-Moor ScienceWorks for Kids: Exploring Space, Grades 1-3 "How Far?" (page 36) and "Solar System Mobile" from Thames & Kosmos Space Exploration kit, but our Command strips didn't hold.
- Watched Bill Nye the Science Guy: The Planets DVD by Disney.
Mercury
- Read Mercury by Gregory L. Vogt.
- Completed The Mailbox Investigating Science: Solar System, Grades 1-3 "Pocket Planet Guides - Mercury" (page 9).
Venus
- Read Venus by Paul Fleisher.
- Completed The Mailbox Investigating Science: Solar System, Grades 1-3 "Pocket Planet Guides - Venus" (page 9).
Earth
- Read Earth by Jeffrey Zuehlke.
- Completed The Mailbox Investigating Science: Solar System, Grades 1-3 "Pocket Planet Guides - Earth" (page 9).
Mars
- Read Mars by Conrad J. Storad.
- Read Mission to Mars by Franklyn M. Branley.
- Completed The Mailbox Investigating Science: Solar System, Grades 1-3 "Pocket Planet Guides - Mars" (page 10).
Jupiter
- Read Jupiter by Rosanna Hansen.
- Completed The Mailbox Investigating Science: Solar System, Grades 1-3 "Pocket Planet Guides - Jupiter" (page 10).
- Completed The Mailbox Investigating Science: Solar System, Grades 1-3 "What a Gas!" (page 6).
Saturn
- Read Saturn by Laura Hamilton Waxman.
- Completed The Mailbox Investigating Science: Solar System, Grades 1-3 "Pocket Planet Guides - Saturn" (page 10).
Uranus
- Read Uranus by Gregory L. Vogt.
- Completed The Mailbox Investigating Science: Solar System, Grades 1-3 "Pocket Planet Guides - Uranus" (page 11).
Neptune
- Read Neptune by Paul Fleisher.
- Completed The Mailbox Investigating Science: Solar System, Grades 1-3 "Pocket Planet Guides - Neptune" (page 11).
Pluto
- Read Pluto: A Dwarf Planet by Gregory L. Vogt.
- Completed The Mailbox Investigating Science: Solar System, Grades 1-3 "Pocket Planet Guides - Pluto" (page 11) and then assembled the rest of the book.
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| A page from Tessa's completed "My Pocket Planet Guide." Did you know Titan, one of Saturn's moons, has an atmosphere? |
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