This site's homepage consists of thumb nails for each of the components of our solar system; clicking on each of them will take the student to a page describing the component.
http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/astronomy.html
On this site, students can learn about the components of the universe and of our own little solar system through easy-to-read facts and illustrations.
http://stardate.org/astro-guide/ssguide
This website would be suitable for older students wanting to do serious research about the solar system; the wording is more complex, but the information is deeper.
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html
NASA teaches children about space through educational games.
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow9/dec98/intro.htm
Kids can take quizzes, ask questions to scientists and complete other fun space activities on this interactive site.
BOOKS
·
Aldrin, B., & Minor, W. (2005). Reaching
for the moon. New York, NY: HarperCollins.
Autobiography of Buzz Aldrin’s dreams to make it to the moon.
·
Bennett, J., & Okamoto, A. (2003). Max
goes to the Moon: a science adventure with Max the dog. Boulder, Colo.:
Presented by Big Kid Science.
Max the dog goes on a trip to the
moon.
·
Branley, F. M., & Kelley, T. (2000). What
the moon is like (Newly illustrated ed.). New York: HarperCollins.
Details what the moon is like in
words that children would understand and enjoy.
·
Dyson, M. J. (2003). Home on the moon: living
on a space frontier. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic.
This book poses the question: What would life be like if we lived on the
moon? It compares the moon’s
environment to everyday human life.
·
Floca, B. (2009). Moonshot: the flight of
Apollo 11. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
The flight of Apollo 11 is
described through poetry.
·
Fradin, D. B. (1985). Moon flights.
Chicago: Childrens Press.
Describes the importance of landing
on the moon to our everyday society.
·
Gibbons, G. (1997). The moon book. New
York: Holiday House.
This book identifies the moon as
our only satellite and describes it’s movement and phases.
·
McNulty, F., & Kellogg, S. (2005). If you
decide to go to the moon. New York: Scholastic.
This book details a trip to the
moon from a child’s point of view.
·
Shulman, L., & Hillenbrand, W. (2007). The
moon might be milk. New York: Dutton Children's Books.
A child questions what the moon is
made of.
·
Simon, S. (2003). The moon. New York:
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
This book is an overview of the
moon from the prospective of moon walks.
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