Unit
Study - God Created the Sun, Moon, and Stars
All study was done as a basic introduction to the sun, moon, stars,
our solar system, and space flight. During
the study, memorize Genesis 1:14-19
Resources (some of these have duplicate suggested experiments): Genesis
For Kids (Science Experiments that show God's
power in Creation) by Doug Lambier and Robert Stevenson (this book,
I ve heard is now out of
print, but some places still have some copies); pages 65-84
The World God Made by Edward J. Shewan; pages
33-42
Rockets and Spaceflight an Usborne book
The Young Astronomer an Usborne book
Moon Walk an I Can Read Book
Milliken Our Solar System and the Universe
Milliken Exploring Space
Our Amazing Solar System Planetary Science Kit (includes
materials to make the planets and a book with facts) we used this when my oldest was 5 years
old, but we were able to still use the planets we made and the book with information again
Smithsonian Astro Lab Planetarium (includes materials
to make a model solar system and a home planetarium)
Some Miscellaneous
Supplies:
plastic "jugs" (to make pretend space helmets - the face part is cut out and we pretend we have a face mask), Planet kits (includes all materials, including paint), telescope or binoculars, calendars Some
general things we did:
Review of the seasons (demonstration
with globe and flashlight)
- opposites in Northern and Southern hemispheres
Effect seasons have on plants and animals
Months
and days review
Reading and making a calendar
Telling time by the sun
Solar System model
Moon
phases (demonstration with globe, ball and flashlight - observation through the month)
Day
and Night (demonstrate with globe)
Our sun is a star
Planetarium visit
Constellations
Star
Gazing
Space Travel and Astronauts
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