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6-8 Core Curriculum – Earth and Space Science: Astronomy
Take your student’s understanding of astronomy to new heights with this interactive exploration of the cosmos. Highlights include 25 hands-on activities and experiments to engage your children and provide a multisensory exploration of space. Each chapter includes web links to multiple videos, hands-on activities, experiments, readings, worksheets, charts, interactive websites, games, full-color high resolution graphics, and more!
Take a peek inside:
The origins of the universe
The Big Bang Theory
The Milky Way Galaxy
Andromeda Galaxy
Black Holes
Trajectory and mathematical predictions
Gravity
Sir Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Asteroids, meteoroids and comets
Properties of the moon
Properties of the planets
Constellations
Supernovas
Nebula
NASA History
Apollo 11
The Space Race
Famous astronauts and astronomers
The International Space Station
Astronomy myths from various cultures
Ancient civilizations and the sun
Hubble Space Telescope
and much more!
All 63 activities in this unit study are presented in an easy to follow format with an active and updated web link. Click on the link and the best resources on the World Wide Web appear for your children. The links bring the world to your children by providing streaming videos, interactive web sites, educational games, audio files, and more. At Intellego Unit Studies, we believe in the varied learning styles and multiple intelligences of every child. That’s why all of our unit studies include reading and writing activities, videos, art, music, comparisons, drawing and painting, discussions, hands-on activities, art projects, full-color high resolution graphics, printable activity pages, and more!
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At Intellego Unit Studies, our mission is to provide engaging curriculum that meets the need of the 21st century student. Using the best resources available on the Internet, Intellego Unit Studies unites technology, learning style theory, and multisensory activities to help children reach their true academic potential.
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