Explore Space with these out of this world books

Bring these books to life with a variety of arts activities: 
- DIY Solar System Posters
- Solar System Diorama
- Writing Activities
-Solar System Rap
Vote For Your Favorite Book About Space!
In the second lesson for our unit, students will be reading The Story of Ursa Major and Ursa Minor as part of our constellation study. They will also read the Iroquois legend, "The Hunting of the Great Bear." Students will compare and contrast these two myths about Ursa Major and synthesize the information to create and write their own myths about a constellation of their choice. This activity satisfies GSE ELACC4RI9, ELACC4RL9, ELACC4W4, and SE41.a.


Georgia Performance Standards: 
ELACC4RI9 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.



ELACC4RL9 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.

ELACC4W4 Production and Distribution of Writing: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

S4E1. Students will compare and contrast the physical attributes of stars, star patterns, and planets. a. Recognize the physical attributes of stars in the night sky such as number, size, color and patterns.
During the course of our space unit students will read Magic Tree House: Space to enhance their understanding of astronomy, heliocentric theory, the solar system, and the history of space travel. As students read the book, they will take notes with the following activity packet. Magic Tree House: Space Research Packet (Teachers Pay Teachers). This activity satisfies GSE ELACC4R11 and ELACC4R13.


Georgia Performance Standards:
ELACC4RI1 Key Ideas and Details: Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.


ELACC4RI3 Key Ideas and Details: Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.