Messages from Space: The Solar System and Beyond, Grades 5-"8

by John Erickson, Cary Sneider, Kevin Beals

Building on collaborative work between the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute and the Lawrence Hall of Science, Messages from Space takes advantage of our fascination with extraterrestrials to catalyze study of the solar system and beyond. The activities create an exciting context for students to engage in creative learning, gaining a great deal of astronomical knowledge.The unit begins when students attempt to decode a fictitious...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 092488617X
• ISBN13: 9780924886171
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Great Explorations
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

A New Approach to Teaching Astronomy

As a 5th Grade teacher, I look forward to exposing my students to this portion of the science curriculum. Very untext-book-like, but full of oohs and ahs, especially the Carl Sagan quotes, the hands-on activities, and the imaginative stories the children will write.

A great intro to space science for middle school teachers!

This is a great book that helps middle school teachers explain space to students. It includes lessons on distances, star types, creative writing, and thinking skills.