{"id":523670,"date":"2010-04-11T15:48:17","date_gmt":"2010-04-11T19:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/2654"},"modified":"2010-04-11T15:48:17","modified_gmt":"2010-04-11T19:48:17","slug":"teaching-earth-science-with-children%e2%80%99s-literature-don%e2%80%99t-know-much-about-the-solar-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/523670","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Earth Science with Children\u2019s Literature: Don\u2019t Know Much About the Solar System"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Don’t Know Much About the Solar System<\/a>, written by\u00a0 Kenneth C. Davis<\/a> and illustrated by Pedro Martin<\/a>, is an informative children’s book filled with interesting facts and cartoonlike pictures.\u00a0 Motivated middle and upper elementary students might read this book from cover to cover while others might choose to explore only the pages that are most interesting to them. \u00a0 Each two-page spread contains a title and then several related questions.\u00a0 Each question is followed by an answer and explanation.\u00a0 Some of the questions and answers are humorous.\u00a0 The pages are generally lighthearted but factual.\u00a0 Topics covered include galaxies, solar system, gravity, planets, stars, meteors, space exploration, and an introduction to a few of the scientists who have contributed to our space knowledge.<\/p>\n

Curriculum Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n

This book can be used to teach about the solar system and the planets in Fourth Grade (SOL 4.7).\u00a0 The pictures show the orbits of the planets in the solar system.\u00a0 Most of the planets are described within a two-page spread complete with illustrations.<\/p>\n

Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

For audio learners, listen to the planet rap song<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Allow students to explore kid friendly websites<\/a> for additional solar system facts.<\/p>\n

Create a solar system simulation<\/a> in your classroom.<\/p>\n

General Information<\/strong><\/p>\n

Book:\u00a0 <\/strong>Don’t Know Much About the Solar System<\/a>
\nAuthor:\u00a0 <\/strong>Kenneth C. Davis<\/a>
\nIllustrator:\u00a0 <\/strong>Pedro Martin<\/a>
\nPublisher:\u00a0 <\/strong>Scholastic, Inc.
\nPublication Date:\u00a0 <\/strong>2001
\nPages:\u00a0 <\/strong>47
\nGrade Range:\u00a0 <\/strong>3rd-6th
\nISBN:\u00a0 <\/strong>0-439-43852-7<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Don’t Know Much About the Solar System, written by\u00a0 Kenneth C. Davis and illustrated by Pedro Martin, is an informative children’s book filled with interesting facts and cartoonlike pictures.\u00a0 Motivated middle and upper elementary students might read this book from cover to cover while others might choose to explore only the pages that are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-523670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=523670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523670\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=523670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=523670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=523670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}