Solar System, Grades 5 - 8

Connect students in grades 5 and up with science using The Solar System. In this 80-page book, students explore the solar system through activities covering sky domes, a time zone finder, measuring the sun''s location, eclipses, and scaling. The book includes historical perspectives, solar system concepts and facts, inquiry-based activities, challenge questions, extension activities, assessments, literature connections, curriculum resources, a bibliography, and materials lists. This book supports National Science Education Standards and NCTM standards.