1 D6 - Astronomy

First Grade - First ELA: Listening & Learning - 1 D6 - Astronomy

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Supporting Materials

	All About the Planets What is a planet? We live on one, but there are others. Are they all like Earth? Is there life on other planets? All About the Planets takes children on a tour of the solar system, explaining vital statistics about each - size, distance fro the Sun, temperature and why some are rocky and solid...
	Fly Me to the Moon Young housefly Nat is looking for adventure and hatches a plan to jet into outer space with his two best friends, I.Q. and Scooter. In their homemade space suits, they take a wild ride aboard Apollo 11 all the way to the moon. As their families watch at home, the three flies become the first...
	Older Than the Stars In a way, we are all as old as the universe itself. In fact, every bit of every one of us was created in the Big Bang, billions of years ago. Stunning illustrations and lively verse tell the story of the cosmic connections that tie human beings to the beginning of the...
	Spacetrekkers Science enthusiast Max Orbit leads children through a fun-filled lesson on planets, moons, comets, asteroids and more in this educational, live-action program, featuring colorful graphics and animated sequences. With the help of satellite footage and photographs, Max explores the makeup of the...
	Stars! Stars! Stars! Children will dive into astronomy in this lively production that introduces the universe and all of its wondrous parts. With rhythm and shine, children will meet stars, planets, and constellations. Older children will be fascinated by the space-packed facts about the planets, meteors, shooting...
	The Solar System: A First Look Students take a tour of our solar system. Visit each of the planets to learn about their special features, sizes, and orbits. Learn about the planets' moons and rings, and how gravity keeps them in orbit. Stop at the sun, discover its immense size, and see sunspots and solar flares. Find out...
	The Solar System: Above and Beyond Computer graphics and footage of the planets combine in this magnificent review of our solar system. Learn about the structure of the different planets, the history of human interest in the solar system, and the strides we are taking to become better acquainted with our universe. Teacher Guide...
	To Scale: The Solar System On a dry lakebed in Nevada, a group of friends build the first scale model of the solar system with complete planetary orbits: a true illustration of our place in the universe. A film by Wylie Overstreet and Alex Gorosh
	Toads and Tessellations Magic. . .or math? Enzo is the son of a great magician, however unlike his father, his spells create chaos instead of order. What really interests Enzo, more than books about magic, are books by and about the lives of famous physicists and astronomers like Galileo Galilei...

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