Amanda Banks Jun 30, Karyn Jun 30, Jocelyn McGaffic Jun 30, Tamara Manning Jun 30, My 6 and 7 year old are studying astronomy with me now. This would be a great addition. LindseyLoo Jun 30, Mel H Jun 30, Cheryl Chinn Jun 30, Love studying about the planets and space exploration with my kids and NOW my grandchildren…Homeschooling is the best! Lisa Matthew Jul 01, Wonderful list for the first time homeschool mom like myself. My son will definitely enjoy a unit like this. Fibia Jul 01, Eunice B Jul 01, Kelli Becton Jul 01, Jessica Jul 02, This would be a wonderful resource to have on hand this year as we study the solar system this coming year.
Jul 02, Christina Jul 02, Lisa Dorsett Jul 02, These are wonderful printables that I can use with the science study that I can do with the kids! Thank you very much! Jaclyn Reynolds Jul 03, Marilyn Jul 03, My twin sister would love this giveaway. She is interested in the solar system.
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Includes over pages. Enchanted Learning — This site has been a huge resource for the elementary years with my children. Packed with tons of information and great printables.
Video Resources Solar System Books 1. Space Exploration from DK My middle school aged son really loves this one. Model of the Solar System — use Play-doh to create a small scale model of the solar system Scale Model of the Solar System — Middle School Activities — Informational and hands on lesson including creation of their own model Inflatable Solar System — This has been hung in our house twice so far and will be going up for a third time this coming fall. You can bet that each one of my kids have loved having this large scale solar system hung up across our homeschool room.
Space is one of the favorite unit studies we do. Oh thank you for this giveaway! We are currently studying this right now!!! I would love to win this! Planning to study the solar system in the fall. Experiment with the length of string, size and mass of ball, and rotating the orbit!
You represent Saturn and the ball or toy represents a piece of rock or ice that is orbiting Saturn. When I was younger, we thought that the rings were solid and continuous Now we know that the rings are NOT continuous! They are, in fact, made from many, many small pieces of rock and ice that are quickly orbiting Saturn.
Solar System Unit Study For Kids
From a distance, when an object is moving quickly, that motion blurs and looks like a continuous line. It's like a giant optical illusion!
It's easy to see this with a ball and string! It's not so easy to photograph, but here are a few attempts: In the picture above you can see the green blur arching above and to the left of her hand. It's made by the following green toy on a black cord: In the picture below you can see a purple ball on the end of a yellow piece of yarn. The yarn is shorter, so the ball is closer to his hand.
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The blur in the picture is also shorter since the yarn is shorter. Ask your kids how else you could demonstrate, model, or show how Saturn's "rings" work! And just for fun, here is an artist's rendition of the spacecraft Cassini taking pictures of Saturn and its rings in I hope you have a great time with them! Homeschool Space Unit Study: Saturn Science Experiment 4: