Teaching Through Trade Books: Sunrise, Sunset, and Shadows

by: Christine Anne Royce

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue discusses how making observations and collecting data about sunrise and sunset can help students develop an understanding of Earth's place in relationship to the Sun.

Grade Levels

Early Childhood Elementary

Topics

5E Astronomy Earth & Space Science Lesson Plans Literacy

Details

Type Journal ArticlePub Date 12/1/2015Stock # sc15_053_04_16Volume 053Issue 04

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