Teaching Through Trade Books: How Do We Know What We Know About the Universe?

by: Emily Morgan and Karen Ansberry

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s lessons focus on how our understandings about the universe change as we develop technologies that allow us to gather new evidence.

Grade Levels

Early Childhood Elementary

Topics

5E Analyzing data Asking questions Asteroids Astronomy CCC1: Patterns CCC4: Systems and System Models Classifying Collecting data Comets Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Disciplinary Core Ideas in Earth and Space Science Earth & Space Science Earth and Space Science Earth in the solar system Earth's revolution Earth's rotation ENCdl ESS1.A: The Universe and Its Stars ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System ESS1: Earth's Place in the Universe Gravity Hypothesizing Interpreting data Lesson Plans Literacy Meteoroids Moon Moons Observing Planets Science and Engineering Practices Science as Inquiry Science Focus Science process skills SEP1: Asking Questions and Defining Problems SEP3: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations SEP4: Analyzing and Interpreting Data SEP7: Engaging in Argument from Evidence Solar system Stars Suns Three Dimensions of the Framework and/or NGSS

Details

Type Journal ArticlePub Date 9/1/2014Stock # sc14_052_01_18Volume 052Issue 01

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