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Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Lexile measure
IG 890L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Explore the wonders of the universe through hands-on fun! In Astronomy Lab for Kids, science educator Michelle Nichols has compiled 52 labs and activities that use everyday materials from around the house to encourage kids, their friends, and their families to look up, down, and around at everything from the shadows on the ground to the stars in the sky.
Mini astronomers will learn about things such as the size and scale
Author
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Presents a realistic, workable plan for defusing a potentially lethal threat from a rogue asteroid or comet. The explosion of a large meteor over Chelyabinsk, Siberia, in February 2013 is just the latest reminder that planet Earth is vulnerable to damaging and potentially catastrophic collisions with space debris of various kinds. In this informative and forward-looking book, veteran aerospace writer William E. Burrows explains what we can do in...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
There is no gravity in space. The North Star never changes its position in the sky. Earth's shadow causes the phases of the moon. You may have heard these common sayings or beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven using science? Let's investigate seventeen statements about space and find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones still stump scientists! Find out whether astronauts really landed on the moon!...
Author
Publisher
Raintree, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
How do we know that the Sun is at the center of our solar system? This scientific theory is know as heliocentrism. This fascinating book looks at the historical controversies that surround the theory of heliocentrism and tells the stories of the scientists who worked on the theory. It also examines how the theory of heliocentrism was arrived at, how it was tested, and what impact the theory has had on our understanding of science today.
7) Turn left at Orion: a hundred night sky objects to see in a small telescope-- and how to find them
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
3rd ed.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
H.N. Abrams
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Brings together a year's worth of visually significant images selected from the collection that has been published on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website, complementing each picture with a short explanatory text about the subject.
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