Kids' Wings Activities for Comets, Stars, The Moon and Mars by Douglas Florian

Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars
by Douglas Florian

What do you know about
The planets, stars, and moon?
Do you know what a galaxy is?
Would you like to find out soon?

Why is a black hole black?
Which planet is the speediest?
Which planet has the most moons?
Do you think that it's the greediest?

Which planet didn’t pass the test?
Which planet has ice caps?
Reading poems in this great book
Will wake you from your nap!

Research Links for
Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars

Somewhere in Time, A Photographic Slide Show

The Sun for Kids

A Fun Animation: The Galaxy Song by Eric Idle!
A Study of the facts in the Galaxy Song

The Search for Another Earth
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What Is a Planet?
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All Planets' Sizes
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The Lunar Cycle (Phases of the Moon)
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Watch the Space Station Being Built in this Flash Movie!

A View from Planet Earth
Solar System
Earth View
Hubble Telescope Photographs

Alpha Centauri
The Sun Compared to Alpha Centauri
Your Weight on Another Planet
Star Light, Star Bright

Models showing sizes of planets and stars

Powers of Ten--Where We Are in the Universe

Literature Connection

Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon by Catherine Thimmesh with Kids' Wings unit in Transformers

My Light by Molly Bang with Kids' Wings unit in Springboards and Transformers

Atherton, The House of Power by Patrick Carman with Kids' Wings unit in Transformers

Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars by Douglas Florian

A 10-Page Unit for Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars is a part of a collection of 24 units in Transformers.

The Unit Contains:
Discussion Cards
Crossword Puzzle
Planets Song
Evaluate the Illustrations in a Rubric
Readers’ Theater Activity
Map Study
Multiple Choice Comprehension Activities
and MORE!

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A special thanks to Laura's Midi Heaven for allowing us to use Antonio Lucio Vivaldi's classical composition: "Four Seasons" performed by Kostas Lialiambis as this page's background music!

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