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Posted: Feb 01 2007 at 11:11pm | IP Logged Quote Kelly
Well, last year we hit a homerun with our Rain Forest Unit Study/Lap Book project-complete with wall murals and biome posters, meals at Brazilian restaurants and the like. Now my kids are all wanting to do SPACE. Yikes. Talk about a broad topic and a tough act to follow! I have a couple of unit study books and some ideas, but I think I need some inspiration... Any suggestions from you creative people??? My dc range in age from 4 to 17.

Thanks in advance for any help!

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Posted: Feb 02 2007 at 9:44am | IP Logged Quote MacBeth
Quick ideas:

Chart the moon phases
Draw the solar system on your driveway
make plaster of Paris craters (northerners might modify this with ice frozen over water in a kiddie pool--very impressive, like Europa!)
Make a pin-hole sun
projector
Watch the sun rise/set--check your newspaper daily for times.
Big project--make a bedroom ceiling into an observatory with glow in the dark paint.
Visit a planetarium.
Make film-canister constellations.
Measure the sky with your hand.
Make your own telescope.

More ideas and books on my Astronomy page.
I need to update the Astro page, as it is missing some favorite books, like If You Decide to go to the Moon. Have fun!

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Posted: Feb 03 2007 at 7:12pm | IP Logged Quote Kelly
Thanks, MacBeth---I'm inspired!

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