Monday, October 14, 2013

Astronomy in Language Arts Ideas

There are tons of excellent biographies having to do with my unit of astronomy. Many astronauts have inspiring stories, but one that I have recently enjoyed is about Chris Hadfield, Canadian astronaut from the International Space Station called #GoodMorningEarth. Chris Hadfield is a great astronaut to study because he is very relatable to kids. He is all over social media, such as youtube and twitter, and we have access to a lot of space information because of him.
An information book that I love is the book Basher Science Astronomy: Out of This World. It contains lots of different astronomy information, and define related content vocabulary words. I love all the books in this series because my students love them. They are very kid friendly while still being super informative. They all contain posters as well.

Using any of the following search engines, locate a web site that would support your Integrated Unit and that would be appropriate for its audience.
Use the worksheet found at the following link to evaluate the reliability of the web site. Submit your web site and your reactions to your facilitator.

I think that a biography would definitely lend itself to my integrated astronomy unit. There are many important people and leaders in the field of space science that would be fascinating to study. An exciting topic of research being astronaut Chris Hadfield.
I would have my students research important people in the space field using iPads and I would the opportunity to teach research skills. Studying space lends itself to studying the people responsible for the important discoveries having to do with space.
My learning Target for this activity would be “Can I research important people in space sciences using my iPad and write down important information about them using my graphic organizer?” 
Chris Hadfield’s social media sites are great resources:
Here is NASA’s list of astronaut biographies: http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/astrobio.html
The space foundation website: http://www.spacefoundation.org/



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