So, we just did a Space themed unit study in honor of Space
Day. We started our lesson by reading through some fun facts from a few
websites: apples4theteacher.com and nasa.gov
I am not sure if it
had been just too many years since I had been in school myself or if I just
wasn’t taught certain facts about our solar system when I was in school, but I
was surprised by some of the information
we went over. For example, “Sol” means sun. So, The Solar System could also be called
The Sun System and the sun is actually a star.
Another interesting fact is that Venus spins backwards and they have also discovered signs
of ancient floods on Mars. Then there is Jupiter, this planet's
swirling cloud stripes are punctuated by massive storms such as the Great Red
Spot, which has raged for hundreds of years. Just fascinating! 
The kids
and I also enjoyed looking at all the amazing photographs of the sun and all of
the planets. (I definitely do not remember images this amazing when I was in
school!) We also watch some cool videos on YouTube and they played a few space games online.
Afterwards, I had each of my kids draw their own solar system and
label each planet. Then when it got dark enough, we went outside and got some
great real life experience with our telescope ;)
This has been one of my favorites so far. It is a
Great topic to learn about in your homeschooling, on space day or any day of
the year!
Until Next Time…
