Aprende datos sobre este tipo de planetas que existen en nuestro Sistema Solar.
Our closest solar system is about 10 light years away. It has two main types of planets. Some are rocky and small, like planet Earth, while others are huge balls of gas, like Jupiter. Learn about how astronomers once thought our solar system was the one and only, to how they have now discovered hundreds of stars with planets orbiting them, which means there could be billions of solar systems in outer space! Just maybe, these alien worlds could host life, like our own amazing planet. This book allows students to use observations of the Sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
What has a head, two tails, and shoots across the sky? A comet. Coming from the far edges of the solar system, most comets travel around the Sun, while meteors appear as flashing streaks of light in the night sky. Explore these amazing celestial wonders as they zip through space! This book looks at the difference between comets and meteors and their effects on Earth. The physical characteristics of each are identified in detail. This book won’t come crashing down! It’s filled with fun facts that give additional information on this exciting science topic. This book allows students to use observations of the Sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Space exploration is one of humanity's most incredible accomplishments. In just a few decades, people went from dreaming about space to actually exploring it. Space technology has helped us explore other planets and learn more about our own. It Changed the World: Invention of Space Exploration provides readers with a before-and-after look at the way the world has changed. Each book in the NGSS-aligned It Changed the World series introduces readers to some amazing inventions. Interesting facts and vivid photos show how these inventions changed, and continue to change, the lives of people around the world. Each book includes a glossary, comprehension questions, and an extension activity for further learning.
Debris from space is hurtling toward the school. Paisley and pals scramble to build something to divert disaster.
En el libro se explica qué es la Luna. Habla sobre su gravedad, fases, eclipses lunares y los astronautas que han viajado hasta allá.
The Sweets Shop always gets special customers, but when Sally Ride comes to visit, Fiona and Finley go on a special trip—into outer space! Finley and Fiona have a blast, but there’s more to learn on this epic journey than they expected. Includes extensive back matter with biography, further reading, and author interview.
Take an in depth look at astronomy and space in this science encyclopedia.
Paisley and Ben travel to other planets to find out if life exists beyond Earth.
Paisley and Ben travel to another solar system to find ingredients for an out of this world bake sale treat.
En el libro se explica cómo son las estrellas. Habla de la Vía Láctea y las estrellas que la conforman.
Get ready to discover and uncover the properties of shapes. Learn all about dimensions, length, width, and 2- and 3-dimensional shapes. With the rhyming text in this book, you will discover hexagons, polygons, pentagons, and so much more in a fun and easy to understand way! So blast off and learn all about galactic geometry! This book will allow students to understand that attributes belonging to a category of 2- or 3-dimensional figures also belong to all subcategories of that category.
Join Fiona and Finley as they travel back in time with America's first professional female astronomer, Maria Mitchell.
Take an in-depth look at astronomy and space in this science encyclopedia.
Take an in-depth look at astronomy and space in this science encyclopedia.
Through simple text and pictures, young readers will learn about the lives of stars.
Through simple text and pictures, young readers will learn about the universe.
Through simple text and pictures, young readers will learn about comets and meteors.
Through simple text and pictures, young readers will learn about rocky planets.
Through simple text and pictures, young readers will learn about solar systems.
Through simple text and pictures, young readers will learn about the giant gas planets.
Through simple text and pictures, young readers will learn about dwarf planets.
Este libro sobre el Sol comenta su importancia para la Tierra y su función en el universo.
En el libro se explica qué astros están en el universo y cómo podemos navegar gracias al cielo nocturno.
Students will love learning more about our Earth, the moon, and the stars in this title. It gives information on the phases of the moon, the constellations of stars that we see in the night sky, comets and meteors, and what exactly happens during a lunar eclipse.