ISBN 1403477086
Is There Life on Other Planets?: The Planets of Our Solar System by Roland Mist
This book gives facts about the planets and questions about life on other planets. It tells us how we learn about space.
ISBN 1590785924
Planet Hunter: Geoff Marcy and the Search for Other Earths by Vicki Oransky Wittenstein
This book chronicles Geoff Marcy the leading founder of planets since 1995. It’s a true story that could inspire my students.
ISBN 0753466252
Earth: The Life of Our Planet by Mike Goldsmith
A visually appealing book that shows us our planet at various points in time, this would be a good tool to help show how our planet has changed and students can infer how other planets are changing as well.
Multimedia
Nathional Geographic. com
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/videos/a-travelers-guide-to-the-planets/
This is a 45 minute video from National Geographic that showcases the other planets in our solar system. It has great visuals of rockets, robotics and more.
Hubble Telescope
http://hubblesite.org/the_telescope/
This site has great images and information about the Hubble telescope. It would be a good piece to help them investigate other planets and galaxies.
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