STAR TREK LIVE! - Ontario Science Centre
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<strong>STAR</strong> <strong>TREK</strong> <strong>LIVE</strong>!<br />
Star Trek and Space Exploration<br />
Research Library<br />
There are numerous books available on space<br />
science. Below are some suggested resources for<br />
students in kindergarten to sixth grade.<br />
REFERENCE BOOKS<br />
Title: This Rocket<br />
Author: Paul Collicutt<br />
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux<br />
ISBN#: 0374374848<br />
Description: This Rocket introduces and compares<br />
all rocket types. Younger children can manage the<br />
simple text and pictures while older children can<br />
gather even more information from the detailed<br />
end pages, which feature rocket history and a<br />
description of the Apollo 11 mission. This book is<br />
appropriate for students in kindergarten to 2 nd<br />
grade.<br />
Title: My Book of Space<br />
Author: Ian Graham<br />
Publisher: Kingfisher<br />
ISBN#: 0753453991<br />
Description: My Book of Space introduces young<br />
readers to the amazing world of space, space<br />
travel, and the vehicles we use to explore it. Large,<br />
colorful spreads with action-oriented text reveal<br />
the answers every young child wants to know,<br />
including why the moon seems to change shape,<br />
and how spaceships work. This book is appropriate<br />
for students in kindergarten to 3 rd grade.<br />
Title: All About Space<br />
Author: Sue Becklake<br />
Publisher: Scholastic<br />
ISBN#: 0590104713<br />
Description: All About Space covers the<br />
solar system, the study of space, and space travel<br />
with excellent photos, diagrams, drawings, and<br />
organized text appropriate for the primary grade<br />
student. This book is appropriate for students in<br />
kindergarten to 3 rd grade.<br />
Title: Space Station <strong>Science</strong>: life in free fall<br />
Author: Marianne J. Dyson<br />
Publisher: Scholastic<br />
ISBN#: 0590058894<br />
Description: Marianne J. Dyson gathers information<br />
from astronauts and other scientists to take<br />
readers through crew training and rocket launch.<br />
Her research includes physical necessities and<br />
hazards as well as the tasks and research that can<br />
be performed on a space station. She studies the<br />
effects of an extended stay off-planet to conclude<br />
the book. This book is appropriate for students in<br />
kindergarten to 3 rd grade.<br />
Title: Orbit: NASA astronauts photograph the<br />
Earth<br />
Author: Jay Apt, Michael Helfert, and Justin<br />
Wilkinson<br />
Publisher: The National Geographic Society<br />
ISBN#: 0792237145<br />
Description: Astronaut Jay Apt together with<br />
scientists Michael Helfert and Justin Wilkinson<br />
compiled astonishing photographs taken by astronauts<br />
from the space shuttle while in orbit. This<br />
book is appropriate for students in kindergarten to<br />
3 rd grade.<br />
EXPERIMENT & ACTIVITY BOOKS<br />
Title: Rocket-powered <strong>Science</strong><br />
Author: Edwin J. C. Sobey<br />
Publisher: Good Year Books<br />
ISBN#: 1596470550<br />
Description: Rocket-building activities challenge<br />
students to work in teams like NASA engineers.<br />
Students make and test models, measure and record<br />
data as well as graph and report results. There<br />
are 25 demonstrations and 16 models, all with clear<br />
guidelines and science standards to meet. They<br />
require only inexpensive or free recycled materials.<br />
This book is appropriate for students in 3 rd to 6 th<br />
grade.<br />
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