Earth in Space introduces Grade 8 students to our planet, our solar system, and the celestial and sky patterns we see in our daily lives. The subtitle of the unit is: How are we connected to the patterns we see in the sky and space? The Student Reader is the integrated science literacy component of the unit. In the Student Reader students will examine how other cultures in the past and present have made sense of patterns in the sky and space, build a sundial, study important historical aspect of space exploration, trace the space race, and more. Student Readers focus on aspects of science literacy, including factual articles, history of the sciences, art and literature, spotting bad science in the media and advertisements, graphics comprehension, research-type articles, reliability of sources, and other areas of science literacy.

CKSci Middle School is an enhanced republication of the OpenSciEd Middle School project–with a unique, integrated Core Knowledge science literacy component.

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