"To celebrate each year at the international level the contributions of space science and technology to the betterment of the human condition"
-- as declared by the United Nations
www.spaceweek.org  

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OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD RESOURCES!

Travel to these websites for out-of-this-world activities and resources to share with your students for Space Week October 4-10, 2004.

SKY WATCH, PLANET WATCH, MOON WATCH
Visit www.currentsky.com for monthly star maps, animated illustrations of celestial motion, as well as other things celestial! (Featured in the October 2004 issue of Science Scope.)

TAKE A COSMIC TOUR
Where in the universe are we?  Take a cosmic tour through our galaxy and beyond...
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/seuforum/opis_tour_earth.htm

THE BIG BANG
The Big Bang is the universe's earliest known event. What powered the Big Bang...and what came before it? 
 http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/seuforum/bigbanglanding.htm

BLACK HOLES
One of nature's strangest creations.  Do they really exist?  What secrets do they hide?
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/seuforum/blackholelanding.htm

COSMIC CONVERSATIONS
Learn about the most recent discoveries in the universe and converse with space science researchers on the cutting-edge.
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/seuforum/whatsup.htm

NASA MISSIONS
What is NASA up to?  Investigate the history and future of space science investigations.
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/seuforum/missions.htm

Learn about Charlesbridge Publishing's partnership with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

ORBITING PLANETS

Teacher Idea from our previous Newsletter
"Students form concentric circles forming the orbit paths of each planet around "the sun" (you could be holding a big yellow ball or sign). Each group passes a color ball representing the planet they are following. The outer ring students of Pluto will see it takes longer to pass the ball completely around the sun than the group passing the innermost planet of Mercury!"
-- Lisa Currey, Teacher
Larchmont, NY

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NOVEMBER 2004
Authors' Month

Inspire Young Authors! 

Celebrate National Authors' Month in November.  Share your ideas for inspiring writing in your classroom!

The first 5 teachers to submit their teaching idea National Authors' Month will receive a FREE Writing & Thinking teacher manual, a step-by-step guide to the writing process!  Submitted ideas will be featured in our November e-Newsletter!

1. Write your teaching idea for National Author's Month (November) below!

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FAR AWAY WORLDS
By (author): Paul Halpern, Ph.D.
Illustrated by: Lynette R. Cook

Learn the secrets of planet-hunters as they search for planets beyond our solar system. Is there more to a star than meets the eye? Take a trip to an alien world and encounter wobbling stars, frozen moons, and boiling oceans. Stunning illustrations and cutting-edge science make this book a first in the field. Includes a glossary and index. Find out more...
ONLINE RESOURCES

Learn about the history of Space Week
history.nasa.gov/spaceweek.html

Download your free teacher activity guide here
www.spaceweek.org/teacher_activity_guide.html

Find out where it all started with NASA's kids website
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/

Short video clips with astronauts makes this site super exciting and full of information. Learn about the moon, Earth, Mars, and beyond
www.nasa.gov/externalflash/Vision/main.html

This site provides news, features, and NASA facts especially designed for K-4 and 5-8 teachers.
www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/k-4/features/
NIGHT WONDERS
By (author): Jane Ann Peddicord

Where would you go if you could ride on a beam of light? Lyrical verse takes the reader on a journey through our solar system and galaxy to the edges of the known universe. Informative sidebars and stunning NASA images reveal the scope and structure of the cosmos in fascinating detail. Find out more...
BIG BANG!
By (author): Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano
Illustrated by: Michael Carroll

Billions of years ago, everything in the universe was crunched up into a tiny speck that was smaller than the period at the end of this sentence. How did this little speck become the universe we know today? Playful, alliterative verse and clear prose tell the story of the beginning of our universe.Find out more...

UPCOMING e-NEWSLETTERS

15 October: National Pizza Month
1 November: National Authors' Day
15 November: National Geography Awareness Week

view past newsletters

FIND CHARLESBRIDGE NEAR YOU!
Join us at local and national conferences near you. You can view our conference calendar here... http://www.charlesbridge.com/calendar.htm

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