SPACE

 

   Welcome to our unit on space.  The children loved doing this unit.  We learned all about the sky, planets and the sun.  Each student created their own planet and did a report on what life was like on their planet.  Please click below on the planet to view their work.

click on the planets above to see our planets!

 

                I asked my students if they would or would not like to be an astronaut.  The following is their answers to my question.  Some of their answers are really cute.

      

   Katie Beth

 

 I  would like to be an astronaut  because it would be cool flying in the air and being in the clouds.  The rocket will blast off and it was cool learning about astronauts.
       Melody    I don't want to because  I don't want to sit on the toilet and I don't want to to be on the moon
      Kinsleigh  I would want to be an astronaut because I would like to see what it looks like in space.  I would like to see if there were people on other planets.
      Mary Beth  I would not like to be an astronaut because I do not want to die.  I don not want my head to hurt and I do not want to be sucked to the toilet.
     Emeline  I would  because I would like to float around.  It would be cool to sleep with my head strapped down.
     Brock  I would like to because I would  like to float around. I would like to see all the planets.
      Hayley  I would not because I don't want to suck food from a bag.
      Sydney   I would because I want to see the moon.  I want to put the flag on the moon.
     Brooke  I would not because I do not like dry food.
    Gwendolyn   I would because it would be cool.
     Bradley   I would not  because I want to drink food.
     Taylor   I would not . I would be scared.
     Lexy   I would not because I don't want to be in space forever.  I don't want to die!!
    Kadee  I would not because I would  be scared.
     Hannah R  I would not because it is dangerous and hot.  I would miss my family and I would be scared.
    Shelby Kate  I would not like to be an astronaut.  I do not like to drink food.  I don't want to get stuck out in space.  I would be scared.
   Ethan  I would like to be an astronaut because I want to see the moon.  It is funny.
   Evan  I would not because I would not like the food.
  Avery   I would not because of the food.

 

         

My alien's name is Hgielnil  He is from Mars.  He is 100 years old.    His favorite food is chicken and bread.  Hgielnil loves to hide from people.  I hope to learn about where he lives.  I hope that I can  teach him how to be good.

                    Kinsleigh

                 My alien's name is Nagrom  He is from CooCoo.  Nagrom  is 12,000,000,000 years old.  He had nightmares before he came to Earth.  He likes to eat  chicken heads.  He likes to play with his hands.  I hope he teaches me how to shock people.  I hope that I can teach him to take turns.

                  Evan

    My alien's name is Ydolem.  He comes from Planet M&M.  He is 100,00 years old.  He played games  all day on Ydolem.  He likes to eat pizza.  His favorite thing to do is play football.  I hope to learn to be crazy with him. I hope to teach him to be nice.

                              Melody 

    My alien's name is Yxel.  He comes from Planet Fooy.  He is 200.  He was happy on his planet.  He loves  to eat flies.  He throws other aliens in a pool for fun.  I hope he can teach me how to jump low.  I want to teach him how to play tag.

                         Lexy

     My alien's name is Nylodnewg.  He comes from Koorb.  He is 300,000,000 years old. He came to Earth to try to be happy.  He likes to eat bread.  His favorite thing is to jump out on people.  I hope to teach him to talk normal

                Gwendolyn

          My alien's name is Coo Coo Head.  She comes from Crazy Head.  She is 25 and likes to eat flower petals.  She said her planet was ugly.  Coo Coo likes to bobk other aliens on the head.  I hope she teaches me how to scare people  I am going to teach her to talk normal.

                                Brooke

        My alien's name is Nikco.  He comes from Poofy.  He is 10.  He likes to eat grass and worms. He loves to bite chicken heads and jump on frogs.  I hope to learn how to put my leg around my head.  I am going to teach him to pick flowers.

                       Shelby

        My alien's name is Shamrock.  He comes from Sane and is 110,010.  His home was cold and warm.  He likes to eat dogs and jump on jellyfish.  I hope to learn math from him.  I will teach him to jump rope.

                           Sydney

       My alien's  name is Rolyat.  He comes from Planet Slow and is 12,000. He was very happy on his planet.  He likes to eat worms. He likes to play volleyball.  I hope he teaches me to be coo coo.  I will show him how to be nice.

                             Taylor

      My alien's name is Yram.  He come from Pookoofulog and is 100,002.  He was very happy at his old planet.  He likes to eat boiled brains.  He likes to jump on jellyfish.  I hope to learn how to squeeze jelly from his head.  I will show him how to use the bathroom.

                            Mary Beth

      My alien's name is Sele Head.  He comes from Blude and is 9 million years old. He had a happy life.  He likes to eat meat.  He likes to play volleyball.  I hope to teaches me to play jacks.  I will teach him how to be kink.

                         Jacob

       My alien's  name is Memneenilne.  He comes from  Planet M & M.  He is 100,000 and he was mean.   He likes to eat frog guts and steak  bounce in it.  I hope to learn how to scare people from him.  I will teach him how to paint nails.

                            Emeline

       My alien's name is Htebeitak.  He comes from Poof Poof.  He is 10 and is from a wild place.  He loves to eat candy.  He likes to play with his dog.  I want to learn to do the splits from him.  I will teach him to talk like me.

                      Katie Beth

     My alien's  name is Morfo and he comes from the Mosyeple.  He is 9,000 and is sad.  He loves cans to eat.  He likes to dance.  I hope to learn how to eat people  from him.  I will teach him to play the guitar.

                                Bradley

       My alien's name is Two Hands.  He comes from Planet Fuzzy and is 30.  He was a pilot on a spaceship.  He loves worms and and play games.  I want him to teach me to fly a spaceship.  I will teach him to be good.

                                 Ethan

                 My alien's name is Yelyah and he comes from Bogland.  He was scared on his planet.  He likes to eat worms and jump.  I hope he teaches me about his planet.  I want to teach him how to play softball.

                    Hayley

         My alien is named  Eedak and he is from Jellybean Land.  He is 120 years old and likes to eat worms.  He likes to go to the park.  I hope to learn how to be cool from him.  I will teach him how to be nice.

                    Kadee

        My alien's name is Kcorb and he comes from Cocoland.  He is 100,000 years old and likes fried chicken.  He was crazy on his old planet.  He likes to play baseball.  I hope he will teach me how to be good.  I will teach him how to speak english.

                Brock

 

Links

     Starchild

     The Nine Planets

      Exploring Planets in the Classroom

      Astronomy For Kids

       Dustbunny

       Zoom School

       K-9 For Kids

       Space Games

       Space Links

 

Books

   Seeing Stars by Rosanna Hansen

     Space Vehicles by Anne Rockwell                          

     Discovering Mars by  Melvin Berger

     The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons

     Solar System by Sally McNulty

     Christa McAuliffe by Patricia Stone Martin

     About the Earth by Dennis O'Brien

     My First Book About Space by Dinah L. Moche

     A Day in Space by Suzanne Lord

     Stargazers by Gail Gibbons

     If You Were An Astronaut by Dinah L. Moche

     Space Garbage by Isaac Asimos

     You're Aboard Spaceship Earth by Patricia Lauber

     Earth Songs by Myra Cohn Livingston

     The Sun and Other Stars by   Richard Harris

     Comets by Kate Petty

     Eclipse by Franklin M. Brantley

 

  

                    

 

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