{"product_id":"explaining-the-solar-system-mike-lattner-9781897007037","title":"Explaining the Solar System: Student Exercises and Teachers Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is the sun doing during every day? What can you see in the sky each night? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis unit is a descriptive account of the contents and history of the universe, as it is pictured by scientists over the past fifty years. You will learn how four forces shape our universe. You using your understanding of the gravitational force and the electrical force to explain the brightness and color of the stars you see. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs in all of the IntuitivScience series, diagrams are the most important mode of learning. You will approach understanding of the motions of the moon by making naked-eye observations over several full lunar cycles. During that time, you can build a pinhole camera to safely observe the sun. The moons of Jupiter are an instructive model of the solar system, and you can observe them with ordinary binoculars. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParents and teachers, you get one half of the book! Each two-page student activity is accompanied by a two-page teacher \/ parent guide, so you can help your student proceed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe whole book is divided into four major sections, each requiring a little more than one week to complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConstruction of some simple instruments to assist in observation of the earth, the sun, the moon, and time, all from your own location.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObservation of the sun, the closest star. From these observations we move to an understanding of the forces that shape our sun and its behavior.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObservation of the moon, and other satellites. From these observations we build an understanding of the role of gravitation in orbital motion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResearch project: Things within our solar system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResearch project: Things beyond our solar system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis time line is divided into five separate one-week blocks. You could do them in a single five-week period. Alternatively, students could extend their observations over several months, a week at a time, while studying other subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Lattner,Jim Ross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1897007035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781897007037\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ross Lattner Educational Consultants\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.15d","brand":"Mike Lattner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445834428671,"sku":"9781897007037","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e59f1c14-299c-4429-a7e3-f2c5d1499ed9.jpg?v=1777220966","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/explaining-the-solar-system-mike-lattner-9781897007037","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}