Earth's Place in Space - Hardcover

by Tara Haelle (Author)

Living on a world as vast as Earth, it can be easy to forget that our planet is just a tiny speck in a massive universe filled with planets, moons, stars, asteroids, comets, dark matter, and maybe even alien life! In this book, readers in grades 4-9 will learn about Earth's place in the Milky Way and the larger universe, and how humans are learning about the endless frontier of space. This series features a variety of science topics aligned to NGSS standards. From mixing matter to the study of sound waves, each informative book includes a glossary, comprehension questions, and an activity for home or the classroom.

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Living on a world as vast as Earth, it can be easy to forget that our planet is just a tiny speck in a massive universe filled with planets, moons, stars, asteroids, comets, dark matter, and maybe even alien life! Read about Earth's place in the Milky Way and the larger universe and how humans are learning about the endless frontier of space.