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Academic Concepts & Vocabulary

Solar System
atmosphere, comet, Earth, moon, orbit, planet, revolve, rotate, solar system, universe, etc.
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
 

Types of Energy
coal, energy, hydroelectric dam, natural gas, nuclear power, solar energy, water wheel, etc.

Physical Science

Properties of Matter
gravity, magnet, weightlessness

Scientific Method
experiment, hypothesis, observation

    
Averaging

Spatial Relationships
distance, size

Social Studies
 

Geography
climate, continent, landforms, etc.

Space Exploration
astronaut, crew, launch, mission, outer space, pioneer, rocker, telescope, etc.
 

Television
broadcast, news flash, reporter

Language Arts

Elements of Fiction
character, plot, setting

Everyday Vocabulary

Home Address
address, city, state, street, zip code

Question Words
how, what, when, where, who, why

Social Courtesies
good-bye, hello, etc.

Times of Day
day, night
 

Transportation
airplane, automobile, bicycle, vehicle
 
 

Floating in Space	Franklyn M. Branley
My Place in Space	Robin and Sally Hirst
Harry's Helicopter	Joan Anderson
Legend of the Milky Way	Jeanne Lee
The Moon	Seymour Simon
The Planets	Gail Gibbons
Sky Above Earth Below	Joanna Cotler
Space Vehicle	Anne Rockwell and David Brion
What's Out There?  A Book About Space	Lynn Wilson
La luna, el sol, y las estrellas	John Lewellen
Los planetas del sol	Allen Fowler
Tuyet dieu/Amazing Grace	Grace Mary Hoffman
El universo	Irene Spamer