Solar System Exploration: Education: Fast Lesson Finder: Reading, Writing and Rings!: (Gr 1-2) #4 Amazing -- Saturn Is So Far, Far Away!

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Reading, Writing and Rings!: (Gr 1-2) #4 Amazing -- Saturn Is So Far, Far Away!

Reading, Writing and Rings!: (Gr 1-2) #4 Amazing -- Saturn Is So Far, Far Away!

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Topic: Language Arts and Science

Grade Level: K-4

Body: Saturn

Mission: Cassini (Saturn)

Science Education Standards:

Physical Science

Position and motion of objects

Earth and Space Sciences

Objects in the sky

Short Description: Students create an outdoor, to-scale model of the distances between the sun, Earth and Saturn to get a glimpse of the vastness of space. This series introduces science into a reading and writing curriculum.

Source: Cassini Solstice Mission

NASA Official: Kristen Erickson

Advisory: Dr. James Green, Director of Planetary Science

Outreach Manager: Alice Wessen