Apologia Elementary Astronomy Curriculum

Looking for a science curriculum to use with your elementary-age kids? This great course in the "Young Explorer" series from Apologia, Exploring Creation with Astronomy, is designed by homeschool mom Jeannie Fulbright, and covers a year of science. You'll start with an overview chapter on "What Is Astronomy?" and then examine the sun, planets, earth, moon, asteroids and comets, stars and galaxies, space travel and more in the other 13 units. Includes hands-on science projects (like demonstrating an eclipse and making a rocket), extra assignments incorporating other subjects, and comprehension questions. There's no workbook, but students can keep notebooks of their observations. Full-color illustrations. Written at a 4th grade level. Hardcover.

Save time and money by getting our Astronomy science kit that contains the materials needed to do the activities in this book. Simply bundle it with your course material purchase and let the learning begin!

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Don't Forget the LAB KIT MATERIALS:

Explore the sun, stars, and solar system with fun hands-on activities like demonstrating an eclipse and making a rocket. You provide some more common household items.

This kit does not contain materials for the optional "extra" experiments referenced in the textbook and student notebook. Those items are available from Apologia directly.

Note: This kit is intended for parent/teacher use to complete curriculum lab activities with students. It includes items that are not designed or intended primarily for children ages 12 and under.

Sample Content

• Apologia Astronomy Table of Contents
• Apologia Astronomy Sample Module
• Safety Information (SDS)

Apologia Astronomy Science Lab Kit

This kit includes the following items (download the kit content guide to order individual or optional items):

• 1 Novalty globe
• 2 #2 Corks
• 1 Pipet
• 4 Effervescent antacid tablets
• 4 Food coloring, assorted
• 20 Balloon, assorted
• 1 Modeling clay stick
• 12 Construction paper sheet, assorted
• 1 Thumbtack, box
• 1 String, 25ft
• 1 Tape measurer
• 1 Ring magnet
• 1 Double convex lens, 50mm f/l
• 1 Double convex lens, 300mm f/l
• 1 Flashlight
• 1 Magnifying glass
• 2 Corrugated box
• 1 Blank CD
• 1 Wooden skewer
• 2 2in foam ball
• 1 Cardboard tube, 1-1/2in X 15in
• 1 Washer

While our kits conveniently contain most of the items you'll need to complete the labs, they do not include some common household items or more expensive items like microscopes and live cultures. Please see the kit content guide for items you might wish to order separately.