Sharing Scientist Studies (Part 2): Galileo

 

We’ve had a great time studying Galileo and astronomy this week. These are the resources we used. If there is not a direct link posted here, you can find these books in my Amazon.com bookstore under the science and nature tab!

 Amanda’s Amazon.com Bookstore LINK

Science Biographies Copywork & Fun! Volume 4
Science Biographies and Copywork Fun! Volume 4
These copywork units also have links to online videos and resources that are great!

Books:
Starry Messenger by Peter Sis
DK Eyewitness Books: Great Scientists
Astronomy: A New True Book by Dennis Fradin
Hubble: Imaging Space and Time by David Devorkin & Robert Smith

Movies:
Galileo: Animated Hero Classics
Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants

Hands On:
Telescope & Astronomy Field Guide

Research:
Both children picked a topic to research further. Brother chose meteors and Sister chose Pluto. We used notebooking pages from the Notebooking Nook freebie list linked here: Notebooking Nook