Astronomy Level I: Teacher's Manual - Paperback

by Rebecca W. Keller Ph. D. (Author)

The Level I Astronomy Teacher's Manual accompanies the Level I Astronomy Student Text and Level I Astronomy Laboratory Workbook. The Teacher's Manual provides additional information and answers for the laboratory experiments and review. Level I Astronomy introduces students to the field of astronomy and in ten colorful chapters includes topics such as the Moon, the Sun, solar energy, the planets, comets, astroids, the Milky Way, other galaxies, super novas and much more. Level I Astronomy is geared towards grades 4-6.

Author Biography

Dr. Keller received her Ph.D. in biophysical chemistry from the University of New Mexico in 1992. She continued her work with an NSF postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Molecular Biology at UNM followed by a Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Molecular Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Keller has written for the Christian home school market for over eight years, and having been in an academic setting for most of her adult career, Dr. Keller understands the issues faced by both religious and secular parents. The Real Science-4-Kids books are Dr. Keller's answer to the difficult territory teachers and parents navigate as they try to sort through the various philosophical perspectives found in science. Real Science-4-Kids is written as a "worldview-neutral" curriculum that Dr. Keller hopes will not only provide students with a solid foundation for science, but also give them the tools to evaluate scientific data on their own. Dr. Keller does not believe we should rely on the "experts" but instead learn how to critically evaluate every scientific claim.