This resource page contains quick links to the activities suggested in the third edition of Earth Science & Astronomy for the Grammar Stage. Any corrections or additional resources will also be found on this page. (If you need the links for the Updated (2nd) edition, please visit this page.)

Resources for Earth Science & Astronomy for the Grammar Stage

Spine Texts*

The following books are scheduled for use in this guide. You will need to purchase them to complete this program.

• DK First Earth Encyclopedia, 2018 Edition 
• DK First Space Encyclopedia, 2016 Edition 

The following books are scheduled as optional additional resources. They are not necessary, unless you want to add a bit more to your plans.

• Basher Science: Planet Earth, 2017 Edition (best for 1st through 2nd grade)
• Basher Science: Astronomy, 2016 Edition
• Usborne Children's Encyclopedia, 2014 Edition
• DK Children’s Encyclopedia, 2017 Edition

*Disclosure: The above spine text links are affiliate links from Amazon.

Quick Links from the Earth Science & Astronomy for the Grammar Stage Teacher Guide

Student Materials

• Earth Science & Astronomy for the Grammar Stage Lapbooking Templates
• Earth Science & Astronomy for the Grammar Stage Coloring Pages

The following two books are resources that we have written to help you as teach science at home:

• The Homeschoolers Guide to Experiments
• Success in Science

Introduction

• The Three Keys to Teaching Science
• Should I read science aloud or not?
• Don't skip that science discussion time
• Scientific Demonstrations vs. Experiments
• Do you need to bother with the "extras" for science?
• How do we narrate and what to expect
• Writing in Science: The Elementary Years
• The Basics of Notebooking
• Elemental Science Classical Science Facebook Group

Earth's Features Unit

• Week 1: Edible Earth's Core and The Continent Song
• Week 3: How not to explode a volcano at home
• Week 4: The birth of an new island and Surtsey, the birth of an island
• Week 5: Cave formations activity
• Week 6: Sedimentary rock cookies and Edible rocks
• Week 7: State Symbols and List of State Fossils
• Week 8: My Place in the World project
• Week 9: Rock Slides and Arrows Game

Living Earth Unit

• Week 1: Habitat, Biome, or Ecosystem
• Week 3: What is groundwater?
• Week 5: Wetlands, Marshes, Swamps, Bogs, and Fens
• Week 6: Interactive Water Cycle
• Week 8: All About Seasons
• Week 9: Atlas Run Game, Recycling 101, and How to set up a recycling plan

Solar System Unit

• Week 1: Solar System Bracelet
• Week 2: Sun Video and Sundial
• Week 3: Mercury Video
• Week 4: Venus Video
• Week 5: Moon Video and First Moon Walk Video
• Week 6: Mars Video
• Week 7: Meteorites Video
• Week 8: Jupiter Video
• Week 9: Saturn Video
• Week 10: Uranus Video and Neptune Video
• Week 11: Pluto Video, Planetary Bingo Game, Articles (Pluto: the planet that used to be, Pluto's Demotion) and  Dwarf Planets
• Week 12: Black hole model

Stars Unit

• Week 2: The Stars and Their Stories
• Week 3: Constellation Cupcakes
• Week 4: Geocaching, Hubble Telescope, and Model Satellite
• Week 5: Astronaut Glove Box, Astronaut Training, and Model Space Shuttle
• Week 6: Who Was Neil Armstrong?

Templates 

• Download a packet with the appendix templates.

Changes for Earth Science & Astronomy for the Grammar Stage

Corrections

There are no known errors at this time. If you do find something, please send it to support@elementalscience.com so that we can correct the error in the next printing.

Changelog

• 2021: The third edition was released, making the program even easier to use! This edition has new layout, along with scripted demonstration directions in the teacher guide. We also replaced an out-of-print spine text.
• 2020: A third printing of the updated edition was released in which several errors were corrected and a few of the images were updated.
• 2017: A second printing of the updated edition was released.
• 2014: The program was updated to a new format, which included easier instructions and more activities. The lapbooking templates and coloring pages were also released at this time.
• 2012: A second printing of the first edition was released with several new pictures.
• 2009: The first edition was released.