Showing posts with label earth science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label earth science. Show all posts
Monday, February 8, 2021

High School Astronomy: The Planets

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The Planets by Dava Sobel This is such a delightful book through the solar system. There are chapters devoted to each of the planets (and so...
Friday, November 27, 2020

North American Earth Studies: The Great Quake

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The Great Quake: How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet by Henry Fountain I stumbled across thi...
Friday, October 9, 2020

Literary Weather: 18 Miles

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18 Miles: The Epic Drama of Our Atmosphere and Its Weather by Christopher Dewdney This far-ranging book begins with the creation of the eart...
Friday, October 2, 2020

Continental Drift and Weather: Ending in Ice

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Ending in Ice: The Revolutionary Idea and Tragic Expedition of Alfred Wegener by Roger M. McCoy This book explores the life and legacy of Al...
Wednesday, September 9, 2020

An Earth Science Tour of the United States: The Earth in Turmoil

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The Earth in Turmoil: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and their Impact on Humankind by Kerry Sieh and Simon LeVay The Earth in Turmoil covers plate...
Friday, May 8, 2020

Finally - Actual Crystals!

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One of the activities in the Mater Amabilis™  Mountains and Volcanoes study in Level 1A Year 2 (third grade) is to grow a crystal. We tried...
Monday, January 27, 2020

Begin by Looking Up: Introduction to Astronomy

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An Introduction to the Universe: The Big Ideas of Astronomy by Brother Guy Consolmagno I recognized Brother Consolmagno's name fr...
Monday, September 2, 2019

Winds and Weather and a Bit on Sabbath Mood Homeschool: Look at the Sky and Tell the Weather

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Look at the Sky and Tell the Weather by Eric Sloane This is the textbook for Sabbath Mood Homeschool's Form 3-4 Weather . It is wr...
Friday, May 31, 2019

Faith, Science, Life: Brother Astronomer

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Brother Astronomer: Adventures of a Vatican Scientist by Brother Guy Consolmagno A fellow member of the Mater Amabilis™ Facebook group...