Use the glossary (pp. 77-78) to define the vocabulary words.
On which Creation day did God create the sun, moon, and stars?
In Astronomical Insights the author describes the Pleiades and Orion. Have the student write a brief research paper on these constellations. Younger students may draw these constellations.
In Moving with the planets, the author discusses several astronomers. Have the student write a short essay on the contribution of each astronomer (Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler, Newton, Brahe, Einstein).
In Are stars forming today? three types of nebulae are discussed. What are they? Give a short description of each one.
Activities:
Use the glossary (pp. 77-78) to define the vocabulary words.
Have student draw a picture of Day 4 of creation.
Visit a planetarium to get an overall view of the stars, planets, constellations. (Caution: We know of no planetarium that presents the development of the lights in the heavens as recent, i.e., less than 10,000 years ago.)