Use the glossary (pp. 77-78) to define the vocabulary words.
Review the order of the creation days.
According to the Bible, why did God create the sun? the moon? the stars?
What is the difference between a ‘lunar month’, and the month of September? Of October? Of February?
Which two nations still use the lunar calendar?
What is the the difference between the lunar calendar and the solar calendar?
How many constellations are there?
What is the difference between an asterism and a constellation?
How are stars named?
Activity:
Some arithmetic problems can be used to enforce the concept of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and the difference in the time at GMT and where you live, or other time zones around the world. For instance, if it is noon at GMT, what time is it in New York City? Or what time is it in London, England? Or what time is it in Sydney, Australia? A good world map will have the various time zones mapped out.