| ABOUT THE SERIES: Written by Rebecca Stark, these comprehensive, fun-filled units teach students important scientific facts and concepts. Each book also provides a variety of critical- and creative-thinking activities, including creative writing, experimenting, solving logic puzzles, determining cause and effect, research, math, analyzing, evaluating, and others! A fun Whats the Question? game (similar in format to Jeopardy) culminates each unit to reinforce the concepts covered in the unit. Also included in each book is a crossword puzzle, which may be used to evaluate knowledge or just for fun. Teachers are provided with answers and background information. 48 pages each. Grades 4 to 8. 
 OUR SOLAR SYSTEM covers the following topics:
  Our Solar System: What Is It?
  The Sun
  The Planets
  Our Moon
  Asteroids
  Comets
  Meteoroids, Meteors, and Meteorites
  The Milky Wa
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