UNIT 2 - Back Through the Stars
| TITLE | AUTHOR | GENRE | VOCABULARY |
| Galileo | Navin Sullivan | Biography | |
| Telescopes | David Macaulay | Nonfiction | |
| The Heavenly Zoo | Alison Lurie | Myth | |
| Circles, Squares, and Daggers | Elsa Marston | Nonfiction | |
| Voyager to the Planets | Necia H. Apfel | Nonfiction | |
| A Meeting in Space | Vonda N. McIntyre | Science Fiction | |
| Stars | Seymour Simon | Nonfiction | |
| The Book that Saved the Earth | Claire Taylor Boiko | Science Fiction Play |
Activities completed through the unit:
1. Build a Model of the Solar System (in proportion to size)
2. Compared our Weight on other planets - SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT
3. Writing a Biography on an Explorer (such as Galileo, Neil Armstrong, etc.)
4. Writing a science fiction book (creating the cover, illustrations, and story line)