Title:
Where Did Pluto Go? A Beginners Guide to Understanding the "New Solar System"
Bibliographic Information:
Bibliographic Information:
Sutherland, P. G. (2009). Where did Pluto go?: A beginner's guide to understanding the "new solar system". Pleasantville, NY: Reader's Digest Association.
Weekly Requirement:
Science Title for High School
Plot Description:
Where Did Pluto Go? is a book that explains the solar system as we know it today. There are chapters about each of the eight planets, the sun, the moon, and additional chapters about Pluto and other parts of the solar system. The beginning of each chapter includes a small blurb about what we knew in the past about the planet or object in the solar system and what we now know today. Each chapter is four to six pages long and includes information about the planets’ terrains, their satellites, who discovered, them, etc. Each chapter also includes photographs and illustrations of the planets.
Quantitative Reading Level:
Flesch-Kincaid 48.5
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level 11.6
Qualitative Reading Analysis:
The book is written in the third person in American English. It includes a contents page, index, and glossary. There are vibrant and colorful photographs and pictures with captions describing them. The book is arranged by chapter and each chapter includes headings for the various topics covered in the chapter. The book is a considerate text. It also includes a planisphere to help map the stars and instructions on how to do so.
Content Area:
Science and Technical Subjects Grades 11-12
Maine Common Core Content Area Standard:
English Language Arts
Curriculum Suggestion:
High School Astronomy. The book can be used to study the planets and solar system. A teacher could also use the planisphere in the book as a star-mapping assignment. Students can also learn lessons about geology from the planet Earth chapter, which discusses continental drift and volcanoes.The book can also be used as a science history lesson because it discusses how human knowledge of the planets has grown over time, as well as well-known historical figures such as Galileo and Kepler.
Personal Thoughts:
I not only recommend this book to students but also to any teacher who wants to brush up on their astronomical knowledge as well. I would only caution them that knowledge of the solar system is constantly changing and it is advisable to verify information to confirm it is not outdated. The book includes a resources section teachers can use to stay current. I also recommend visiting to http://www.sci-news.com or http://www.nasa.gov/news/.
Weekly Requirement:
Science Title for High School
Plot Description:
Where Did Pluto Go? is a book that explains the solar system as we know it today. There are chapters about each of the eight planets, the sun, the moon, and additional chapters about Pluto and other parts of the solar system. The beginning of each chapter includes a small blurb about what we knew in the past about the planet or object in the solar system and what we now know today. Each chapter is four to six pages long and includes information about the planets’ terrains, their satellites, who discovered, them, etc. Each chapter also includes photographs and illustrations of the planets.
Quantitative Reading Level:
Flesch-Kincaid 48.5
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level 11.6
Qualitative Reading Analysis:
The book is written in the third person in American English. It includes a contents page, index, and glossary. There are vibrant and colorful photographs and pictures with captions describing them. The book is arranged by chapter and each chapter includes headings for the various topics covered in the chapter. The book is a considerate text. It also includes a planisphere to help map the stars and instructions on how to do so.
Content Area:
Science and Technical Subjects Grades 11-12
Maine Common Core Content Area Standard:
English Language Arts
Cite
specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical
texts, attending to important distinctions the author makes and to any
gaps or inconsistencies in the account.
Determine
the central ideas or conclusions of a text; summarize complex concepts,
processes, or information presented in a text by paraphrasing them in
simpler but still accurate terms.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.3
Follow precisely a complex multi-step procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks; analyze the specific results based on explanations in the text.
Follow precisely a complex multi-step procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks; analyze the specific results based on explanations in the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.4
Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 11-12 texts and topics.
Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 11-12 texts and topics.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.5
Analyze how the text structures information or ideas into categories or hierarchies, demonstrating understanding of the information or ideas.
Analyze how the text structures information or ideas into categories or hierarchies, demonstrating understanding of the information or ideas.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.6
Analyze the author's purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, identifying important issues that remain unresolved.
Analyze the author's purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, identifying important issues that remain unresolved.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.8
Evaluate the hypotheses, data, analysis, and conclusions in a science or technical text, verifying the data when possible and corroborating or challenging conclusions with other sources of information.
Evaluate the hypotheses, data, analysis, and conclusions in a science or technical text, verifying the data when possible and corroborating or challenging conclusions with other sources of information.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.9
Synthesize information from a range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations) into a coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon, or concept, resolving conflicting information when possible.
Synthesize information from a range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations) into a coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon, or concept, resolving conflicting information when possible.
Personal Thoughts:
I not only recommend this book to students but also to any teacher who wants to brush up on their astronomical knowledge as well. I would only caution them that knowledge of the solar system is constantly changing and it is advisable to verify information to confirm it is not outdated. The book includes a resources section teachers can use to stay current. I also recommend visiting to http://www.sci-news.com or http://www.nasa.gov/news/.
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