Outer Space - Connie & Bonnie's Birthday Blastoff (with an introduction by Astronaut Buzz Aldrin)

Publisher's Description

Put on your best party duds and get ready for the wildest birthday party this side of the Milky Way! Connie and Bonnie have just received an invitation to celebrate a birthday on the planet Pluto. The twins begin the most amazing journey of their lives. While zooming through space they learn about stars, planets, comets, meteors, and the history of space travel.

Flying Rhinoceros and the 0regon Museum of Science and Industry bring you an incredibly colourful, unique, and educational book that will help school children of all ages learn about the solar system.

The Flying Rhinoceros Curriculum Trunk was created to free teachers to do what they do best ... teach! The Curriculum Trunk accomplishes two things:

  1. It provides teachers with the tools they need to help their students succeed in school and meet their academic standards.
  2. It provides turn-key curriculum solutions for the complex task of teaching in themes with cross-curricular objectives.
Flying Rhinoceros Curriculum Trunks:
  1. Guarantee improved student performance.
  2. Save time, money and resources.
  3. Blend new technology and traditional teaching in a captivating way.
  4. Include authentic assessment tools which help teachers evaluate student success.
The Flying Rhinoceros Elementary Curriculum Trunk: Grades 3-5 includes:
  1. 1 automated Teacher's Guide (CD-ROM) and corresponding Teacher's Guide organized in a three-ring binder containing:
    1. 25 to 30 cross-curricular lessons, tied directly to Ontario's academic standards
    2. Valuable information about related reading materials, web sites, field trip ideas, and other resources
    3. Fun games and activities designed to reinforce skills learned in the lessons
  2. 20 copies of a Flying Rhinoceros learning book-designed to captivate and educate students
  3. 1 site license so everyone in your school can copy materials as often as needed
  4. 1 interactive CD-ROM to allow students to explore the theme during individual or small group instruction
  5. 5 classroom instructional posters
  6. 1 plastic trunk

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