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January 7 reading ideas
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Explore Galileo’s work through biographical and astronomy readings, then follow a fictional mystery about Jupiter’s moons. Discover an early ballooning milestone and learn how balloons fly. Explore how weathering and ice helped shape Pennsylvania’s Boulder Field.
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Explore Galileo’s life and work through biography and telescope readings, then enjoy a fictional mystery set around Jupiter’s moons.
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Explain how key events shaped their work.
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On January 7, 1785, Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries crossed the English Channel by balloon. Explore ballooning and its early history.
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Explore an earlier balloon demonstration in France.
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Explore how weathering and ice helped shape Pennsylvania’s Boulder Field.
Explain how freezing and thawing helped shape the rocks.
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Galileo Galilei: Stargazer and Galileo Galilei: Stargazer and Scientist introduce Galileo’s work; The Stars of Florence: Galileo's Glass offers a dramatized reading. The Jupiter Moon Mystery turns Jupiter into a fictional mystery. Invite readers to compare the biography and imagined story.
On January 7, 1785, Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries crossed the English Channel by balloon. The Great Balloon of Annonay explores an earlier demonstration in France; Sky of Color explains how hot-air balloons fly.
Explore how weathering and ice helped shape Pennsylvania’s Boulder Field. Read The Rock Sea of Hickory Run: Exploring Pennsylvania's Boulder Field and explain how freezing and thawing helped shape the rocks.
