Most of the activities are original, but “Mount Nose” is adapted from the GEMs materials of the Laurence Hall of Science, California, by Lynda Hatch, Boeing Distinguished Professor of Science Education, Washington State University.
Stories adapted from Keepers of the Earth; Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children, by Michael J Caduto and Joseph Bruchac, published by Fulcrum Inc., Golden, Colorado.
For more information and ideas try the Native American Educational Trust, which has just opened a resource centre. For a teacher’s uide, send SAE to NAET, 21 Little Preston St, Brighton BN1 2HQ. Tel: 01273 328357. E-mail: naet@pavilion.co.uk
GREAT WEBSITES
These go beyond the National Curriculum in presenting the planets of the Solar System and other concepts
NASA
www.nasa.gov
Nine Planets
www.ex.ac.ukmirrorsnineplanets
The Solar System
www.solarviews.comenghomepage.htm
Space telescope
wwwstsci.edutop.html
BBC
www.bbc.co.ukplanets
Your weight on other worlds
www.exploratorium.eduronhweightindex.html
