Scholastic.com | Space Science: Adventure is Waiting

Space Science: Adventure Is Waiting is a dynamic education program to build student skills for grades 3-5 and 6-8 in both science and language arts.

Developed in cooperation with both NASA and Scholastic, Space Science: Adventure Is Waiting has been generously sponsored by Columbia Pictures. Look inside for easy-to-use national standards-based lessons and reproducibles, with inspiring images of the feature film Zathura. This adventure film is based on renowned author/illustrator Chris Van Allsburg’s acclaimed children’s book, published by Houghton Mifflin.


• Lesson for teachers of grades 3-5:	Comet Facts, Myths, and Legends
• Lesson for teachers of grades 6-8:	Asteroid Resources: The Stepping Stone to Beyond

Review these resources as you prepare for the lessons.
Assessment Rubric/Standards and Benchmarks Chart • For Grades 3-5 (PDF) • For Grades 6-8 (PDF) • Classroom Poster (PDF) • Additional Space Science Resources: www.nasa.gov • Additional teaching resource for the book Zathura: www.Zathura.net

For Grades 3-5

• Activity 1: Comets, Meteors, and Meteoroids (PDF)

• Activity 2: Web Quest: Gravity, Black Holes, and Robots (PDF)

• Reproducible answers for grades 3-5 (PDF)

For Grades 6-8

• Activity 1: Comets, Meteors, and Meteoroids (PDF)

• Activity 2: Web Quest: Gravity Black Holes, and Robots (PDF)

• Reproducible answers for grades 6-8 (PDF)

For Grades 3-5

• Family Activity (PDF)

For Grades 6-8

• Family Activity (PDF)

Photo Credits: ZATHURA: The Movie © 2005 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
© 2005 Columbia Tristar Marketing Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Coming to theaters this November, ZATHURA. Visit the official movie website Zathura.com and click The Movie to arrange a class trip to experience the adventure of this new film.