Chapter 6  Earth in Space

Fig 6.1 In terms of Earth history, human life is an entirely new phenomenon. 

Featured websites

Website 6.1 Kitten’s first moon
A read with me version of Kevin Henke’s charming story about the kitten that chased the moon’s reflection and ended up in a pond.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul1jtwcOJXM

Website 6.2 Fossils
A cartoon by the London Natural History Museum explaining how dinosaurs and other fossils were created.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87E8bQrX4Wg&t=35s

Picture books

Five Little Fiends by Sarah Dyer (Bloomsbury 2001) 
Five little fiends choose their favourite things – the moon, sun, sky, land and sea but do they choose wisely?

Zoom by Istvan Banyai (Viking 1995) 
A wordless book that moves outwards in successive images from a farmyard to a view of the Earth as a tiny spot in the vastness of space, beautifully set to music at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoL7wRgBugM

Other resources

Earth history
A detailed account of 25 turning points in Earth’s history from the BBC, suitable for older children.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/bespoke/story/20150123-earths-25-biggest-turning-points/

Mother nature
In this short video by Conservation International on Earth history Julia Roberts argues that our actions will determine our fate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmVLcj-XKnM

Natural disasters
Find out the facts and figures about natural disasters, including long-term trends.
https://ourworldindata.org/natural-disasters