Libguide to Planets: A Concise Look at the Solar System and Its Constituent Elements

This libguide provides a comprehensive listing of peer-reviewed, scholarly and non-reference material including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, folklore, audio, video, and other teacher resources.

INTENDED AUDIENCE:

The intended audience for this libguide is educators, but parents and older students will find the content useful as well.

SCOPE:

The scope of this libguide is limited to the known solar system.

A GUIDE TO THE PLANETS:

Peer-Reviewed and Scholarly References

Bennett, J. (2011). Beyond UFOs: The search for extraterrestrial life and its astonishing implications for our future. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

This book contains a useful description of the inner and outer planets and how they are believed to have been formed. An entertaining discussion concerning life on Earth and the potential for life elsewhere in the solar system is followed by a discussion of potential learning opportunities...
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