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Science Fiction: Early Elementary Students and Imagination

Science Fiction: Early Elementary Students and Imagination. Barbara Fiehn Western Kentucky University. Science fiction stimulates children to think about possible futures. It asks the question what if…. Things that might happen, based on scientific facts

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Science Fiction: Early Elementary Students and Imagination

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  1. Science Fiction: Early Elementary Students and Imagination Barbara Fiehn Western Kentucky University

  2. Science fiction stimulates children to think about possible futures. It asks the question what if…

  3. Things that might happen, based on scientific facts Time: Usually in the near or distant future Place: Earth or other location that is known speculated to exist Elements of Science Fiction

  4. Characters solve a problem Characters are fictional but act in ways that make sense from a scientific point of view

  5. Real hypotheses about mankind’s future or nature of the universe Ways in which science may impact future societies of human or alien beings

  6. Not Included • Time Shifts • Osborn’s Magic Tree House • Fantasy more than science fiction • Cole’s Magic School Bus • Except for a few that snuck in

  7. Primary Grades topics Robots: not very advanced but getting better Aliens: Funny not threatening except for a few Space Ships and Space Travel: not realistic but getting much better Moon: destination Mars: destination or home world

  8. Curriculum Connections • Phonetic Awareness • Language acquisition • Figurative language • Writing prompts • Relationships • Friendships with the “other” (acceptance) • Emotions • Science – paring of scifi and nonfiction

  9. Make it fun There is a lot of silly science fiction for primary students Contrast the real science fiction with the silly science fiction Set the stage for future science fiction reading Tomorrow’s reality is foreshadowed in today’s science fiction.

  10. Just for Fun Aliens • Aliens Love Underpants • How to Trick or Treat in Outer Space • Here Come the Aliens! • We’re Off to Look for Aliens • Ed’s Terrestrials • Earthlets • Baloney • Field Guide to Aliens

  11. Robots • Robobots • Nova’s Ark • Atomic Ace and the Robot Rampage • The Everything Machine • Robot Zot Other • Sheep Blast Off • Too Many Time Machines • Man on the Moon and Bob’s best ever friend • Captain Raptor and the Space Pirates • Jed and the Space Bandits

  12. My Favorites • Jane Yolen • Commander Toad Series • 7 titles • Curriculum connections • Puns • Map the travels • Discuss Black Holes, Alien life • See Website for links to more ideas

  13. My Favorites • Mars • Berkeley Breathed, Mars Needs Moms! • Patrick O'Brien, You Are the First Kid on Mars • Chris Gall, There’s Nothing to Do on Mars

  14. Mars Curriculum Connection • Mars Needs Moms! • Discuss how to deal with anger • What is one thing your mother does that is special • First Kid on Mars • What would you pack to take with you • What would you do to keep busy for the four month trip • Pick something described in the book about space travel or Mars and research it. • There’s Nothing to do on Mars • Why is Davey’s discovery so important • Would children be allowed to explore Mars • Do you ever feel there is nothing to do

  15. My Favorites • Ed Marshall, Space Case and Merry Christmas Space Case

  16. Curriculum Connections • Imagine a visit to the classroom by a space creature. • What would students tell it about their school? About their planet? • What questions would they ask the space creature about its home? • How would they go about making friends with the space creature? • Character and Values • Culture and Diversity • Friends and Friendship

  17. My Favorites • Sadler, Alistair in outer space, Alistair and the Alien Invasion, andAlistair’s Time Machine

  18. Alistair Curriculum Connections • As you learn and gather information about planets, keep track of it • Write one fact you learned about space. • Visit “Ask An Astronomer” website and ask a question • Look at the night sky and locate the moon, stars, planets and constellations.

  19. Max goes to – Mars, Jupiter, Moon • Jeffrey Bennett - Big Kid Science • Accurate science

  20. Support Material • http://www.bigkidscience.com/max_moon.html Max goes to the moon page by page e-version • http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/LRO/resources.shtml • http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Exploring.the.Moon.html • http://nasa-information.blogspot.com/2009/07/40th-anniversary-of-moon-landing-lesson.html • http://www.bigkidscience.com/activites_resources.html Teaching resources

  21. Unique Titles • Grandpa Takes Me to the Moon • UFO Diary • Beegu • You Decide to go to the Moon

  22. Keats, Ezra Jack. Regards to the Man in the Moon • Suen, A. Man on the Moon • Floca, Brian. Moonshot: The flight of Apollo 11

  23. Titles to Note • Wall – E • Star Wars • Stephanie Spinner – Aliens for lunch - Aliens for Dinner • Julian Rodrigues • Kids Write! Wonderful classroom ideas.

  24. Closing titles The robot and the blue bird: A broken robot, a bluebird in migration, exceptional illustrations. About giving and repurposing. The green book: Great as a read aloud, might work for 2nd but perhaps better at 3rd grade and up. Read it yourself and see

  25. Barbara Fiehn • Western KY University • http://people.wku.edu/barbara.fiehn/Presentations.html • barbara.fiehn@wku.edu

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