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Introduction |
ix. |
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Topics Included in this Unit Study |
x. |
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Optional Resource Books to Accompany "In The Beginning, God!" |
xi. |
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How To Balance Unit Study Activities with Science and History Resource Books |
xii. |
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How To Complete a Christian Cottage Unit |
xiii. |
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How To Schedule Unit Studies Into Your Week |
xiv. |
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Curriculum Ideas for the Three R's: Reading, WRiting, and ARithmetic |
xv. |
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A Tour Through the Christian Cottage Unit Study |
xvi. |
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Roots and Relations: The Foundation of Civilization |
1. |
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Welcome to Roots and Relations |
2. |
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Main Points to Study |
3. |
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Resources |
4. |
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Calendars |
7. |
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1. & 2. The Jesse Tree |
11. |
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3. The Messianic Line |
12. |
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4. What's in a Name? |
21. |
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5. Sing Unto The Lord A New Song |
24. |
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6. A Cell To Have and to Hold |
27. |
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7. When I Was Woven Together |
35. |
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8. Fearfully and Wonderfully Made |
40. |
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9. After Their Own Kind |
42. |
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10. Who Are You? |
44. |
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11. Start a Family Heritage Book |
45. |
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12. A Time to Every Purpose |
46. |
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13. Those Were The Days |
47. |
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14. The Family Tree |
48. |
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15. Food and Fabric |
51. |
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16. The Family Crest |
53. |
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17. & 18. Draw, Cut & Paste |
54. |
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19. & 20. Museum of Family History |
55. |
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Vocabulary Glossary |
57. |
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Light and Matter: Let There Be Light |
61. |
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Main Points to Study |
63. |
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Resources |
64. |
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Calendars |
65. |
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1. Let There Be Light! |
69. |
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2. A Rainbow In The Heavens |
71. |
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3. Rose Colored Glasses |
72. |
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4. Through A Looking Glass |
73. |
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5. The Light of the World |
74. |
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6. The Speed of Light |
75. |
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7. Scope It Out |
77. |
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8. Bending Light |
79. |
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9. Mirror, Mirror |
81. |
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10. Warp Factor Nine |
83. |
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11. Atom, Atom, Who's Got The Atom? |
85. |
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12. Neutrinos Are Our Friends |
86. |
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13. Fire & Ice |
87. |
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14. I've Got A Solution |
89. |
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15. What Goes Up Must Come Down |
91. |
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16. Heavy Duty |
92. |
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17. That Was A Strange Reaction |
93. |
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18. & 19. Egg Drop |
94. |
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20. God's Creation |
96. |
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Vocabulary Glossary |
97. |
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Early Civilizations: From Tower to Tabernacle |
101. |
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Main Points to Study |
103. |
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Literature |
104. |
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Calendars |
106. |
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1. & 2. Where It All Began |
111. |
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3. What's A Ziggurat? |
113. |
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4. Sumerian Civilization |
115. |
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5. The Write Source |
117. |
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6. Early Inventions |
119. |
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7. The Exodus |
121. |
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8. & 9. The Tabernacle |
122. |
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10. Into The Land |
148. |
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11. Gold, Silver & Bronze |
150. |
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12. A Sailing We Will Go! |
152. |
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13. A Lamp Unto My Feet |
153. |
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14. Come Share the Feast |
154. |
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15. Civilization |
155. |
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16. A Time To Every Purpose |
157. |
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17. The Land Of The Promise |
159. |
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18. From Tabernacle To Temple |
164. |
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19. Into Captivity and Back |
166. |
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20. Feet of Clay |
169. |
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Vocabulary Glossary |
173. |
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Oceanography: The Waters He Called Seas |
179. |
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Main Points to Study |
181. |
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Literature |
182. |
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Calendars |
183. |
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1. & 2. Map Studies |
185. |
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3. Oceans & Seas |
195. |
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4. Field Trip Day! |
196. |
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5. Writing Day |
198. |
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6. Salt Water & Tides |
199. |
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7. Waves & Sounds |
200. |
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8. Science Lab |
202. |
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9. Watersides & Seascapes |
203. |
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10. Write a Poem |
205. |
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Vocabulary Glossary |
213. |
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Greece & Rome: Foundations of Our Culture |
217. |
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Main Points to Study |
219. |
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Resources |
220. |
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Calendars |
225. |
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1. Map Studies |
231. |
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2. The "gods" of Greece |
232. |
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3. Myths In The Sky |
234. |
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4. Greek Architecture |
236. |
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5. Myth-Conceptions |
238. |
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6. Government of the Greeks |
240. |
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7. The Greek Alphabet |
242. |
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8. Greek Fables & Philosophers |
243. |
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9. Alexander the Great |
245. |
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10. The Play's The Thing! |
247. |
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11. She Wolves and Babies |
249. |
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12. Something Borrowed |
251. |
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13. The Roman Timeline |
253. |
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14. All Roads Lead to Rome |
254. |
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15. Pillars of the Republic |
263. |
| |
16. Decadence & Empire |
266. |
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17. Veni, Vidi, Vici (I came, I saw, I conquered) |
269. |
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18. Roman Ingenuity |
273. |
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19. Into Egypt and Judea |
275. |
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20. A Light Unto the Gentiles |
277. |
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Appendix A |
281. |
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Appendix B |
285. |
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Vocabulary Glossary |
289. |
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Weather: God Called The Expanse "Sky" |
297. |
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Main Points to Study |
299. |
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Resources |
300. |
| |
Calendars |
303. |
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1. The Water Cycle |
307. |
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2. Heat & Temperature |
311. |
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3. Wind & Air Pressure |
313. |
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4. Clouds |
316. |
| |
5. Storms & Disturbances |
319. |
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6. Weather Map |
321. |
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7. - 9. Build Your Own Weather Instruments |
323. |
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10. Assemble a Weather Station |
327. |
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11. - 20. Record & Forecast the Weather |
331. |
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Vocabulary Glossary |
333. |
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Middle Ages |
335. |
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Main Points to Study |
337. |
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Resources |
338. |
| |
Calendars |
341. |
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1. The Armor of God |
345. |
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2. Cathedrals |
349. |
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3. Feudalism |
353. |
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4. Castle Creations |
357. |
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5. Heraldry |
360. |
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6. The Crusades |
362. |
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7. Fine Raiment |
365. |
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8. Feasts & Festivals |
368. |
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9. Celebrate Medievally |
371. |
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10. Sing It A Cappella |
372. |
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11. & 12. Cabbages, Roses & Kings |
375. |
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13. Art Scavenger Hunt |
377. |
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14. Leonardo Da Vinci |
379. |
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15. A Mighty Fortress |
382. |
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16. Johann Sebastian Bach |
384. |
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17. Georg Friedrich Handel |
386. |
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18. Dressing the Part |
388. |
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19. All the World's a Stage |
390. |
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20. Understanded of the People |
392. |
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Appendix |
395. |
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Vocabulary Glossary |
399. |
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Bread Of Life: Biomes, Birds, Bugs and Bodies |
407. |
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Main Points to Study |
409. |
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Resources |
410. |
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Calendars |
411. |
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1. Food Chains & Webs |
415. |
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2. Biomes |
418. |
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3. Seeds & Growth |
420. |
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4. Build A Terrarium |
423. |
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5. For Everything There Is A Season |
425. |
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6. Plant Studies |
426. |
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7. & 8. Bugs! (a.k.a. Entymology) |
428. |
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9. Bird Watching |
432. |
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10. Compile a Field Journal |
434. |
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11. Dissect A Chicken |
435. |
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12. Migration Patterns |
436. |
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13. Flight Patterns |
437. |
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14. Build A Bird Feeder & House |
438. |
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15. Rare Bird Report |
440. |
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16. The Human Digestive System |
441. |
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17. Food Groups |
447. |
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18. Physical Fitness |
449. |
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19. Cooking Day |
451. |
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20. "My Life In Jesus" |
453. |
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Appendix - Answer Key |
457. |
| |
Vocabulary Glossary |
459. |
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Astronomy: The Heavens Declare His Glory |
465. |
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Main Points to Study |
467. |
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Resources |
468. |
| |
Calendars |
469. |
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1. Lunar Studies |
471. |
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2. Solar Studies |
473. |
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3. Planets |
475. |
| |
4. Motion of the Earth |
477. |
| |
5. Legendary Stories |
479. |
| |
6. Constellations |
480. |
| |
7. Stars |
482. |
| |
8. Galaxies |
483. |
| |
9. Observing The Heavens |
485. |
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10. Writing Day |
488. |
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Vocabulary Glossary |
489. |