Raising California Homeschool: galaxies

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Friday, September 14, 2012

Galaxy Map Drawn by Seven Year Old Astronomy Enthusiast

Click to enlarge and to view the following galaxies:

Milky Way
Andromeda
Pinwheel
Whirpool

Check out the following books to help your child learn about galaxies:

Our Favorite Quotes

"If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales."

"When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive thinking."

Albert Einstein, Scientist

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"The energy of the mind is the essence of life. "Aristotle

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"I dream my painting, and then I paint my dream."

Vincent Van Gogh

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"Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together."

Chief Seattle (1786 - 1866), USA

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"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could."

Ralph Waldo Emerson US essayist & poet (1803 - 1882)

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"Wonder is the beginning of Wisdom."

Socrates (470 - 399BCE), Greece