The Billion Dollar Boy
Charles Sheffield
Summary
In the billion dollar boy, a spoiled and overweight 15 year
old boy Cheever is bores he convinces his mother to take him on a space
cruise. They were not prepared and He alone
accessed the node network alone. He hurtles
the asteroid belt and finds himself 27 light years to the Messina cloud. After
being rescued by a mining family he journeys home for three months and learns
that wealth and his financial status means nothing when trying to survive
Evaluation
This book falls under Science Fiction and is deals with science topics and a themed story filled with adventure
Class Activities
Activity 1 : I consider this a very informative book . I want my students to be well rounded I would assign a science to my students where each students would have to choose a planet and find out as much information as they can, then present it to the class.
Activity 2 : I would assign my students an imaginary planet and on their planet they would have to create laws and regulations to make sure the citizens live rightfully. This exercise would allow he students to think outside of the box.
Author
Charles Cheffield ,born on June 25 1935 , was an English born math mathematician , physicist and science fiction author who was the president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy writers of America.
He was the chief Scientist at earth Satellite corporation.
He also won the Nebula award for his novel Georgia on My Mind . A novel that deals with widowhood and a quest of a legendary baggage computer
Personal Evaluation
I applaud the author for his imagination . These kind of novels and stories can be used to stretch the imagination of students .
References
Charles Sheffield. (2014, February 16). Wikipedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Sheffield
One activity that you could have the students do is create a short 5-10 page illustrated book about their journey through space. Another activity is to make space snacks with the students using an apple cut in half so that you can see the star in the middle. Students can eat their snacks with peanut butter or with caramel.
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