Science Curriculum Preview Committee Clarification of Learning Results

Content Standard G: The Universe

G1: Explain the cycles of day/night and of seasons.

G2: Demonstrate that shadows of objects change based on where light is coming from.

G3: Demonstrate an understanding that the sun is one of many stars in the universe and is the closest star to earth.

G1: Illustrate the relative positions of the sun, moon, and planets.

G2: Trace the sources of earth's heat and light energy to the sun.

G3: Describe earth's rotation on its axis and its revolution around the sun.

G4: Explore the relationship between the earth and its moon.

G1: Compare past and present knowledge about characteristics of stars (e.g., composition, location, life-cycles) and explain how people have learned about them.

G2: Describe the concept of galaxies, including size and number of stars.

G3: Compare and contrast distances and the time required to travel those distances on earth, in the solar system, in the galaxy, and between galaxies.

G4: Describe scientists' exploration of space and the objects they have found (e.g., comets, asteroids, pulsars).

G5: Describe the motions of moons, planets, stars, solar systems, and galaxies.

G1: Describe how scientists gather data about the universe.

G2: Research current explanations for phenomena such as black holes and quasars.

G3: Explain how astronomers measure interstellar distances.