This resource has 9 correlations with the National Standards.  
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• Earth Science
  • Changes in earth and sky
    • Objects in the sky have patterns of movement.
    • The sun appears to move across the sky in the same way every day, but its path changes slowly over the seasons.
    • The moon moves across the sky on a daily basis much like the sun.
    • The observable shape of the moon changes from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month.
  • Earth in the solar system
    • The motions of most objects in the solar system explain such phenomena as the day, the year, phases of the moon, and eclipses.

• Content Standards
  • Quality Teaching
    • Deepens educators’ content knowledge, provides them with research-based instructional strategies to assist students in meeting rigorous academic standards, and prepares them to use various types of classroom assessments appropriately. (NSDC)

• Teaching Standards
  • Teachers of science plan an inquiry-based science program for their students.
    • Select science content and adapt and design curricula to meet the interests, knowledge, understanding, abilities, and experiences of students.
    • Select teaching and assessment strategies that support the development of student understanding and nurture a community of science learners.
  • Teachers provide students with the time, space, and resources needed to learn science.
    • Create a setting for student work that is flexible and supportive of science inquiry.