Universe St6

							Science Standard Alignment Matrix                          UNIT: Universe at Your Fingertips                                                         DRAFT
                                            AZ State Standards - Strand 6: Earth and Space Science
Enduring Understandings:                                                                                               Essential Questions
 Students will understand that …                                                          Why do we see differences in the appearance and movements of the Sun and
A. The relative position and motions of the Earth, Moon and Sun create patterns            Moon from Earth?
    observed in the phases, eclipses, tides and seasons.                                  In what ways do the Earth, Sun and Moon affect each other?
B. The Earth, Moon and Sun interact in ways that affect our planet in fundamental
                                                                                          In what way is a solar system organized?
    ways.
C. The Earth is just one planet in the solar system, in a galaxy, filled with billions    How is the universe organized?
    of stars, in a universe of billions of other galaxies.                                Why are all the parts of the universe in motion?
D. A constellation is a region of the sky that appears to contain a pattern of stars.     How does the force of gravity affect all matter in the universe?


Concept 3: Earth in the Solar System: Understand the relationships of the Earth and other objects in the solar system.
PO 1. Explain the phases of the Moon in terms of the relative positions of the           PO 4. Explain the seasons in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres in terms of
Earth, Sun, and Moon.                                                                    the tilt of the Earth’s axis relative to the Earth’s revolution around the Sun.
PO 2. Construct a model for the relative positions of the Earth, Sun, and Moon as        PO 5. Identify the following major constellations visible (seasonally) from the
they relate to corresponding eclipses.                                                   Northern Hemisphere: -Orion -Scorpius -Cygnus
PO 3. Explain the interrelationship between the Earth’s tides and the Moon.                                                  -Ursa Major (Great Bear) -Cassiopeia
                                                                                         PO 6. Explain the relationship among common objects in the solar system, galaxy,
                                                                                         and the universe.




Investigations                                                 Days        EU’s                           Concept 3:Earth in the Solar System
                                                                                         PO 1          PO 2      PO 3       PO 4        PO 5                  PO 6
Relationships between our Earth & Sun
UAYF L-3 Ancient Models                                        1           A             X
Astronomy (PH) Discover pg 14-17                               1           A             X
UAYF B-3 Observing Where The Sun Sets                          1           A             X
UAYF B-6 Pictures of Motion                                    2           A                                                         X
UAYF B-7 Sun Clock                                             1           A                                                         X
Astronomy (PH) pg 18-21                                        1           A                                                         X
UAYF B-5 Reasons for Seasons                                   1           A                                                         X

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InvestigationsAlignment Matrix
Science Standard                                     EU’s
                                              Days UNIT: Universe at Your Fingertips Concept 3          DRAFT
                                                                               Earth in the Solar System
                                                               6: Earth PO 2 Space Science PO 4
                                   AZ State Standards - StrandPO 1      and      PO 3                   PO 5   PO 6
Our Moon & its Phases
UAYF D-3 How Big is the Moon                      1    A                                                       X
UAYF A-1 Predicting Phases of the Moon            1    A          X
UAYF J-1 Making Measurements of Sky Objects       2    A          X
UAYF A-3-D Model Moon Phases                      1    A          X
Astronomy(PH) Discover pg 24-27                   1    A          X
Tides & Eclipses
Astronomy (PH) pg 32-34                           1    A                           X
Astronomy (PH) Inquiry Challenge pg 33            1    A                           X
UAYF D-2 3-D Model E & M                          2    A                 X
UAYF A-4 Modeling Eclipses                        1    A                 X
Our Solar System
Astronomy (PH) pp 56-60                           1    B                                                       X
Astronomy (PH) pp 62-77                           1    B                                                       X
UAYF D-5 Solar System                             2    B                                                       X
UAYF D-7 The Thousand-Yard Model (modified)       1    B                                                       X
UAYF B-1 Sun’s Characteristics                    1    B                                                       X
Stars, Galaxies & the Universe
Astro (PH) pp 103- 109 Characteristics of Stars   1    C                                               X
Astronomy (PH) pp 117-120                         1    C                                               X
Astronomy (PH) pp 121-124                         1    C
UAYF H-1 Galactic Address                         1    C                                               X

Stars and Constellations
UAYF F-5 Star Finders                             1    D                                               X
Astronomy (PH) 150-153, pg 94                     1    D                                               X
UAYF F-8 3-D Constellations                       1    D                                               X
UAYF L-2 Stories in Stars                         1    D                                               X
UAYF L-4 Travel Brochure                          2    C, D                                            X
Astro (PH) Chap. 3 pg 92 Project Star Stories     5    D                                               X

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Science Standard Alignment Matrix                  UNIT: Universe at Your Fingertips         DRAFT
                                    AZ State Standards - Strand 6: Earth and Space Science




                                                            Regional
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Regional Science Resource Center