Primary Connections:

MA Science and Technology/Engineering Framework (2006)
(Massachusetts)

• Earth and Space Science > The Earth in the Solar System (Grade: 3 – 5)
• Earth and Space Science > The Earth in the Solar System (Grade: 3 – 5)
• Earth and Space Science > The Earth in the Solar System (Grade: 3 – 5)

National Science Education Standards (1996)
(National)

• Earth and Space Science > Earth in the solar system (Grade: 5 – 8)
• Earth and Space Science > Earth in the solar system (Grade: 5 – 8)
• Earth and Space Science > Changes in earth and sky (Grade: K – 4)
• Earth and Space Science > Objects in the sky (Grade: K – 4)
• Earth and Space Science > Earth in the solar system (Grade: 5 – 8)

Secondary Connections:

National Science Education Standards (1996)
(National)

• Earth and Space Science > Objects in the sky (Grade: K – 4)
• Earth and Space Science > Earth in the solar system (Grade: 5 – 8)

Primary Connections:

MA Science and Technology/Engineering Framework (2006)
(Massachusetts)

• Earth and Space Science > 15 The Earth in the Solar System (Grade: 3 – 5)
  Describe the changes that occur in the observable shape of the moon over the course of a month.
• Earth and Space Science > 13 The Earth in the Solar System (Grade: 3 – 5)
  Recognize that the earth is part of a system called the "solar system" that includes the sun (a star), planets, and many moons. The earth is the third planet from the sun in our solar system.
• Earth and Space Science > 14 The Earth in the Solar System (Grade: 3 – 5)
  Recognize that the earth revolves around (orbits) the sun in a year's time and that the earth rotates on its axis once approximately every 24 hours. Make connections between the rotation of the earth and day/night, and the apparent movement of the sun, moon, and stars across the sky.

National Science Education Standards (1996)
(National)

• Earth and Space Science > Earth in the solar system (Grade: 5 – 8)
  Most objects in the solar system are in regular and predictable motion. Those motions explain such phenomena as the day, the year, phases of the moon, and eclipses.
• Earth and Space Science > Earth in the solar system (Grade: 5 – 8)
  The earth is the third planet from the sun in a system that includes the moon, the sun, eight other planets and their moons, and smaller objects, such as asteroids and comets. The sun, an average star, is the central and largest body in the solar system.
• Earth and Space Science > Changes in earth and sky (Grade: K – 4)
  Objects in the sky have patterns of movement. The sun, for example, 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 and Space Science > Objects in the sky (Grade: K – 4)
  The sun, moon, stars, clouds, birds, and airplanes all have properties, locations, and movements that can be observed and described.
• Earth and Space Science > Earth in the solar system (Grade: 5 – 8)
  The sun is the major source of energy for phenomena on the earth's surface, such as growth of plants, winds, ocean currents, and the water cycle. Seasons result from variations in the amount of the sun's energy hitting the surface, due to the tilt of the earth's rotation on its axis and the length of the day.

Secondary Connections:

National Science Education Standards (1996)
(National)

• Earth and Space Science > Objects in the sky (Grade: K – 4)
  The sun provides the light and heat necessary to maintain the temperature of the earth.
• Earth and Space Science > Earth in the solar system (Grade: 5 – 8)
  Gravity is the force that keeps planets in orbit around the sun and governs the rest of the motion in the solar system. Gravity alone holds us to the earth's surface and explains the phenomena of the tides.