Alignment to Standards for MD
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC-1.2.0.D.2. | Recognize that there is a relationship between the sun and the earth. |
| 1 | SC-1.2.0.D.2.a | Identify ways that the sun affects the earth including that the sun warms the earth and provides light. |
| 1 | SC-1.2.0.E.1.a | Cite examples of the suns effect on what happens to water on the Earths surface. |
| 3 | SC-3.2.0.E.1.a | Describe that air is a substance that surrounds us and contains such things as oxygen, water vapor (gas), pollen, dust, etc. |
| 3 | SS-3.6.0.F.1.a | Interpret information in maps, charts and graphs |
| 4 | SC-4.2.0.D.1.b | Identify the sun as the Earths closest star. |
| 5 | SC-5.2.0.D.1. | Identify and compare properties, location, and movement of celestial objects in our solar system. |
| 5 | SC-5.2.0.D.1.a | Recognize that like all planets and stars, the Earth is spherical in shape. |
| 5 | SC-5.2.0.D.1.b | Identify the properties of the planet Earth that make it possible for the survival of life as we know it: Temperature, Location, Presence of an atmosphere, Presence of water (solid, liquid, and gas) |
| 5 | SC-5.2.0.D.1.c | Compare the properties of at least one other planet in our solar system to those of Earth to determine if it could support life, as we know it. |
| 5 | SC-5.2.0.D.1.e | Provide evidence that supports the idea that our solar system is sun-centered. |
| 5 | SC-5.2.0.E.1.b | Explain that the sun is the main source of energy that causes the changes in the water on Earth. |
| 5 | SC-5.3.0.E.1.a | Identify the sun as the primary source of energy for all living organisms. |
| K | SC-K.2.0.D.1.a | Identify and describe the sun, moon and stars. |
| K | SC-K.2.0.D.1.b | Describe ways in which the daytime and nighttime skies are different. |
| PK | SS-PK-3.6.0.D.1.c | Locate and gather data and information from appropriate non-print sources, such as music, maps, graphs, photographs, and illustrations |
| PK-2 | SS-PK-2.6.0.F.1. | Interpret information from secondary sources including pictures, graphics, maps, atlases, and timelines |
