S.3.9.B | TEKS Guide

SCIENCE.3.9.B — Vertical Alignment

Vertical alignment shows student expectations in the same subject area at different grade levels that are related to or build upon one another.

S.3.9.B

identify the order of the planets in Earth's solar system in relation to the Sun.

S.7.9.A

describe the physical properties, locations, and movements of the Sun, planets, moons, meteors, asteroids, comets, Kuiper belt, and Oort cloud;

ASTRO.6.B

observe the movement of planets throughout the year and measure how their positions change relative to the constellations;

ASTRO.7.A

demonstrate the use of units of measurement in astronomy, including astronomical units and light years, minutes, and seconds;

ASTRO.7.B

model the scale, size, and distances of the Sun, Earth, and Moon system and identify the limitations of physical models; and

ASTRO.7.C

model the scale, sizes, and distances of the Sun and the planets in our solar system and identify the limitations of physical models.

ASTRO.11.A

relate Newton's law of universal gravitation and Kepler's laws of planetary motion to the formation and motion of the planets and their satellites;

ASTRO.11.B

explore and communicate the origins and significance of planets, planetary rings, satellites, asteroids, comets, Oort cloud, and Kuiper belt objects;

ASTRO.11.C

compare the planets in terms of orbit, size, composition, rotation, atmosphere, natural satellites, magnetic fields, and geological activity; and

ASTRO.13.G

illustrate how astronomers use geometric parallax to determine stellar distances and intrinsic luminosities; and

ASTRO.13.H

describe how stellar distances are determined by comparing apparent brightness and intrinsic luminosity when using spectroscopic parallax and the Leavitt relation for variable stars.

ASTRO.15.B

evaluate the limits of observational astronomy methods used to formulate the distance ladder;

ASTRO.16.C

evaluate the evidence of the existence of habitable zones and potentially habitable planetary bodies in extrasolar planetary systems;

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Science.3.9.B

SCIENCE.3.9.B — Vertical Alignment

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