SCIENCE.4.10 — 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.
construct models and explain the orbits of the Sun, Earth, and Moon in relation to each other; and
S.4.10
Earth and space. The student knows that there are processes on Earth that create patterns of change. The student is expected to:
describe and predict how the positions of the Earth, Sun, and Moon cause daily, spring, and neap cycles of ocean tides due to gravitational forces.
analyze the characteristics of Earth that allow life to exist such as the proximity of the Sun, presence of water, and composition of the atmosphere.
ASTRO.8.A
model how the orbit and relative position of the Moon cause lunar phases and predict the timing of moonrise and moonset during each phase;
ASTRO.8.B
model how the orbit and relative position of the Moon cause lunar and solar eclipses; and
ASTRO.8.C
examine and investigate the dynamics of tides using the Sun, Earth, and Moon model.
ASTRO.9.C
investigate the relationship between a planet's axial tilt, angle of incidence of sunlight, and concentration of solar energy; and
ASTRO.11.D
compare the factors essential to life on Earth such as temperature, water, gases, and gravitational and magnetic fields to conditions on other planets and their satellites.