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FOSS AND CALIFORNIA STANDARDS
The Sun, Moon, and Stars Module supports the following Physical
and Earth Sciences Content Standards for grade 3.*
EARTH SCIENCES
ES4. Objects in the sky move in regular and predictable patterns.
As a basis for understanding this concept, students know
ES4a. the patterns of stars stay the same, although they appear
to move across the sky nightly, and different stars can be
seen in different seasons.
ES4b. the way in which the Moon’s appearance changes during
the four-week lunar cycle.
ES4c. telescopes magnify the appearance of some distant
objects in the sky, including the Moon and the planets.
The number of stars that can be seen through telescopes is
dramatically greater than the number that can be seen by
the unaided eye.
ES4d. that Earth is one of several planets that orbit the Sun and
that the Moon orbits Earth.
ES4e. the position of the Sun in the sky changes during the
course of the day and from season to season.
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
PS2. Light has a source and travels in a direction.
As a basis for understanding this concept, students know
PS2a. sunlight can be blocked to create shadows.
*Science Content Standards for California Public Schools: Kindergarten
through Grade Twelve (Sacramento: California Department of
Education, 2000).
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