Alignment to Standards for NM
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC-1)2.3.1.2.b | moon appears at night but can sometimes be seen during the day |
| 1 | SC-1)2.3.1.2.d | moon appears to change shape over the course of a month. |
| 1 | SC-1)2.3.1.3. | the sun, moon, and stars all appear to move slowly across the sky. |
| 2 | SC-2)1.1.3.1. | Record observations on simple charts or diagrams. |
| 2 | SC-2)2.3.1.1. | the phase of the moon appears a little different every day but looks the same again after about four weeks. |
| 2 | SC-2)2.3.1.2. | some objects in the night sky are brighter than others. |
| 2 | SC-2)2.3.1.3. | Know that the sun is a star. |
| 3 | SC-3)2.3.1.1. | objects in the solar system (e.g., sun, Earth and other planets, moon) and their features (e.g., size, temperature). |
| 3 | SC-3)2.3.1.2. | the relationships among the objects in the solar system (e.g., relative distances, orbital motions). |
| 3 | SC-3)2.3.1.5. | Know that telescopes enhance the appearance of some distant objects in the sky (e.g., the moon, planets). |
| 4 | SC-4)2.3.1.1. | the number of stars visible through a telescope is much greater than the number visible to the naked eye. |
| 4 | SC-4)2.3.1.2. | various types of telescopes that use different forms of light to observe distant objects in the sky. |
| K | SC-K)2.3.1.1. | there are many objects in the night sky and that some are brighter than others. |
| K | SC-K)2.3.1.2. | the location and movements of objects in the sky (e.g., stars, sun, moon). |
