Planets---
· gas and rocky planets
· solar system---sun, 9 planets, moons, Asteroid belt
· revolution
· rotation
· month
Stars
· sun---our own star
· year, day/ night
· seasons, light and heat energy
· constellations

Space exploration
· distances
· shuttle, space station,
 

Unifying concepts and processes in science
· Cycles---day/ night, seasons, moon phases
· Systems---rotation and revolution

Science and technology
· satellites
· telescopes
· astronauts
· rockets and shuttles

Science in personal and social perspective---benefits from space science technology--plasma TV, materials science, laser surgery,

History and nature of science: space history timeline

standard 4
students will read, write, listen, and speak for social interaction

Writing:
standard 1
· read and write for information use at least sources of information to write a report standard
· take notes to record data
· facts and ideas
Math:
· kilometer
· comparing relative sizes and distances of objects in space
· ages and weights on other planets

star, planet, solar system, crater, satellite, telescope, phases,
axis, rotate, orbit, revolution, astronaut, moon, sun, star,
rotation, season, gas, gravity, crescent

Reading Standard 1
students will read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding

word derivatives---

season/ seasonally, rotate/ rotation/
rotating, revolve/ revolution/ revolving
 

root words---astro/ tele/ lunar/