Utah Core Standards
The STANDARDS CORRELATION chart
suggests which Utah Core Standards you can cover using PASSPORT TO THE SOLAR SYSTEM
in your classroom. We hope you will discover additional standards you can use. These are the ones
our Instructional Materials Development team felt most directly related to the activities contained
in PASSPORT TO THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
For additional Utah Core Standards you can cover see the STANDARDS CORRELATION chart
for the following PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE projects:
PASSPORT TO WEATHER AND CLIMATE
LIVE FROM THE SUN/LIVE FROM THE AURORA
LIVE FROM A BLACK HOLE/LIVE FROM THE EDGE OF SPACE AND TIME
Elementary Standards: Kindergarten, First Grade,
Second Grade, Third Grade,
Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade
Students will make observations using the five senses.
OBJECTIVES:
Identify the five senses and communicate the kind of information that each sense provides.
Observe common objects and living things from the surroundings using each of the five senses.
video Use appropriate language to report observations made through each sense.
video Make observations using a combination of senses and communicate observations.
Make observations about an object using more than one sense.
video Name the senses used to gather information in a given situation.
video Compare and report the information derived from each sense.
video Use instruments to extend the senses.
Make observations using tools (e.g., glasses, binoculars, hearing aids, stethoscopes, etc.) to extend the sense of sight and the sense of hearing.
video Record and compare observations made using senses alone and then observations made assisted by instruments.
video Students will determine the effects of magnets on objects in the environment.
OBJECTIVES:
Identify, describe, and demonstrate the characteristics of magnets.
Predict which objects will be attracted by a magnet.
video Observe and report which objects magnets will attract.
video Identify materials through which magnetism will pass (e.g., air, water, wood, and paper).
video Sort magnets by visible characteristics.
Compare and contrast physical properties of a given set of magnets (e.g.,shape, size, color, etc.).
video Correctly categorize an additional magnet that is not part of the original set.
video Infer that there may not be any relationship between visible characteristics and strength.
video Students will gather data about properties of light and communicate observations.
OBJECTIVES:
Describe how objects block light.
Demonstrate that light appears to travel in straight lines.
video Create shadows of various sizes and shapes.
video Describe changes in a shadow during a day.
video Describe different ways to change the shapes and sizes of shadows.
video Students will compare the production of heat, light, and sound.
OBJECTIVES:
Identify sources of sound.
Formulate and test a hypothesis about how sounds are produced.
video Discuss the relationship between pitch and rate of vibration.
video Relate the size and shape of a sound source to the pitch of the sound.
video Students will describe the characteristics and movement of heat, light, and sound.
OBJECTIVES:
Describe the movement of heat.
Compare movement of heat in various situations.
video Identify how heat moves from the sun to Earth.
video Demonstrate characteristics of light.
Collect and report data to draw inferences about light reflection.
video Demonstrate and explain refraction as light moves from one medium to another.
video Demonstrate that light can be separated into light of various colors.
video Students will observe relationships between Earth, moon, and sun.
OBJECTIVES:
Describe the patterns of movement of Earth, moon, and sun.
Model movements of Earth and moon with respect to the sun.
video Distinguish between solar and lunar eclipses.
video Describe effects of Earth's angle of inclination to the sun upon weather, seasons, etc.
video Collect and analyze data gained from space technology.
Using researched, collected, or analyzed data from space technology, make inferences regarding Earth, moon, and sun.
video Identify and analyze scientific issues involved in space travel.
video Communicate a position and support it concerning the advantages and disadvantages of space travel.
video Identify examples of spinoffs from space technology.
video Students will describe and compare the components of the solar system.
OBJECTIVES:
Devise several products such as graphs and models to compare objects in the solar system.
Distinguish planets from other objects of the solar system.
video Compare and contrast physical characteristics of the planets.
video Design and communicate size and distance scales which accurately compare the planets.
video Collect and report information about the solar system gathered by the use of technology.
Use instruments (e.g., binoculars, telescopes, etc.) to observe the moon and the planets.
video Describe the role of computers in processing data about the solar system.
video Communicate information and conclusions gained from space probes.
video Compare information from various available sources including books, magazines, people, and other resources.
video Students will begin to investigate the nature of the universe.
OBJECTIVES:
Explain the relationship of the vastness of space to objects found in space.
Describe Earth relative to the solar system, the galaxy, and the universe.
video Describe the relationships of stars and galaxies.
video Explain how scientific development changes knowledge of space.
Research and describe historical explanations of the universe from different cultures.
video Give examples of contributions by both historical and modern scientists.
video Identify tools and the information they provide in investigating the universe.
video Students will relate forces and energy to motion.
OBJECTIVES:
Demonstrate the results of forces.
Identify forces that result in motion.
video Investigate and measure propulsion, friction, gravity, and magnetism.
video Demonstrate and explain the effect of balanced and unbalanced forces.
video Identify the role of energy in motion.
Identify forms and sources of energy (e.g., light, heat, mechanical, nuclear, chemical).
video Demonstrate various energy movements (e.g., mechanical, heat, sound, light, electricity, magnetism).
video Analyze energy movement and transformations.
Design and conduct experiments to show energy conversions (e.g., chemical to electrical, mechanical to electrical, mechanical to heat).
video Demonstrate how sound travels through different media.
video Explain the energy implications of technologies in society.
Cite examples of energy intensive technology in daily life.
video Trace the historical development of the use of energy.
video Analyze and evaluate some of the implications of using technology to improve the standard of living.
video Students will investigate the universe and Earth's place in that system.
OBJECTIVES:
Research and describe scientific theories on the origin and structure of the universe.
Compare and contrast theories of the formation of the universe.
video Illustrate and explain star life cycles.
video Construct a model of the solar system to scale and relate it to other astronomical distances.
video Compare and contrast the distribution and occurrence of elements in the universe.
video Relate cycles of the Earth, moon, and sun to Earth systems.
Diagram and explain the relationship of tides to the gravitational effects of the moon and sun.
video Diagram the cause of seasons and differences in day length.
video Explain how changes in the sun's radiation affect Earth systems (e.g., human life, telecommunications, atmosphere).
video Evaluate space exploration.
Summarize the history of space exploration.
video Identify examples of spinoffs from space exploration and explain their effects on people's lives (e.g., computers, flame retardant materials, optics, international relations).
video Determine how data gathered by space instruments has expanded our knowledge of Earth.
video Compare and contrast conditions on planets and hypothesize the possibilities of colonization.
video Updated January 2001
Middle School Standards: Sixth Grade, Seventh Grade,
Eighth Grade
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TOPIC: Magnets
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Second Grade
TOPIC: Heat and Light
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TOPIC: Heat, Light, and Sound
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