The STANDARDS CORRELATION chart suggests which Utah Core Standards you can cover using PASSPORT TO THE UNIVERSE 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 UNIVERSE.
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
Elementary Standards: Kindergarten, First Grade,
Second Grade, Third Grade,
Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade
Middle School Standards: Sixth Grade, Seventh Grade,
Eighth 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 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 Model phases of the moon.
video Distinguish between solar and lunar eclipses.
video Describe effects of Earth's angle of inclination to the sun upon weather, seasons, etc.
video Describe effects of the moon on Earth.
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 Measure and graph movement of an object to calculate velocity.>
video Identify the role of energy in motion.
Identify forms and sources of energy (e.g., light, heat, mechanical, nuclear, chemical).
video Group examples of energy as either kinetic or potential.
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 Build and diagram simple electrical circuits.
video Trace electrical energy from its source to an application in the home.
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.
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TOPIC: Five Senses
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Sixth Grade
TOPIC: Astronomy
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TOPIC: Astronomy
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TOPIC: Changes in Force, Motion, and Energy
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TOPIC: Earth's Energy System
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