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Subject Area - 3:
Science and Technology and Engineering Education
Science and Technology and Engineering Education
- Standard Area - 3.3: Earth and Space Sciences
- Organizing Category - 3.3.B: Origin and Evolution of the Universe
- Grade Level - 3.3.7.B: GRADE 7
Standard - 3.3.7.B2
SCALE AND MEASUREMENT
Identify a variety of instruments used to gather evidence about the universe.
PATTERNS
Describe repeating patterns in the Sun-Earth-Moon system and the positions of stars.
SCALE
Relate planetary size and distance in our solar system using an appropriate scale model.
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Assessment Anchor - S7.D.3 Composition and Structure of the Universe
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Anchor Descriptor - S7.D.3.1 Describe the essential ideas about the composition and structure of the universe and Earth’s place in it.
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Eligible Content - S7.D.3.1.1 Describe the patterns of Earth’s rotation and revolution in relation to the Sun and Moon (i.e., solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, phases of the Moon, and time).
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Eligible Content - S7.D.3.1.2 Explain how gravity is the essential force in determining the motions of the planets and other objects in the solar system.
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Eligible Content - S7.D.3.1.3 Compare the properties and conditions of objects in the solar system to those of Earth.
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Eligible Content - S7.D.3.1.4 Identify and describe instruments that are used to study the universe (e.g., telescope, probes, satellites, space observatories).
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