Astronomy

ES.4 The student will investigate and understand the characteristics of the Earth and the solar system.

Key concepts include

a) Position of the Earth in the solar system;

b) Sun-Earth-moon relationships (seasons, tides, and eclipses);

c) Characteristics of the sun, planets and their moons, comets, meteors, and asteroids; and

d) The history and contributions of the space program.

ES.14 The student will investigate and understand scientific concepts related to the origin and evolution of the universe. Key concepts include

a) Nebulae;

b) The origin of stars and star systems;

c) Stellar evolution;

d) Galaxies; and

e) Cosmology including the big bang theory.

Image from http://www.centralcoastastronomy.org/