ESS2+p2


 * =ESS2- The earth is part of a solar system, made up of distinct parts that have temporal and spatial interrelationships. =

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//Click on the GSE numbers, e.g PS1 (K-2) - POC - 2, in the table below to reach additional information about each GSE. // || Grade Span Expectations (5-8) ||  || Grade Span Expectations (HS) ||   || **Students demonstrate an understanding of characteristics of the solar system by …** **No GSEs for this Assessment Target** || ESS2 (3-4) - 8 **Students demonstrate an understanding of characteristics of the solar system by …** 8a __recognizing that: the sun is the center of our solar system; the Earth is one of several planets that orbits the sun; and the moon orbits the Earth.__ 8b __recognizing that it takes approximately 365 days for the Earth to orbit the sun.__ || ESS2 (5-6) - 7 //Students demonstrate an understanding of how technological advances have// //allowed scientists to re-evaluate or extend existing ideas about the solar system by…// **No GSEs for the** **ESS2 (5-8) NOS-7** **Assessment Target** || ESS2 (7-8) - 7 // Students demonstrate an understanding of how technological advances have allowed scientists to re-evaluate or extend existing ideas about the solar system by… // 7a __identifying major__ __ discoveries from different scientists and cultures and describing how these discoveries have contributed to our understanding of the solar system (e.g. timeline, research project, picture book). __ || || **Example Extension(s)** ESS2 (Ext) - X **Xaa** explaining their role in navigation, beginning with ancient civilizations, advancing through 19th century mathematical celestial navigation, to current Global Positioning Systems. ||.
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 * || ESS2 (K-2) - 8
 * Students demonstrate an understanding of temporal or positional relationships between or among the Earth, sun, and moon and the stars by... **