Science

SCIENCE
SPACE

Chapter 1: Earth , Moon, and Beyond
Lesson 1: How Does Earth’s Orbit Affect the Seasons?
Lesson 2: How Do Earth and the Moon Compare?
Lesson 3: What makes up Our Solar System?

Chapter 2: Using Resources
Lesson 1: How Do People Use Soil and Water Resources?
Lesson 2: How Can People Conserve Resources?

State Standards:
--Describe how night and day are caused by the Earth’s rotation.
--Explain that Earth is one of several planets to orbit the sun, and that the moon orbits the Earth.
--Describe the characteristics of the Earth and of its orbit around the sun.
--Explain that stars are like the sun, some being smaller and some larger, but so far away that they look like points of light.
--Explain how the supply of many non-renewable resources is limited and can be extended through reducing, reusing, and recycling but cannot be extended indefinitely.
--Investigate ways Earth’s renewable resources can be maintained.