The Solar System

By Rosa Parks STLP 2002

Core Content

Objects in the Sky

SC-E-2.2.1  The Sun provides the light and heat necessary to maintain the temperature of

                     Earth.  The Sun's light and heat are necessary to sustain life on Earth.

SC-E-2.2.2  Objects in the sky(e.g., Sun, clouds, moon) have properties, locations, and

                    real or apparent movements that can be observed and described.

Changes in Earth and Sky

SC-E-2.3.3  Changes in movement of objects in the sky have patterns that can be

                    observed and described.  The Sun appears to move across the sky in the

                    same way every day, but the Sun's apparent path changes slowly over

                    seasons.  The moon moves across the sky on a daily basis much like the

                    Sun.  The observable shape of the moon changes from day to day in a

                    cycle that lasts about a month.