Standards
Idaho State Standards
Here are correlations to the Idaho State Language and Math standards and to the Idaho State Science Standards. For more information about the overall standards, see the complete Idaho Content Standards for Science, the Next Generation Science Standards, and the alignment between Idaho and NGSS Science Standards. You may also access the Idaho English Language Arts/Literacy Standards and Mathematics Standards.
Language
Kindergarten
ELA/LITERACY K.ODC.OC.2
With support, confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally by asking and answering questions.
Suggested Lesson
After listening to the read-aloud book Comets and Asteroids: Space Rocks, answer questions about the text.
Fourth Grade
ELA/Literacy 4.W.RW.4
Write fictional narratives that organize the writing around a central problem, conflict, or experience; use descriptions or dialogue to develop the characters or event(s); and provide a sense of closure.
Suggested Lesson
Pretend you are taking a ride on a comet, meteor or asteroid and describe your journey in space.
Sixth Grade
ELA/Literacy 6.W.RW.3
Write informational texts that introduce the topic, develop the focus with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, and examples from multiple sources using appropriate strategies, such as description, comparison, and/or cause-effect; and provide a concluding section that follows from the information presented.
Suggested Lesson
Select the topic (asteroid, meteoroid, or comet) and create a report about the topic. Include diagrams, charts, illustrations, subtitles, glossary, table of contents, etc. as necessary.
Math
First Grade
Math 1.MD.C
Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another.
Suggested Lesson
Sort pictures of asteroids and comets based on properties studied in class.
Second Grade
Math 2.MD.A.1
Measure the length of an object by selecting and using appropriate tools such as rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, and measuring tapes.
Suggested Lesson
Create paper comets; measure and construct tails of specific assigned lengths from streamers, paper or other materials.
Fifth Grade
Math 5.NBT.B.5
Perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals to hundredths. Demonstrate fluency for multiplication of multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm. Include two-digit × four-digit numbers and three-digit × three-digit numbers.
Suggested Lesson
Using data from this image, calculate the size of each asteroid.
Science
First Grade
Earth and Space Sciences: 1.ESS.1.1
Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Supporting Content
Stars other than our sun are visible at night but not during the day. Patterns of the motion of the sun, moon, and stars in the sky can be observed, described, and predicted.
Third Grade
PHYSICAL SCIENCES: 3.PS.1.2
Make observations and/or measurements of an object's motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.
Supporting Content
The patterns of an object's motion in various situations can be observed and measured; when that past motion exhibits a regular pattern, future motion can be predicted from it.
Fifth Grade
Earth and Space Sciences: 5.ESS.1.1
Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the Sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from the Earth.
Supporting Content
The Sun is a star that appears larger and brighter than other stars because it is closer. Stars range greatly in their distance from Earth.
Sixth Grade - Middle School
Physical Sciences: MS.PS.2.4
Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Supporting Content
Gravitational forces are always attractive. There is a gravitational force between any two masses, but it is very small except when one or both of the objects have large mass. Examples of evidence for arguments could include data generated from simulations or digital tools, and charts displaying mass, strength of interaction, distance from the Sun, and orbital periods of objects within the solar system.
Earth and Space Sciences: MS.ESS.1.2
Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the orbital motions within galaxies and the solar system.
Supporting Content
The solar system consists of the Sun and a collection of objects, including planets, their moons, and asteroids that are held in orbit around the Sun by its gravitational pull on them. The solar system appears to have formed from a disk of dust and gas, drawn together by gravity. Emphasis for the model is on gravity as the force that holds together the solar system and Milky Way galaxy and controls orbital motions within them.
Earth and Space Sciences: MS.ESS.1.3
Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.
Supporting Content
The solar system consists of the Sun and a collection of objects, including planets, their moons, and asteroids that are held in orbit around the Sun by its gravitational pull on them. Emphasis is on the analysis of data from Earth-based instruments, space-based telescopes, and spacecraft to determine similarities and differences among solar system objects, such as relative size, distance, motions, and features. Examples of scale properties include the sizes of an object’s layers, surface features, and orbital radius. Examples of data include statistical information, drawings and photographs, and models.