What’s Out There?

Today’s Goal

Orient you to the ALCOS objectives for K-2

Orient you to the ALCOS objectives for 3-5

Identify misconceptions among K-2 teachers

Geocentric

centers around the belief that the Earth is the center of the universe and that the Sun, planets and other celestial bodies revolve around the Earth.

Heliocentric

centers around the belief that the Sun is the center of the universe and that the planets and other celestial bodies revolve around the Earth.

Kindergarten

ALCOS 9 Identify seasons of the year

o Describing seasonal changes in the weather

ALCOS 10 Identify objects observed in the day sky with the unaided eye, including the sun, clouds, moon, and rainbows.

What Does This Look Like?

1st Grade

Compare the day sky to the night sky as observed with the unaided eye.

What Does This Look Like?

2nd Grade

Identify the basic components of our solar system, including the sun, the planets, and Earth’s moon.

What Does This Look Like?

3rd Grade

Describe the position of the Earth, the moon, and the sun during the course of a day or month

Describe various forms of technology used in observing Earth and its moon.

4th Grade

Identify technological advances and other benefits of space exploration.

Describe the appearance and movement of Earth and its moon

Describe components of our solar system

5th Grade

Compare distances from the sun to planets in our solar system

Relating the size of Earth to the size of other planets in our solar system

Identifying technology used to study planets.

Describe the appearance and

movement of Earth and its

moonIdentifying the waxing and waning of the moon in the night sky

Identifying lunar and solar eclipses

Describing components of our solar system

Defining comets, asteroids and meteors

Identify technological advances

and other benefits of space

explorationListing highlights of space exploration, including satellites, manned moon missions, the unmanned Mars mission and an inhabited space station

Identifying Alabama’s contribution to the space industry