Resource Alignments to Science Content Standards for
California Public Schools--Grades One through Three
Grade One Standards
Earth Science
Investigation &
Experimentation
Students know changes in weather changes from day
to day, but that trends in temperature or of rain tend
to be predictable during a season
Students know how to use simple tools (e.g.,
thermometer) to measure weather conditions and
record changes from day to day and across seasons
Students know the Sun warms the land, air, water.
Draw pictures that portray some features of the thing
being described
Record Observations and data with pictures,
numbers or written statement
Describe the relative position of objects
Make new observations when discrepancies exist
between two descriptions of the same object or
phenomenon
Grade Two
Physical Science
Investigation &
Experimentation
Resources/Lessons
Weather Journal
Weather Journal
Weather Journal, The Sun, An Introduction
Pre- and Post-Assessments, How Big is the Sun?
What Makes Shadows? What Makes Day and Night?
Motion of the Sun and Earth, Adding the Moon,
Eclipse Model, Solar Eclipse Book, Science Journals
Lessons above and The Sun--An Introduction,
Eclipse--An Introduction, How Can the Little Moon
hide the Giant Sun?
What Makes Shadows? What Makes Day and Night?
Eclipse Model, Solar Eclipse Book
The Sun--An Introduction, Eclipse--An Introduction,
Eclipse Model, Post-Assessments
Resources/Lessons
Students know the position of an object can be
described by locating it in relation to another object
or to the background
Students know an object’s motion can be described
by recording the change in position
Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful
questions and conducting careful investigations:
--Make predictions based on observed patterns
--Measure length, temperature with appropriate tools
What Makes Shadows? What Makes Day and Night?
Eclipse Model, Solar Eclipse Book
What Makes Day and Night? Motion of the Sun and
Earth, Adding the Moon, Eclipse Model
The Sun--An Introduction, How Big is the Sun?
Eclipse--An Introduction, How Can the Little Moon
Hide the Giant Sun?
Grade Three Standards
Physical Science
Earth Science
Investigation &
Experimentation
Energy and matter have multiple forms:
--Students know energy comes from the Sun to
Earth in the form of light
Light has a source and travels in a direction:
--Students know sunlight can be blocked to create
shadows
Objects in the sky move in regular and predicable
patterns. Students know:
--Telescopes magnify the appearance of distant
objects in the sky.
--Earth is one of several planets that orbit the Sun
and that the Moon orbits Earth
--The position of the Sun in the sky changes during
the course of the day and from season to season.
Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful
questions and conducting careful investigations.
Students will:
--Repeat observations to improve accuracy
--Use numeric data in describing and comparing
objects, events, and measurements
--Predict outcome of a simple investigation
--Collect data in an investigation and analyze those
data to develop a logical conclusion
Resources/Lessons
The Sun—An Introduction, What Makes Day and
Night?
What Makes Shadows? Eclipse Model, Solar Eclipse
Book
The Sun--An Introduction, What Makes Shadows?
What Makes Day and Night? Motion of the Sun and
Earth, Adding the Moon, Eclipse Model
The Sun--An Introduction, Eclipse--An Introduction,
How Can the Little Moon Hide the Giant Sun? How
Big is the Sun? Post-Assessments, Weather Journal,
Science Journal