New Hampshire Frameworks Correlations
Sky Chart 
Don't have a telescope? City lights too bright for a good view of the night sky? At this site you can simulate a naked-eye view of the sky from any location on Earth, at any time of day or night, on any date from 1600 to 2400.
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Science: Earth/Space Science
Curriculum Standard 4a
Students will demonstrate an increasing ability to understand that the Earth is a unique member of our solar system, located in a galaxy, within the universe.
Proficiency Standards
- By the end of grade six students will be able to:Compare and contrast important features of the Earth, Sun and Moon.
- Observe and describe the motion of the sun, moon, and stars from the perspective of the Earth.
- Explain how the brightness of a star as seen from Earth is related to its size, color, and distance from the Earth.
- Explain how the Earth's relationship to the Sun causes night, day, and the seasons.
Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade ten students will be able to:
- Use a model to describe the location and motion of the Earth and its Moon in the solar system.
- Identify the other planets in the solar system on a diagram or in the night sky, and describe their motions, as well as the motion of the planetary moons and comets.
- Describe the characteristics of Earth and other planets in the solar system in terms of their ability to support life.
- Explain phases of the Moon in terms of relative positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun.
- Draw inferences from celestial and terrestrial observations relating frames of reference for time and Earth motion.
