New Hampshire Frameworks Correlations
Hubble Site 
See what is out at the outer edges of the Universe as seen though the lens of the Hubble Telescope. This site from NASA is full of images and includes news about Hubble, multimedia examinations of the science behind Hubble and what it sees out in the Universe, and games and activities.
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Science: Science, Technology, and Society
Curriculum Standard 2a
Students will demonstrate an increasing ability to use measuring instruments to gather accurate and/or precise information.
Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade ten students will be able to:
- Describe ways in which technology has improved measuring instruments and their accuracy.
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:
- Explain how the brightness of a star as seen from Earth is related to its size, color, and distance from the Earth.
- Use a telescope to magnify the appearance of some distant objects in the sky.
- State the type of information which can be gathered by the use of scientific instruments such as telescopes, satellites, etc.
Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade ten students will be able to:
- Describe the current scientific theory relating to the origin and geologic evolution of the Earth and the solar system.
- Draw inferences from celestial and terrestrial observations relating frames of reference for time and Earth motion.
