1. What’s Out There?

2. 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

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. What Does This Look Like?

8. 1 st Grade Compare the day sky to the night sky as observed with the unaided eye.

9. What Does This Look Like?

10. 2 nd Grade Identify the basic components of our solar system, including the sun, the planets, and Earth’s moon.

11. What Does This Look Like?

13. 3 rd 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.

14. 4 th Grade Identify technological advances and other benefits of space exploration. Identify technological advances and other benefits of space exploration. Describe the appearance and movement of Earth and its moon Describe the appearance and movement of Earth and its moon Describe components of our solar system Describe components of our solar system

15. 5 th 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.

16. Describe the appearance and movement of Earth and its moon Identifying the waxing and waning of the moon in the night sky Identifying lunar and solar eclipses

17. Describing components of our solar system Defining comets, asteroids and meteors

18. Identify technological advances and other benefits of space exploration Listing 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