Choosing & using 'Modeling the Reasons for Seasonal Change'

National Science Education Standards (NSES):
- 5-8:
  - Unifying concepts and processes:
    - Evidence, models, and explanation
    - Systems, order, and organization
  - A - Science as inquiry:
    - Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
    - Understanding about scientific inquiry
  - B - Physical science:
    - Transfer of energy
  - D - Earth and space science:
    - Earth in the solar system
- 9-12:
  - Unifying concepts and processes:
    - Change, constancy, and measurement
    - Evidence, models, and explanation
    - Systems, order, and organization
  - A - Science as inquiry:
    - Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
    - Understandings about scientific inquiry
  - B - Physical science:
    - Interactions of energy and matter
  - D - Earth and space science:
    - Energy in the earth system
National Geography Standards:
- The uses of geography:
  - How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future
- The world in spatial terms:
  - How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information


Educational Standards associated with Modeling the Reasons for Seasonal Change	Comment on this resource
National Science Education Standards (NSES): 5-8: Unifying concepts and processes: Evidence, models, and explanation Systems, order, and organization A - Science as inquiry: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry Understanding about scientific inquiry B - Physical science: Transfer of energy D - Earth and space science: Earth in the solar system 9-12: Unifying concepts and processes: Change, constancy, and measurement Evidence, models, and explanation Systems, order, and organization A - Science as inquiry: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry Understandings about scientific inquiry B - Physical science: Interactions of energy and matter D - Earth and space science: Energy in the earth system National Geography Standards: The uses of geography: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future The world in spatial terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information