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Standard Area - 3.3: Earth and Space Sciences
Organizing Category - 3.3.B: Origin and Evolution of the Universe
Grade Level - 3.3.5.B:
GRADE 5

Standard - 3.3.5.B1

Provide evidence that the earth revolves around (orbits) the sun in a year’s time and that the earth rotates on its axis once approximately every 24 hours.

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Assessment Anchor - S5.D.3 Composition and Structure of the Universe
- Anchor Descriptor - S5.D.3.1 Explain the relationships between objects in our solar system.
  - Eligible Content - S5.D.3.1.1 Describe the patterns of Earth’s rotation and revolution in relation to the Sun and Moon (i.e., solar eclipse, phases of the Moon, and time).
    
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  - Eligible Content - S5.D.3.1.2 Compare the general characteristics of the inner planets of our solar system (i.e., size, orbital path, surface characteristics, and moons).
    
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