Appendix on Implementing District Standards
Information Provided by:
VDOE. Virginia Department of Education
https://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/science/index.shtml
SOL 4.1:
The student will engage in the scientific process in the following ways:
k) data are communicated with simple graphs, pictures, written statements, and numbers; l) models are constructed to clarify explanations, demonstrate relationships, and solve needs; and m) current applications are used to reinforce science concepts. This unit will allow students to be able to engage in the STEM process in class, which will allow them to engage in these specific parts of the scientific process. Students will be representing data and classification information about their stars in a chart format, along with pictures and statements. Models will be constructed, and students will be able to apply their science knowledge.
SOL 4.7:
The student will investigate and understand the organization of the solar system. The students will be learning about the solar system within this unit in a more engaging way. With this unit, students will be learning about the stars as well as the rest of the solar system, so that they get more information than they would normally on the planets typically discussed in class and the sun.
SOL 4.8:
The student will learn about earth patterns, cycles and changes by learning about the:
d) the relative size, position, age, and makeup of the Sun. In this unit, we will spend a great deal of time discussing the various characteristics of stars. As the sun is a star, this will allow students to engage with this standard more thoroughly as well.
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