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SC Astronauts
South Carolina Social Studies Standards
SC Astronauts
Late 20th and Early 21st Centuries-Cold War America
Topics include – Charles Duke, Ronald McNair, Charles Bolden, NASA, Apollo program, Apollo
16, Space Exploration, Shuttle program, Challenger accident
SC Science Academic Standards
4.E.3: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the locations, movements, and
patterns of stars and objects in the solar system.
Conceptual Understanding
4.E.3A. Astronomy is the study of objects in our solar system and beyond. A solar system
includes a sun, (star), and all other objects that orbit that sun. Planets in our night sky change
positions and are not always visible from Earth as they orbit our Sun. Stars that are beyond the
solar system can be seen in the night sky in patterns called constellations. Constellations can be
used for navigation and appear to move together across the sky because of Earth’s rotation.
Performance Indicator
4.E.3A.1 Develop and use models of Earth’s solar system to exemplify the location and order of
the planets as they orbit the Sun and the main composition (rock or gas) of the planets.
Standard 8.E.4 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the universe and the
predictable patterns caused by Earth’s movement in the solar system.
Conceptual Understanding
8.E.4A Earth’s solar system is part of the Milky Way Galaxy, which is one of many galaxies in the
universe. The planet Earth is a tiny part of a vast universe that has developed over a span of
time beginning with a period of extreme and rapid expansion.
Performance Indicator
8.E.4A.1 Obtain and communicate information to model the position of the Sun in the universe,
the shapes and composition of galaxies, and the measurement unit needed to identify star and
galaxy locations
Standard 8.E.4 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the universe and the
predictable patterns caused by Earth’s movement in the solar system.
Conceptual Understanding
8.E.4A Earth’s solar system is part of the Milky Way Galaxy, which is one of many galaxies in
the universe. The planet Earth is a tiny part of a vast universe that has developed over a span of
time beginning with a period of extreme and rapid expansion.
Performance Indicator
8.E.4A.2 Construct and analyze scientific arguments to support claims that the universe began
with a period of extreme and rapid expansion using evidence from the composition of stars and
gases and the motion of galaxies in the universe.
Standard 8.E.4 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the universe and the
predictable patterns caused by Earth’s movement in the solar system.
Conceptual Understanding
8.E.4B Earth’s solar system consists of the Sun and other objects that are held in orbit around
the Sun by its gravitational pull on them. Motions within the Earth-Moon-Sun system have
effects that can be observed on Earth.
Performance Indicator
8.E.4B.1 Obtain and communicate information to model and compare the characteristics and
movements of objects in the solar system (including planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and
meteors).
South Carolina Social Studies Academic Standards
Standard 7-5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of international developments
during the Cold War era.
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7-5.4 - Analyze the political and technological competition between the Soviet Union and the
United States for global influence, including the Korean Conflict, the Berlin Wall, the Vietnam
War, the Cuban missile crisis, the “space race,” and the threat of nuclear annihilation.
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Credits
South Carolina Social Studies Standard Correlations were provided by Lisa Ray
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