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Larry Cat in Space
Grades K – 2
Larry is a cartoon cat who loves to watch the night sky. When his human friend Diana gets a job on the Moon, Larry stows away in a trunk to follow her. During his trip, he learns about gravity, the Moon’s features, and the view from above.
CT - Grades PreK-2 Core Scientific Inquiry, Literacy and Numeracy
SCIENTIFIC LITERACY: Scientific literacy includes speaking, listening, presenting, interpreting, reading and writing about science.
A INQ. 4 - Read, write, listen and speak about observations of the natural world.
K.4 - Some objects are natural, while others have been designed and made by people to improve the quality of life.
A9. Describe the types of materials used by people to build houses, and the properties that make the materials useful.
MA - Earth & Space Science, Grades PreK – 2
The Sun as a Source of Light and Heat
4. Recognize that the sun supplies heat and light to the earth and is necessary for life.
Periodic Phenomena
5. Identify some events around us that have repeating patterns, including the seasons of the year, day and night.
MA – Life Science (Biology) – Grades PreK – 2
Characteristics of Living Things
1. Recognize that animals (including humans) and plants are living things that grow, reproduce, and need food, air, and water.
Living Things and their Environment
6. Recognize that people and other animals interact with the environment through their senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste.
MA – Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics), Grades PreK – 2
Position and Motion of Objects
4. Demonstrate that the way to change the motion of an object is to apply a force (give it a push or a pull). The greater the force, the greater the change in the motion of the object.
NY – Standard 4 – Science (Elementary)
Physical Setting
5. Energy and matter interact through forces that result in changes in motion.
Students:
- describe the effects of common forces (pushes and pulls) on objects, such as those caused by gravity, magnetism, and mechanical forces.
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