NCES.3.E.1 - Recognize the major components and patterns observed in the earth/moon/sun system.
- NCES.3.E.1.1 - Recognize that the earth is part of a system called the solar system that includes the sun (a star), planets, and many moons and the earth is the third planet from the sun in our solar system.
- NCES.3.E.1.2 - Recognize that changes in the length and direction of an object's shadow indicate the apparent changing position of the Sun during the day although the patterns of the stars in the sky, to include the Sun, stay the same.