Cosmic Times

Cosmic Times Lesson Plans
National Science Educational Standards

Below is a table showing the National Science Education Standards met by the Cosmic Times lesson plans. The National Language Arts and Social Studies/World History Standards are shown here.

The numbers in the table below refer to the following National Science Education Standards as follows:

  • National Science Standards for Grades 5-8
    • NS.5-8.1 – Science as Inquiry
    • NS.5-8.2 – Physical Science
    • NS.5-8.4 – Earth and Space Science
    • NS.5-8.5 – Science and Technology
    • NS.5-8.7 – History and Nature of Science
  • National Science Standards for Grades 9-12
    • NS.9-12.1 – Science as Inquiry
    • NS.9-12.2 – Physical Science
    • NS.9-12.4 – Earth and Space Science
    • NS.9-12.5 – Science and Technology
    • NS.9-12.7 – History and Nature of Science

National Science Standards

1919 Lesson Plans
  National Science Standards for Grades 5-8 National Science Standards for Grades 9-12
  NS.5-8.1 NS.5-8.2 NS.5-8.4 NS.5-8.5 NS.5-8.7 NS.9-12.1 NS.9-12.2 NS.9-12.4 NS.9-12.5 NS.9-12.7
Einstein and His Times            
Eclipses and Moon Phases X X        
Two Versions of Gravity: Newton and Einstein       XXX X
Einstein's Gravity       XXX X
 
1929 Lesson Plans
  National Science Standards for Grades 5-8 National Science Standards for Grades 9-12
  NS.5-8.1 NS.5-8.2 NS.5-8.4 NS.5-8.5 NS.5-8.7 NS.9-12.1 NS.9-12.2 NS.9-12.4 NS.9-12.5 NS.9-12.7
Discovering the Milky Way       X X X
Just How Far is that Star?       X XXX
Cosmic CSI       XXX X
Determining the Universe       XXX X
Unsung Heroes of Science     X     X
 
1955 Lesson Plans
  National Science Standards for Grades 5-8 National Science Standards for Grades 9-12
  NS.5-8.1 NS.5-8.2 NS.5-8.4 NS.5-8.5 NS.5-8.7 NS.9-12.1 NS.9-12.2 NS.9-12.4 NS.9-12.5 NS.9-12.7
The Evidence is Clear       X X X
Cosmic Jeopardy X   X XXX X
Big Bang Science Fiction     X   X X
Discovering 'Yardsticks' are 'Metersticks'       X XXX
Hubble's Law Mis-calibration Extension       XXX X
 
1965 Lesson Plans
  National Science Standards for Grades 5-8 National Science Standards for Grades 9-12
  NS.5-8.1 NS.5-8.2 NS.5-8.4 NS.5-8.5 NS.5-8.7 NS.9-12.1 NS.9-12.2 NS.9-12.4 NS.9-12.5 NS.9-12.7
Reading Strategies     X     X
Cosmic Microwave Background       XXX X
Tornadoes and Galaxies X     X X  
What's the Matter?       XX   
 
1993 Lesson Plans
  National Science Standards for Grades 5-8 National Science Standards for Grades 9-12
  NS.5-8.1 NS.5-8.2 NS.5-8.4 NS.5-8.5 NS.5-8.7 NS.9-12.1 NS.9-12.2 NS.9-12.4 NS.9-12.5 NS.9-12.7
Raisin Bread Universe X     X X X
What's the Problem with Isotropy       X XXX
Gravitational Waves       XXX X
Melting Ice XX    X X X
Dark Matter NASA Conference       XXX  
 
2006 Lesson Plans
  National Science Standards for Grades 5-8 National Science Standards for Grades 9-12
  NS.5-8.1 NS.5-8.2 NS.5-8.4 NS.5-8.5 NS.5-8.7 NS.9-12.1 NS.9-12.2 NS.9-12.4 NS.9-12.5 NS.9-12.7
Measuring Dark Energy       XXX X
Tools of the Trade       X XXX
Cosmic Times 2019    XX    XX
Things Are Not What They Seem       X X X
Century Timeline XX  X XXX X
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