National Science Standards Covered by the AstroCappella Songs, Lesson Plans, and Activities

National Science Education Standards (NSES) Content Standards Natural Sciences (from the National Academy of Sciences)

Song	Concept, *standards* in song, lesson plan and activity
Nine Planets	Unifying concepts: systems, order and organization; Earth and Space Science: objects in the sky; Physical Science: position and motion of objects.
Sun Song	Unifying concepts: change, constancy and measurement, changes in earth and sky; Science as Inquiry: understandings about scientific inquiry; Earth and Space Science: objects in the sky, energy in the earth sys tem; Physical Science: light, heat, electricity and magnetism, transfer of energy; History and Nature of Science: science as a human endeavor, history of science.
Habitable Zone	Unifying concepts: evolution and equilibrium;Earth and Space Science: earth in the solar system, structure of the earth system, geochemical cycles?*; Physical Science:* properties of objects and materials, motion s and forces.
Lunar Love	Unifying concepts: change, constancy and measurement; *Earth and Space Science*: objects in the sky, changes in earth and sky; Physical Science: motion and forces.
HST Bop	Earth and Space Science: objects in the sky; Science and Technology: abilities of technological design, understandings about science and technology; *Science as Inquiry: understandings about scientific inquiry; History and Nature of Science*: science as a human endeavor.
Come and Visit Mars	Earth and Space Science: earth in the solar system, *Physical Science:* properties of objects and materials; motion and forces; light and heat; *History and Nature of Science*: science as a human endeavor
Little Bit of Rock	Unifying concepts: systems, order and organization; Earth and Space Science: objects in the sky; Physical Science: position and motion of objects.
Dance of the Planets	Unifying concepts: evidence, models and explanation; *Earth and Space Science: objects in the sky; Physical Science: motion and forces; History and Nature of Science*: science as a human endeavor, n ature of scientific knowledge, historical perspectives.
Doppler Shifting	Unifying concepts: evidence, models and explanation; change, constancy and measurement; *Physical Science: motion and forces; Earth and Space Science: origin and evolution of the universe; ; Science and Te chnology:* abilities of technological design; *History and Nature of Science*: nature of scientific knowledge.
Wolf 359	Earth and Space Science: earth in the solar system, *Physical Science:* properties of objects and materials; motions and forces; light and heat.
Cosmic Radio Show	Unifying concepts: evidence, models and explanation; change, constancy and measurement; *Physical Science: structure of atoms, light and heat, structure and properties of matter; Earth and Space Science: origin and evolution of the universe; Science and Technology:* abilities of technological design; *History and Nature of Science*: science as a human endeavor, historical perspectives, nature of scientific knowledge.
High Energy Groove	Unifying concepts: evidence, models and explanation; change, constancy and measurement; *Physical Science: structure of atoms; light, heat, electricity and magnetism, structure and properties of matter; Science and Tech nology: understandings about science and technology; History and Nature of Science*: science as a human endeavor, nature of scientific knowledge.
Swift	Unifying concepts: evidence, models and explanation; change, constancy and measurement; *Physical Science: light, heat, electricity and magnetism, structure and properties of matter; Science and Technology: abil ities of technological design, understandings about science and technology; History and Nature of Science*: science as a human endeavor, nature of scientific knowledge.