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Selene: a lunar construction game

State Standards

Illinois: by Jennifer Hubbell-Thomas

Educator Jennifer Hubbell-Thomas specifies How the Selene Project relates to the Illinois State Science Goals for Middle/Junior High School.

Copyright 2009 by Jennifer Hubbell-Thomas. Used with permission.


ILLINOIS STATE SCIENCE GOAL 12:
Ms. Hubbell-Thomas states that there are three definite correlations to the Selene project, as well as two that have possible connections.
UNDERSTAND THE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES AND INTERCONNECTIONS OF THE LIFE, PHYSICAL AND EARTH/SPACE SCIENCES.
Why this goal is important: This goal is comprised of key concepts and principles in the life, physical, and earth/space sciences that have considerable explanatory and predictive power for scientists and non-scientists alike. These ideas have been thoroughly studied and have stood the test of time. Knowing and being able to apply these concepts, principles, and processes help students understand what they observe in nature and through scientific experimentation. A working knowledge of these concepts and principles allows students to relate new subject matter to material previously learned and to create deeper and more meaningful levels of understanding.
C. Know and apply concepts that describe properties of matter and energy and the interactions between them.
(possible connection)
12.C.3b. Model and describe the chemical and physical characteristics of matter (e.g., atoms, molecules, elements, compounds, mixtures).
D. Know and apply concepts that describe force and motion and the principles that explain them.
(possible connection)
12.D.3a. Explain and demonstrate how forces affect motion.

**(definite correlation)
12.D.3b. Explain the factors that affect the gravitational forces on objects such as changes in mass and distance.
F. Know and apply concepts that explain the composition and structure of the universe and Earth’s place in it.
**(definite correlation)
12.F.3a. Simulate, analyze, and explain the effects of gravitational force in the solar system (e.g. orbital shape and speed, tides, spherical shape of the planets and moons.).

**(definite correlation)
12.F.3b. Describe the organization and physical characteristics of the solar system.




 
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