National Standards
AAAS: by Debbie Denise Reese Ph.D.
Correspondences between Selene Selenology Domain Superordinate Concepts, AAAS Atlas of Science Literacy Strand Maps (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2001).
| Selene | Grades | Atlas |
| Selenology | 6-8 | Planets of very different size, composition, and surface features move around the sun... Some planets and moons show evidence of geologic activity.... 1 |
| Accretion | 9-12 | Our solar system coalesced out of a giant cloud of gas and debris left in the wake of exploding stars about five billion years ago.... 1 |
| Differentiation | 6-8 | The earth first formed in a molten state and then the surface cooled into solid rock.2
As the earth and other planets formed, the heavier elements fell to their centers....1 |
| Stratification | 9-12 | Scientific evidence implies that some rock near the earth’s surface is several billion years old.2 |
| Impact Cratering | 6-8 | Many chunks of rock orbit the sun. Those that meet the earth glow and disintegrate from friction as they plunge through the atmosphere—and sometimes impact the ground...1 |
| Volcanism | 6-8 | Some changes in the earth’s surface are abrupt (such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions)... 2
The interior of the earth is hot. Heat flow and movement of material within the earth cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions which create mountains and ocean basins. 2 |
1 The Universe: Solar System strand, p. 45.
2 Processes that Shape the Earth: Changes in the Earth’s Surface strand, p. 51.
Reference
American Association for the Advancement of Science (2001).
Atlas of science literacy. Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science and National Science Teachers Association.