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California Standards Guide for Lessons and Project in Your Solar Home Guidebook Third Grade Standard Chapter or Project Physical Sciences 1. Energy and matter have multiple forms and can be changed from one form to another. As a basis for understanding this concept: a. Students know energy comes from the Sun to Earth in the form of light. Chapter 3: Solar Cooking Chapter 4: Solar Hot Water Chapter 5: Passive Solar Design Chapter 6: Solar Electricity Your Solar Home DVD 2. Light has a source and travels in a direction. As a basis for understanding this concept: a. Students know sunlight can be blocked to create shadows. b. Students know light is reflected from mirrors and other surfaces. Project #12: Series and Parallel Circuits Project #3 Ice Cube Meltdown Earth Sciences 4. Objects in the sky move in regular and predictable patterns. As a basis for under-standing this concept: e. Students know the position of the Sun in the sky changes during the course of the day and from season to season. Chapter 1: Facing the Sun Project #1: Cereal Box Sundial Project #2: Sun Angle Tool Investigation and Experimentation 5. e. Collect data in an investigation and analyze those data to develop a logical conclusion. Project #2: Sun Angle Tool Third Grade Writing 1.0 Writing Strategies Students write clear and coherent sentences and paragraphs that develop a central idea. Their writing shows they consider the audience and purpose. Students progress through the stages of the writing process (e.g., prewriting, drafting, revising, editing successive versions). Chapter 5: Passive Solar Design Project #9: Build Model Solar Homes Fourth Grade Standards Standard Chapter or Project Science:1. Electricity and magnetism are related effects that have many useful applications in everyday life. As a basis for understanding this concept: a. Students know how to design and build simple series and parallel circuits by using components such as wires, batteries, and b