Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!

Today, Jessi and Sam the Bat take a look at constellations. Humans have been looking up at the sky for a long time and seeing all kinds of pictures hidden in the stars!

First Grade Next Generation Science Standards

Disciplinary Core Idea:

ESS1.A: The Universe and its Stars - Patterns of the motion of the sun, moon, and stars in the sky can be observed, described, and predicted. (1-ESS1-1)


Performance Expectation:

1-ESS1-1 Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.

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