RPSEC Student Programs for
South Carolina & Georgia Schools

South Carolina Schools

Georgia Schools

Grade 4: SCSS 4-3.2, 3.5, 3.8
Grade 4: SCMS 4-5.9
Grade 5: SCSS 5-5.1, 5.2, 5.3
Grade 5: SCSSS 5-5.2, 5.4
Grade 7: SCSSS 7-6.2, 7.2
Grade 8: SCSS 8-4.1, 4.4, 4.8, 4.10, 5.3

Grade 4 Science
Standard 4-3: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the properties, movements, and locations of objects in the solar system. (Earth Science)

Indicators:
4-3.2 Compare the properties (including the type of surface and atmosphere) and the location of Earth to the Sun, which is a star, and the Moon.
4-3.5 Explain how the rotation of Earth results in day and night.
4-3.8 Recognize the purpose of telescopes.

Grade 4 Math
Measurement
4-5.9 Exemplify situations in which highly accurate measurements are required.

Grade 5 Science
Standard 5-5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the nature of force and motion. (Physical Science)
Indicators:
5-5.1 Illustrate the affects of force (including magnetism, gravity, and friction) on motion.
5-5.2 Summarize the motion of an object in terms of position, direction, and speed.
5-5.3 Explain how unbalanced forces affect the rate and direction of motion in objects

 
Grade 5 Social Studies
Standard 5-5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the social, economic, and political events that influenced the United States during the Cold War era.

Indicators:
5-5.2 Summarize changes in the United States economy following World War II, including the expanding job market and service industry, consumerism, and new technology. (E, P, H)
5-5.4 Explain the course of the Cold War, including differing economic and political philosophies of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the United States, the space race, the Cuban missile crisis, and the Vietnam War. (P, G, E, H)

Standard 5-6: The student will demonstrate an understanding of developments in the United States since the fall of the Soviet Union and its satellite states in 1992.

Indicator:
5-6.3 Explain how technological innovations have changed daily life in the United States since the early 1990s, including changes in the economy and the culture that were brought about by computers, electronics, satellites, and mass communication systems. (E, H)

Grade 7 Social Studies
Standard 7-6: The student will demonstrate an understanding of international developments in the post–World War II world, including the impact of the Cold War on the world.

Indicator:
7-6.2 Summarize the events of the Cold War, including the Soviet domination of Eastern Europe; the development of new military, nuclear, and space technology.

Standard 7-7: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the significant political, economic, geographic, scientific, technological, and cultural changes and advancements that took place throughout the world from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day.

Indicator:
7-7.2 Explain the significance and impact of the information, technological, and communications revolutions, including the role of television, satellites, computers, and the Internet.

Grade 8 Science

Standard 8-4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics, structure, and predictable motions of celestial bodies. (Earth Science)

Indicators:
8-4.1 Summarize the characteristics and movements of objects in the solar system (including planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and meteors).
8-4.4 Explain the motions of Earth and the Moon and the effects of these motions as they orbit the Sun (including day, year, phases of the Moon, eclipses, and tides).
8-4.8 Explain the difference between mass and weight by using the concept of gravitational force.
8-4.10 Compare the purposes of the tools and the technology that scientists use to study space (including various types of telescopes, satellites, space probes, and spectroscopes).

Standard 8-5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the effects of forces on the motion of an object. (Physical Science)

Indicators:
8-5.3 Analyze the effects of forces (including gravity and friction) on the speed and direction of an object.