Clarification Statement - S.MS.ESS.1.3.CS:
Emphasis is on the analysis of data from Earth-based instruments, space-based telescopes, and spacecraft to determine similarities and differences among solar system objects. Examples of scale properties could include the sizes of an object’s layers (such

Assessment Boundary - S.MS.ESS.1.3.AB:
Assessment does not include recalling facts about properties of the planets and other solar system bodies

Science and Engineering Practices - 6-8.SEP4.1:
Analyze and interpret data to determine similarities and differences in findings.

Disciplinary Core Ideas - S.MS.ESS.1.3.DCI:
ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System •(NYSED) The solar system consists of the Sun and a collection of objects, including planets, their moons, comets, and asteroids that are held in orbit around the Sun by its gravitational pull on them.

Crosscutting Concepts - CC7.4:
Time, space, and energy phenomena can be observed at various scales using models to study systems that are too large or too small.