Space for Schools: Arizona
Arizona space standards from K.E2U1.5 to HS.E2U1.17, each paired with a free lesson page, plus live tools and a printable worksheet.
Last updated . Curriculum links last reviewed November 2026.
What Arizona uses
Checked November 2026The Arizona Science Standards were approved by the Arizona State Board of Education in October 2018, with small edits dated December 2021. A code joins the grade, a core idea and a running number, so 5.E2U1.7 is a Grade 5 Earth and space standard. Space turns up in Kindergarten and Grades 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7, with the most in the high school Earth and space strand.
How to use this page
Find your code in the tables below. The lesson page has a lesson sequence, common misconceptions and questions with answers; the live tools and the worksheet open straight from the same row.
Kindergarten
Sky patterns| Code | What students do | Lesson page | Live tools and worksheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| K.E2U1.5 | Notice how the Sun, Moon and stars move | 1-ESS1-1 | Moon globe, Moonrise Tonight, What's that light in the sky? Moon diary |
Grade 2
Sun and Moon| Code | What students do | Lesson page | Live tools and worksheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.E2U1.8 | Follow the Sun by day, the Moon by night | 1-ESS1-1 | Moon globe, Moonrise Tonight, What's that light in the sky? Moon diary |
Grade 3
The Sun| Code | What students do | Lesson page | Live tools and worksheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.E1U1.4 | Why the Sun powers so much on Earth | Live tools only | The Sun in 3D |
Grade 5
Earth, Moon and gravity| Code | What students do | Lesson page | Live tools and worksheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.E2U1.7 | Model how Earth and the Moon travel | MS-ESS1-1 | Moon globe, Eclipse tracker, Live ISS tracker Moon diary |
| 5.E2U1.8 | Show which way Earth's gravity pulls | 5-PS2-1 | Worlds, Re-entry tracker, Live ISS tracker Weight on other worlds |
Grade 6
The solar system| Code | What students do | Lesson page | Live tools and worksheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.E1U1.6 | How sunlight warms the ground and air | Live tools only | The Sun in 3D |
| 6.E2U1.7 | Compare sizes and distances out in space | MS-ESS1-3 | Deep Space: light-time, Worlds, Mars globe Voyager 1 light-time |
| 6.E2U1.8 | Why the night sky seems to turn | 5-ESS1-2 | Live ISS tracker, What's that light in the sky? How many sunrises do astronauts see? |
| 6.E2U1.9 | One model for phases, eclipses and tides | MS-ESS1-1 | Moon globe, Eclipse tracker, Live ISS tracker Moon diary |
| 6.E2U1.10 | The Sun's gravity holds the planets in orbit | MS-ESS1-2 | Deep Space, Live Globe, Near-Earth objects |
Grade 7
Gravity| Code | What students do | Lesson page | Live tools and worksheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.P3U1.3 | Test how gravity pulls on everyday objects | MS-PS2-4 | Worlds, Moon globe, Deep Space Weight on other worlds |
High school
Earth and space science, physics| Code | What students do | Lesson page | Live tools and worksheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| HS.E2U1.15 | Fusion powers the Sun and other stars | HS-ESS1-1 | The Sun in 3D, Aurora forecast, Space telescopes |
| HS.E2U1.16 | How gravity shapes the paths of planets | HS-ESS1-4 | Satellite directory, Types of orbits, Live ISS tracker Kepler's third law |
| HS.E2U1.17 | Evidence for a universe that began and grew | HS-ESS1-2 | Space telescopes, JWST tracker, Hubble tracker |
| HS.P2U1.5 | Gravity as one field among several | HS-PS2-4 | Worlds, Satellite directory, Live ISS tracker Weight on other worlds |
| HS+E.E1U1.7 | Meteorites and old rocks tell Earth's early story | HS-ESS1-6 | Near-Earth objects, Moon globe, Meteor tracker |
| HS+E.E2U1.12 | Stars as element factories | HS-ESS1-3 | Space telescopes, The Sun in 3D, JWST tracker |
| HS+E.E2U1.13 | Gravity from mass and distance, with data | HS-PS2-4 | Worlds, Satellite directory, Live ISS tracker Weight on other worlds |
| HS+E.E2U1.14 | Use math to track planets and moons | HS-ESS1-4 | Satellite directory, Types of orbits, Live ISS tracker Kepler's third law |
| HS+E.E2U1.15 | How a spinning cloud became our solar system | HS-ESS1-6 | Near-Earth objects, Moon globe, Meteor tracker |
| HS+E.E2U1.16 | Size and scale from planets to galaxies | MS-ESS1-3 | Deep Space: light-time, Worlds, Mars globe Voyager 1 light-time |
| HS+E.E2U2.17 | How new tools changed our view of the universe | Live tools only | Space telescopes |
About these codes
These are our suggestions for where each tool fits. Always preview a page before using it with a class: some tools show ads, these school pages do not.
Codes: Arizona Science Standards (Arizona Department of Education). Activities and lesson pages are our own words. Orbital Radar is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Arizona Department of Education.
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