Space for Schools: Utah
Every space standard in Utah SEEd, from Grade 1 sky patterns and the Grade 4 Sun-brightness question to high school Astronomy, linked to free lessons, live tools and worksheets.
Last updated . Curriculum links last reviewed November 2026.
What Utah uses
Checked November 2026The Utah Science with Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards, revised and adopted by the Utah State Board of Education in June 2023. Utah numbers each standard by grade, strand and position, so 4.4.1 is Grade 4, Strand 4, Standard 1, and high school courses add letters, as in ESS.1.2. Space shows up in Grades 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7, with the Sun-brightness idea a year earlier than the national pattern, then in Earth and Space Science, Chemistry, Physics and the supplemental Astronomy course.
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
Sunlight| Code | What students do | Lesson page | Live tools and worksheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| K.1.3 | Test how sunlight warms different materials | Live tools only | The Sun in 3D |
Grade 1
Sky patterns| Code | What students do | Lesson page | Live tools and worksheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.1 | Track how the Sun, Moon and stars move | 1-ESS1-1 | Moon globe, Moonrise Tonight, What's that light in the sky? Moon diary |
| 1.1.2 | Compare hours of daylight across the year | 1-ESS1-2 | Live ISS tracker, ISS Visible Tonight |
| 1.1.3 | Build a gadget that measures daylight | 1-ESS1-2 | Live ISS tracker, ISS Visible Tonight |
Grade 3
Gravity| Code | What students do | Lesson page | Live tools and worksheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.3.3 | Explain why things fall toward Earth's center | 5-PS2-1 | Worlds, Re-entry tracker, Live ISS tracker Weight on other worlds |
Grade 4
Sun, Earth and stars| Code | What students do | Lesson page | Live tools and worksheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.4.1 | Explain why the Sun outshines other stars | 5-ESS1-1 | The Sun in 3D, Deep Space: light-time, What's that light in the sky? |
| 4.4.2 | Use patterns to show Earth spins and orbits | 5-ESS1-2 | Live ISS tracker, What's that light in the sky? How many sunrises do astronauts see? |
Grade 6
The solar system| Code | What students do | Lesson page | Live tools and worksheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1.1 | Model phases, eclipses and seasons | MS-ESS1-1 | Moon globe, Eclipse tracker, Live ISS tracker Moon diary |
| 6.1.2 | Model how gravity and inertia shape orbits | MS-ESS1-2 | Deep Space, Live Globe, Near-Earth objects |
| 6.1.3 | Compare sizes and distances of solar system bodies | MS-ESS1-3 | Deep Space: light-time, Worlds, Mars globe Voyager 1 light-time |
Grade 7
Gravity and mass| Code | What students do | Lesson page | Live tools and worksheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1.5 | Argue that heavier objects pull harder with gravity | MS-PS2-4 | Worlds, Moon globe, Deep Space Weight on other worlds |
High school
Earth science, chemistry, physics| Code | What students do | Lesson page | Live tools and worksheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESS.1.1 | Model the Sun's life span and its fusion | HS-ESS1-1 | The Sun in 3D, Aurora forecast, Space telescopes |
| ESS.1.2 | Explain the Big Bang from the evidence | HS-ESS1-2 | Space telescopes, JWST tracker, Hubble tracker |
| ESS.1.3 | Model how a star's life changes its matter | HS-ESS1-3 | Space telescopes, The Sun in 3D, JWST tracker |
| ESS.1.4 | Design a fix for a space exploration problem | Live tools only | Live ISS tracker, Deep Space: light-time |
| ESS.2.1 | Date Earth's early history from space rocks | HS-ESS1-6 | Near-Earth objects, Moon globe, Meteor tracker |
| CHEM.1.4 | Show how fusion builds heavier elements | HS-ESS1-3 | Space telescopes, The Sun in 3D, JWST tracker |
| PHYS.3.1 | Compare gravity and electric force with Newton's law | HS-PS2-4 | Worlds, Satellite directory, Live ISS tracker Weight on other worlds |
| PHYS.3.3 | Compare how gravity changes as masses move apart | HS-PS2-4 | Worlds, Satellite directory, Live ISS tracker Weight on other worlds |
| METR.1.2 | Explain seasons from Earth's tilt and sunlight angle | MS-ESS1-1 | Moon globe, Eclipse tracker, Live ISS tracker Moon diary |
High school astronomy
Astronomy course| Code | What students do | Lesson page | Live tools and worksheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASTR.1.1 | Model how Sun, Moon and Earth positions cause events | MS-ESS1-1 | Moon globe, Eclipse tracker, Live ISS tracker Moon diary |
| ASTR.1.2 | Predict which constellations you can see, and when | 5-ESS1-2 | Live ISS tracker, What's that light in the sky? How many sunrises do astronauts see? |
| ASTR.1.3 | Trace how ancient models of the sky developed | HS-ESS1-4 | Satellite directory, Types of orbits, Live ISS tracker Kepler's third law |
| ASTR.1.4 | Read telescope spectra to explain sky events | Live tools only | Space telescopes, JWST tracker |
| ASTR.1.5 | Judge what space exploration has given us | Live tools only | Deep Space: light-time, Satellite directory |
| ASTR.2.1 | Sort solar system objects into groups | MS-ESS1-3 | Deep Space: light-time, Worlds, Mars globe Voyager 1 light-time |
| ASTR.2.2 | Model how the solar system formed | HS-ESS1-6 | Near-Earth objects, Moon globe, Meteor tracker |
| ASTR.2.3 | Model gravity across solar system scales | HS-ESS1-4 | Satellite directory, Types of orbits, Live ISS tracker Kepler's third law |
| ASTR.2.4 | Plan a human colony beyond Earth | Live tools only | Mars globe, Worlds |
| ASTR.3.1 | Model a star's life from formation to its end | HS-ESS1-1 | The Sun in 3D, Aurora forecast, Space telescopes |
| ASTR.3.2 | Compare stars on a brightness and temperature chart | HS-ESS1-1 | The Sun in 3D, Aurora forecast, Space telescopes |
| ASTR.3.3 | Ask how a star's mass decides its ending | HS-ESS1-3 | Space telescopes, The Sun in 3D, JWST tracker |
| ASTR.4.1 | Weigh the proof behind the Big Bang | HS-ESS1-2 | Space telescopes, JWST tracker, Hubble tracker |
| ASTR.4.2 | Model the early universe and the first stars | HS-ESS1-2 | Space telescopes, JWST tracker, Hubble tracker |
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: Utah Science with Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards (Utah State Board of Education). Activities and lesson pages are our own words. Orbital Radar is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Utah State Board of Education.
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