National Science Education Standards
Objects in the sky (Grades Kindergarten - 4)
The sun, moon, stars, clouds, birds, and airplanes all have properties, locations, and movements that can be observed and described.
Earth in the solar system (Grades 5 - 8)
Most objects in the solar system are in regular and predictable motion. Those motions explain such phenomena as the day, the year, phases of the moon, and eclipses.