The Terminal Velocity curriculum aligns with National Science Education Standards (NSES) for grades 5-8. This table lists core standards, strands, and substrands covered by the Expeditions in Terminal Velocity . You can use the Digital Library in the JASON Mission Center to see alignments of individual resources (articles, images, videos, Labs, and Field Assignments) to these standards and Standard A: Science as Inquiry. You can also use the Digital Library to find alignments of content to other state, regional, and local education standards.

	Terminal Velocity NSES Alignments:
	Expedition 1: Critical Measurements – The Quest for Exactness A.2.c Mathematics is important is all aspects of scientific literacy. A.2.d Technology used to gather data enhances accuracy and allows scientists to analyze and quantify results of investigations. A.2.g Scientific investigations sometimes result in new ideas and phenomena for study, generate new methods or procedures for an investigation, or develop new technologies to improve the collection of data. All of these results can lead to new investigations. E.2.c Science and technology are reciprocal. Science helps drive technology, as it addresses questions that demand more sophisticated instruments and provides principles for better instrumentation and technique. Technology is essential to science, because it provides instruments and techniques that enable observations of objects and phenomena that are otherwise unobservable due to factors such as quantity, distance, location, size, and speed. Technology also provides tools for investigations, inquiry, and analysis.   Expedition 2: A Universe of Motion – Motion, Velocity and Momentum A.1.h Communicate scientific procedures and explanations. B.2.a   The motion of an object can be described by its position, direction of motion, and speed. B.2.b An object that is not being subjected to a force will continue to move at a constant speed and in a straight line. D.1.i Clouds, formed by the condensation of water vapor, affect weather and climate.   Expedition 3: Fundamental Forces – Forces and the Laws of Motion B.2.a The motion of an object can be described by its position, direction of motion, and speed. B.2.b An object that is not being subjected to a force will continue to move at a constant speed and in a straight line. B.2.c If more than one force acts on an object along a straight line, then the forces will reinforce or cancel one another, depending on their direction and magnitude D.3.b Most objects in the solar system are in regular and predictable motion. D.3.c Gravity is the force that keeps planets in orbit around the sun and governs the rest of the motion in the solar system.   Expedition 4: Make It Work – Work, Power, and Machines A.2.c Mathematics is important in all aspects of scientific inquiry. A.2.d Technology used to gather data enhances accuracy and allows scientists to analyze and quantify results of investigations. A.2.e Scientific explanations emphasize evidence, have logically consistent arguments, and use scientific principles, models, and theories. A.2.g Scientific investigations sometimes result in new ideas and phenomena for study, generate new methods or procedures for an investigation, or develop new technologies to improve the collection of data. All of these results can lead to new investigations. E.2.d Perfectly designed solutions do not exist. All technological solutions have trade-offs, such as safety, cost, efficiency, and appearance.