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Classroom Resource

Investigating Seasonal Temperature and Precipitation Variations | Lesson Plan

Subject Area

Science

Grade(s)

3

Overview

Students interpret and organize temperature and precipitation data into tables, plot graphs, and compare the data across different locations and times of the year. They look for patterns and support claims about temperatures and precipitation across different seasons and locations.

    Science (2015) Grade(s): 3

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    Display data graphically and in tables to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season (e.g., average temperature, precipitation, wind direction).

    Unpacked Content

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    Vocabulary

    • Data
    • Types of graphs
    • Table
    • Seasons
    • Typical weather conditions for a season
    • Temperature
    • Precipitation
    • Wind direction

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Weather conditions, like average temperature, precipitation, wind direction, from a given area across multiple seasons.
    • Patterns of weather conditions across different seasons and in different areas.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify typical weather conditions for a season.
    • Represent data in tables and various graphical formats.
    • Describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Scientists record patterns of the weather across different times and areas so that they can make predictions about what kind of weather might happen next.

    Scientific and Engineering Practices

    Analyzing and Interpreting Data

    Crosscutting Concepts

    Patterns
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    Resource Provider

    PBS
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