Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

What Is Wind?

Subject Area

Science

Grade(s)

K

Overview

In this lesson, students will be able to explain that wind is air that is moving and that air is made up of tiny particles called molecules. Students will also be able to explain that when the wind blows, it is the molecules hitting objects that make the objects move. The class has a short discussion about air and wind and is introduced to the idea that air is made of tiny particles that we cannot see and that wind is moving air. Students see an animation showing what causes wind and why wind makes objects move. Students do an activity showing that a heavy strong base can make things more stable in the wind.

    Science (2015) Grade(s): KG

    SC15.K.9

    Observe, record, and share findings of local weather patterns over a period of time (e.g., increase in daily temperature from morning to afternoon, typical rain and storm patterns from season to season).

    Unpacked Content

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    Vocabulary

    • Observe
    • Record
    • Share
    • Findings
    • Weather
    • Patterns
    • Period of Time

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • The number of sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy, cool, or warm days.
    • The relative temperature at various times of the day (e.g., cooler in the morning, warmer during the day, cooler at night).
    • The relative number of days of different types of weather conditions in a month.
    • The change in the relative temperature over the course of the day.
    • Certain months have more days of some kinds of weather than do other months (e.g., some months have more hot days, some have more rainy days).
    • The differences in relative temperature over the course of a day (e.g., between early morning and the afternoon, between one day and another) are directly related to the time of day.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Observe weather patterns over a period of time.
    • Record findings of weather patterns over a period of time.
    • Share findings of weather patterns over a period of time.
    • Describe patterns in the weather data.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Patterns of weather can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence.
    • Whether events have causes that generate observable patterns.

    Scientific and Engineering Practices

    Analyzing and Interpreting Data

    Crosscutting Concepts

    Patterns
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    Other

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    American Chemical Society
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