SC15.K.9

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

Scientific and Engineering Practices

Analyzing and Interpreting Data

Crosscutting Concepts

Patterns

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.

Vocabulary

Observe
Record
Share
Findings
Weather
Patterns
Period of Time

Aligned Learning Resources

We're Weather Watchers!

Seasons

A Look at Weather Factors | Interactive Lesson

Snowstorm Clues

Making Weather Observations

Evidence of Weather

Dress for the Season

What Makes It Rain?

What Makes It Snow?

What Is Wind?

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