SC15.K.10

Science (2015) Grade(s): KG

Asking Questions and Defining Problems

Cause and Effect

Students know:

There are patterns related to local severe weather that can be observed (e.g., certain types of severe weather happen more in certain places).
Weather patterns (e.g., some events are more likely to occur in certain regions) help scientist predict severe weather before it happens.
Severe weather warnings are used to communicate predictions about severe weather.
Weather forecasting can help people plan for, and respond to, specific local weather (e.g., responses: stay indoors during severe weather, go to cooling centers during heat waves; preparations: evacuate coastal areas before a hurricane, cover windows before storms).

Students are able to:

Ask questions based on observations to find more information about the world.
Obtain, evaluate and communicate information from observations and grade appropriate text or media.
Obtain information to describe patterns in the natural world.

Students understand that: