SC15.3.13

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

Scientific and Engineering Practices

Analyzing and Interpreting Data

Crosscutting Concepts

Patterns

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.

Vocabulary

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

Aligned Learning Resources

What's the Weather?

Weather Detectives: Questioning the Fact and Folklore of Weather Sayings

Create a Weather Map

Daily and Seasonal Weather | Interactive Lesson

Seasonal Temperature and Precipitation Variations | Interactive Lesson

Wind!: An Interactive Lesson

Making Weather Observations

Evidence of Weather

Investigating Daily and Seasonal Weather | Lesson Plan

Investigating Seasonal Temperature and Precipitation Variations | Lesson Plan

Design by Adaptive Theme