Unit 2: Weather and Climate

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Unit 2 - Weather and Climate

Essential Questions:

• What factors interact and influence weather and climate?
• How does water influence weather, circulate in the oceans, and shape Earth’s surface?
• How do scientists measure weather using instruments?
• How can we use what we learn to help predict future events?
• Is the climate changing? How do we know?

Vocabulary:

Unit Standards

ESS2-4 D. Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity. (MS-ESS2-4)

ESS2-5 E. Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions. (MS-ESS2-5)

ESS2-6 F. Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates. (MS-ESS2-6)

ESS3-2 H. Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects. (MS-ESS3-2)

ESS3-5 J. Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century. (MS-ESS3-5)