2nd Grade Science Unit 7

Big Idea:

Analyze various weather situations.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

2.8(A) [Readiness] measure, record, and graph weather information, including temperature, wind conditions, precipitation, and cloud coverage, in order to identify patterns in the data (identify and record weather patterns

Focus TEKS

2.8(B) [Supporting] identify the importance of weather and seasonal information to make choices in clothing, activities, and transportation

2.8(C) [Supporting] observe, describe, and record patterns of objects in the sky, including the appearance of the Moon

Ongoing TEKS

2.1(A) [Tools to Know] Identify and demonstrate safe practices as described in the Texas Safety Standards during classroom and outdoor investigations, including wearing safety goggles, washing hands, and using materials appropriately.

2.3(B) [Ways to Show] make predictions based on observable patterns

2.4(A) [Tools to Know] Collect, record, and compare information using tools, including computers, hand lenses, rulers , primary balances, notebooks, weather instruments such as thermometers, wind vanes, and rain gauges.

2.2(D) [Ways to Show] Record and organize data using pictures, numbers, and words;

2.2(C) [Ways to Show] collect data from observations using scientific tools;

2.2(E) [Ways to Show] communicate observations and justify explanations using student-generated data from simple descriptive investigations; and

2.2(F) [Ways to Show] compare results of investigations with what students and scientists know about the world.

Student Learning Targets:

• I will measure, record, and graph weather information.
• I will decide how weather affects my daily activities.
• I will write about patterns of objects I observe in the sky.

Essential Questions:

• How can we predict changes in weather patterns?
• How will changes in weather affect my choices in clothing, activities, and transportation?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: ScienceFusion, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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