Spring Unit 4
Weather and Climate
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Next Generation Science Standards
Next Generation Science Standards
Students who demonstrate understanding can:
MS-ESS2-4. Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes § Water continually cycles among land, ocean, and atmosphere via transpiration, evaporation, condensation and crystallization, and precipitation, as well as downhill flows on land. (MS-ESS2-4)
Global movements of water and its changes in form are propelled by sunlight and gravity. (MS-ESS2-4)
MS-ESS2-5. Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.
ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes The complex patterns of the changes and the movement of water in the atmosphere, determined by winds, landforms, and ocean temperatures and currents, are major determinants of local weather patterns. (MS-ESS2-5)
MS-ESS2-6. 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.
Variations in density due to variations in temperature and salinity drive a global pattern of interconnected ocean currents. (MS-ESS2-6)
Lesson 1 Air Moves in Patterns in Earth's Atmosphere
Unit 4 Lesson 1 Explore/Explain 1: Modeling Wind and Convection
Unit 4 Lesson 1 Explore/Explain 2: Explaining the Circulation of Air
Unit 4 Lesson 1 Explore/Explain 3: Relating Air Circulation to the Earth System
Lesson 2 Water Moves in Patterns in Earth's Oceans
Unit 4 Lesson 2 Explore/Explain 1: Modeling Surface Currents
Unit 4 Lesson 2 Explore/Explain 2: Modeling Deep Currents
Unit 4 Lesson 2 Explore/Explain 3: Relating Ocean Circulation to the Flow of Matter and Energy
Lesson 3 Interactions in Earth’s Systems Cause Weather
Unit 4 Lesson 3 Explore/Explain 1: Describing Weather
Unit 4 Lesson 3 Explore/Explain 2: Identifying Weather Associated with Pressure Systems
Unit 4 Lesson 3 Explore/Explain 3: Explaining How Fronts Change Weather
Unit 4 Lesson 3 Explore/Explain 4: Describing Weather Patterns in California
Lesson 4 Weather Predictions Are Based on Patterns
Unit 4 Lesson 4 Explore/Explain 1: Using Mathematical Models to Make Predictions
Unit 4 Lesson 4 Explore/Explain 2: Explaining the Accuracy of Weather Prediction
Lesson 5 Earth Has Different Regional Climates
Unit 4 Lesson 5 Explore/Explain 1: Describing Climate
Unit 4 Lesson 5 Explore/Explain 2: Describing How Sunlight Affects Climate
Unit 4 Lesson 5 Explore/Explain 3: Explaining What Influences Climate
Unit 4 Lesson 5 Explore/Explain 4: Using Regional Climate Models
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