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Standard 3.1.1
Analyze and interpret data to reveal patterns that indicate typical weather conditions expected during a particular season. Emphasize students gathering data in a variety of ways and representing data in tables and graphs. Examples of data could include temperature, precipitation, or wind speed. (ESS2.D)
Standard 3.1.2
Obtain and communicate information to describe climate patterns in different regions of the world. Emphasize how climate patterns can be used to predict typical weather conditions. Examples of climate patterns could be average seasonal temperature and average seasonal precipitation. (ESS2.D)
Standard 3.1.3
Design a solution that reduces the effects of a weather-related hazard. Define the problem, identify criteria and constraints, develop possible solutions, analyze data from testing solutions, and propose modifications for optimizing a solution. Examples could include barriers to prevent flooding or wind-resistant roofs. (ESS3.B, ETS1.A, ETS1.B, ETS1.C)
Singer, M. (2001). On the same day in March: A tour of the world’s weather. What the weather is like on March 17th in spots around the world.
Morris, M. (1995). Houses and homes. The world is full of houses. Big houses and little houses. Houses that stay in one place and houses that move from place to place. Some houses are made of wood or stone; others are made from mud or straw. But all of them are made for families to live in.
Aillaud, C. (2005). Recess at 20 below. In Delta Junction, Alaska, it is recess (and school) as usual at 20 below zero. Join real students as they trudge to school in the dark, bundle up for snowy fun, and share what it is like to live in a cold and beautiful place.
Alberti, T. (2006). Climates. Showcases Earth’s diverse climates and will help children compare and contrast polar and boreal climates with those in tropical, subtropical, temperate, mountain and desert climates.
Seuss, D. (1949). Bartholomew and the oobleck. This entertaining tale about a king who makes a new type of precipitation fall from the sky can serve as a great conversation-starter about designing solutions to weather-related hazards.
Nivola, C. (2008). Planting the trees of Kenya: The story of Wangari Mathaai. Tells the story of a Kenyan activist who plants trees to combat the drought and erosion occurring in her town.
Rose, C. (2015). Over in the wetlands: A hurricane-on-the-bayou story. Both people and animals were devastated by Katrina, although we often forget about the effect severe storms have on our non-human friends. Read through these pages to discover how animals prepare for a hurricane and what they find when they emerge after the storm.
Simon, S. (2001). Tornadoes. A fact-filled book about severe storms: their structure, intensity and the scale used to measure the intensity, formation, and results of a tornado.