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Phenomenon:
Phenomenon:
The weather on your birthday is about the same each year.
Student Task:
Student Task:
Use patterns to predict the weather on your next birthday.
Model
Model
Students draw a picture of the weather on their next birthday.
Investigate
Investigate
Students look for picture clues that can be used as evidence to identify the season.
Obtain Information
Obtain Information
Students read to obtain information about the four seasons.
Analyze Data
Analyze Data
Students analyze weather data for each season of the year to make comparisons.
Explanation:
I predict the weather on my next birthday will be ______________ . Because my birthday is in the ______________.
NGSS Standards:
NGSS Standards:
K-ESS2-1. Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
3-ESS2-1. Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
Utah Science Standards:
Utah Science Standards:
Kindergarten: Compare the changes in weather over time.
Grade 1: Compare and contrast the seasonal weather changes.
Grade 2: Observe, describe and measure seasonal weather patterns and local variations.
Recommended Teaching Sequence:
Recommended Teaching Sequence:
Day 1:
Day 2:
Formative Assessment:
Formative Assessment:
Use what students have written in their science notebooks as a formative assessment.
Lesson Contributor(s):
April Mitchell, Science Specialist, Salt Lake City School District
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