Unit 5

3rd Grading Cycle


Unit 5: Earth and Space: Weather (10 days)

  • Differentiate between weather and climate

  • Explain how the Sun and the ocean interact in the water cycle

  • Measure, record and predict changes in weather

  • Describe and Illustrate the continuous movement of water above and on the surface of Earth through the water cycle AND explain the role of the Sun as a major source

TEKS: 4.8A, 4.8B, 5.8A, 5.8B

Ongoing: 5.1A, 5.1B. 5.2A, 5.2B, 5.2C, 5.2E, 5.2F, 5.3A, 5.3B, 5.3C, 5.4A


Essential Questions:


Unit 5: Earth and Space: Weather

How do the sun and ocean interact?

What is the difference between weather and climate?

How do you predict changes in weather?

Key Academic Vocabulary:


Unit 5: Earth and Space: Weather

Weather, Climate, Water Cycle, Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Collection, Absorbed, Evaporation, Low Pressure, High Pressure, Warm Front, Cold Front, Thunderstorm, Hurricane, Tornado, Haze, Fog, Rain, Freezing Rain, Wind, Atmosphere, Ocean



Unit 6: Earth and Space: Space (17 Days)

  • Identify the planets in Earth’s solar system and their position in relation to the Sun

  • Collect and Analyze data:

    • to identify sequences and predict patterns of change in shadows, seasons and the observable appearance of the Moon over time

  • Identify and Compare the physical characteristics of the Sun, Earth and Moon

  • Demonstrate that Earth rotates on its axis once approximately every 24 hours

    • Causing the day/night cycle and the apparent movement of the Sun across the sky

TEKS: 3.8D, 4.8C, 5.8C, 5.8 DOngoing: 5.1A, 5.1B. 5.2A, 5.2B, 5.2C, 5.2E, 5.2F, 5.3A, 5.3B, 5.3C, 5.4A