Local weather patterns

PROCEDURAL

Science›Earth's Systems|Ages 5—6|ID: mt_HZvTriQWTh

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time, recording temperature, rainfall, and other conditions

Mastery Evidence

Observe and record daily weather conditions (temperature, cloud cover, precipitation, wind)
Identify patterns in weather data over days or weeks
Use observations to make simple predictions about upcoming weather

“Has [child] kept a weather diary for a week or more, recording whether it was sunny, rainy, or windy, and noticed any patterns?”

K-ESS2-1Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) K-5codes only

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Days, Weeks, Months & Years soft
Recording local weather conditions over time requires vocabulary for days, weeks, and months
- Ordering Events in Time hard
  Understanding days/months/years builds on sequencing events chronologically
Seasonal changes hard
Must observe seasonal changes before recording weather patterns systematically
- Days, Weeks, Months & Years soft
  Observing and describing seasonal changes requires basic date and time vocabulary (months, seasons, year)
  - Ordering Events in Time hard
    Understanding days/months/years builds on sequencing events chronologically