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Geography & Local Weather
CONCEPTUALKnow that different places around the world have very different typical weather — tropical places are hot and wet all year, deserts are very dry, polar regions are freezing cold — and that geography (distance from the equator, altitude, nearness to the sea) affects local weather
Mastery Evidence
- Describe typical weather in at least three different climate types
- Explain that places near the equator tend to be hotter
- Name at least one factor that affects a place's weather besides latitude
Assessment Prompt
“If [child] compared weather in a tropical rainforest, a desert, and the Arctic, could they describe how different each is and explain why — like distance from the equator?”
Prerequisites2
- Seasons & Weather PatternshardAges 5—7
- Types of WeatherhardAges 5—7
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- 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
Unlocks4
- Weather vs ClimatehardAges 7—9
- Polar Climate ZonesoftAges 9—11
- Climate ZoneshardAges 9—11
- Tropical Rainforest ClimatesoftAges 7—9