3-ESS2-1

SCUSD NGSS Curriculum Guide **3-ESS2-1: Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.** [Clarification Statement: Examples of data could include average temperature, precipitation, and wind direction.] [//Assessment Boundary: Assessment of graphical displays is limited to pictographs and bar graphs. Assessment does not include climate change.//]

Science Background for the Teacher:
The climate of an area needs to be discussed, but not the changes in climates over time. Data graphing over time should be a line graph.

Key Vocabulary:

 * climate || precipitation || wind direction || average ||
 * weather ||  ||   ||   ||
 * atmosphere ||  ||   ||   ||

Possible Assessments (formative and/or summative):
Use data collected to create/write a claim supported by evidence (conclusion) about weather they have observed.

Have students graph a data set (temperature and rain fall) and determine what climate their data is showing.

Look at a climate map and determine the weather.

Key Student Activity:
Record daily data and make line graphs. Describe and measure/record weather in different seasons. Graph and compare different region data. Understand and use weather maps.

Key Teacher Demo/Activity:
FOSS Water Planet kit (fifth grade) has investigations that will help with this. Show color-coded weather/ climate maps.

Common Student Misconceptions:
weather vs climate

Things to Avoid/Correct:
[Descriptions of imprecise language or other mistakes related to this topic that might have to be corrected at a higher grade band.]

====Other Resources (text, video, simulations, activities, models, etc..): ====

http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-maps/world-weather-map.html

http://climate-charts.com/

http://climate-charts.com/World-Climate-Maps.html#vector-wind