Melting PointWeather and ClimatesGrades 3-4
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Science and Engineering Practices
Asking questions or defining problems
Ask questions that can be investigated and predict reasonable outcomes based on patterns such as cause and effect relationships.
Developing and using models
Develop and/or use models to describe and/or predict phenomena.
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Make observations and/or measurements to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence for an explanation of a phenomenon or test a design solution.
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Represent data in tables and/or various graphical displays (bar graphs, pictographs and/or pie charts) to reveal patterns that indicate relationships.
Analyzing and interpreting data
Compare and contrast data collected by different groups in order to discuss similarities and differences in their findings.
Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
Read and comprehend grade appropriate complext texts and/or other reliable media to summarize and obtain scientific and technical ideas and describe how they are supported by evidence.
Crosscutting Concepts
Patterns
Students identify similarities and differences in order to sort and classify natural objects and designed products. They identify patterns related to time, including simple rates of change and cycles, and to use these patterns to make predictions.
Disciplinary Core Ideas
ESS2.D: Weather and Climate
Climate describes patterns of typical weather conditions over different scales and variations. Historical weather patterns can be analyzed.