Weather and Climate

Kindergarten - Earth Science - NGSS

Students explore patterns in weather and how it changes from day to day, using measurement of temperature, wind, cloud cover and precipitation. They relate their findings to weather forecasting to prepare for severe conditions.

Anchor Phenomenon: The story, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

Driving Question: Can we observe the weather and find patterns to use to make predictions?

Engineering Design Challenge: Students design, analyze, and build a weather station that will relate data for temperature, precipitation, and wind direction and strength to collect data and determine patterns.