K-ESS2-1: Weather Patterns
Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
Clarification Statement: Examples of qualitative observations could include descriptions of the weather (such as sunny, cloudy, rainy, and warm); examples of quantitative observations could include numbers of sunny, windy, and rainy days in a month. Examples of patterns could include that it is usually cooler in the morning than in the afternoon and the number of sunny days versus cloudy days in different months.
Assessment Boundary: Assessment of quantitative observations limited to whole numbers and relative measures such as warmer/cooler.
Science Practices
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Disciplinary Core Ideas
ESS2.D: Weather and Climate
Crosscutting Concepts
Patterns
Assessments
The Wonder of Science Assessments
Shared Assessments
The following assessments were shared by teachers implementing the NGSS. Many of these are drafts and should be used accordingly. Feel free to improve these assessments or contribute your own. Learn more here.
Instructional Resources
Mini Lessons
The Wonder of Science Resources
Shared Resources
Anchor Charts
Phenomena
Videos
Learning Plans
Storylines
Weather and Climate Storyline Template (K-ESS2-1, K-ESS3-2, K-PS3-1, K-PS3-2)
Generic Storyline Template
5th Grade Storyline Sample
Common Core Connections
ELA/Literacy
W.K.7 - Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of books by a favorite author and express opinions about them).
Mathematics
K.CC.A - Know number names and the count sequence.
K.MD.A.1 - Describe measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight. Describe several measurable attributes of a single object.
K.MD.B.3 - Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers of objects in each category and sort the categories by count
MP.2 - Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MP.4 - Model with mathematics.
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