Middle School

Weather and Climate


MS-ESS2-5

Interacting Air Masses and Weather
Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.


MS-ESS2-6

Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation
Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.


MS-ESS3-5

Causes of Global Warming
Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.