Concepts of Air and Weather
Teachers want to keep these ideas in mind throughout the unit to help guide instruction
and to emphasize with learners.
Earth Science
- Air is matter.
- Air takes up space.
- Air interacts with objects.
- Air is all around objects.
- Air resistance affects how things move.
- Air can be compressed.
- The pressure from compressed air can move things.
- Air is a gas.
- Weather is the condition of the atmosphere (air) at a given time; many factors contribute to weather, such as how hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy it is.
- Temperature describes how hot or cold the air is.
- Clouds are made of water drops and form in the sky.
- There are different kinds of clouds.
- Wind moves clouds in the sky.
- Rain is water that comes from clouds.
- Wind is moving air.
- Meteorologists use tools to describe, measure and observe the wind.
- Weather conditions change over time and can be organized and compared.
- The Sun heats the Earth during the day.
- Each season has a typical weather pattern that can be observed, compared and predicted.
- The bright appearance of the moon changes shape in a pattern that can be observed, compared and predicted.
- The Sun and Moon appear to move slowly across the sky.
Inquiry Skills
Inquiry skills are those skills students use to make sense of their science investigations. They tell what the students will actually be doing in science. The Inquiry Skills for Air and Weather are:
Ask Questions
Investigate
Data Collection
Interpret Data
Communicate
Describe
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Predict
Observe
Infer
Collaborate
Discuss
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