| AIR AND WEATHER MODULE MATRIX |
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CONCEPTS |
READING AND WRITING |
ASSESSMENT |
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1. |
EXPLORING AIR |
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• Air is matter.
• Air takes up space.
• Air interacts with objects.
• Air resistance affects how things
move.
• Air is all around objects.
• Air can be compressed.
• The pressure from compressed air can
move things.
• Air is a gas. |
• FOSS Science Resources: Air and
Weather, “What Is All around
Us?”
• Science Notebook: Students
draw and write their
observations about air.
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Preassessment
Teacher Observation/Notebook Sheet
• Observes and records where air
is when an empty vial is placed
under water.
• Observes and reports how air
affects a parachute’s descent.
• Observes and records how air can
be compressed and how it can
make things move.
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2. |
OBSERVING WEATHER |
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• Weather describes conditions in the
outside air and changes over time.
• The sun warms the land, air, and water.
• Temperature, precipitation, and cloud
types are components of the weather
that can be described.
• Meteorologists are scientists who study
weather.
• There are different kinds of clouds.
• Rain is water that comes from clouds. |
• FOSS Science Resources: Air and
Weather, “What’s the Weather
Today?”
• Science Notebook: Students draw
and write about the weather
conditions. They use data from
the class meteorologist to write
their reports.
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Teacher Observation/Notebook Sheet
• Makes objective observations of
weather and describes them in
drawings and words.
• Uses tools to monitor weather,
including a thermometer, cloud
pictures, and rain gauges.
• Reports weather conditions,
including temperature, cloud
type, and rainfall.
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3. |
WIND EXPLORATIONS |
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• Wind is moving air.
• Wind speed and wind direction are
components of weather that can be
measured with anemometers and wind
vanes.
• Wind scales are tools used to describe
the speed of the wind. |
• FOSS Science Resources: Air and
Weather, “Understanding the
Weather”
• Science Notebook: Students draw
and write about the weather
conditions. They use data from
the class meteorologist to write
their reports.
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Teacher Observation/Notebook Sheet
• Makes objective observations of
weather and describes them in
drawings and words.
• Uses tools to monitor weather,
including an anemometer and
wind vanes.
• Understands how knowing about
wind speed and direction helps to
fly kites.
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4. |
LOOKING FOR CHANGE |
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• Weather conditions change over time.
• Weather observations can be
organized, compared, and predicted.
• The Sun heats the Earth during the
day.
• Each season has a typical weather
pattern that can be observed,
compared, and predicted. |
• FOSS Science Resources: Air and
Weather, “Seasons”
• Science Notebook: Students write
about the seasons and make bar
graphs using weather data for 4
weeks. |
Teacher Observation/Notebook Sheet
• Accurately records observations.
• Uses symbols to create a bar
graph of weather conditions,
using class data from the past
month.
• Writes about the weather
conditions for a particular season.
End-of-Module Assessment
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