SCIENCE.1.11 — Vertical Alignment
Vertical alignment shows student expectations in the same subject area at different grade levels that are related to or build upon one another.
S.1.11
Earth and space. The student knows that earth materials and products made from these materials are important to everyday life. The student is expected to:
measure, record, and graph weather information, including temperature and precipitation; and
compare and describe day-to-day weather in different locations at the same time, including air temperature, wind direction, and precipitation;
differentiate between weather and climate.
describe how energy from the Sun, hydrosphere, and atmosphere interact and influence weather and climate;
identify global patterns of atmospheric movement and how they influence local weather; and
describe how temperature inversions have short-term and long-term effects, including El Nio and La Nia oscillations, ice cap and glacial melting, and changes in ocean surface temperatures; and
explain how the transfer of thermal energy among the hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere influences weather; and
describe how changing surface-ocean conditions, including El Nio-Southern Oscillation, affect global weather and climate patterns.