SCIENCE.4.11 — 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.
describe and record observable characteristics of weather, including hot or cold, clear or cloudy, calm or windy, and rainy or icy, and explain the impact of weather on daily choices.
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;
S.4.11
Earth and space. The student understands how natural resources are important and can be managed. The student is expected to:
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
analyze how energy transfer through Milankovitch cycles, albedo, and differences in atmospheric and surface absorption are mechanisms of climate;
model how greenhouse gases trap thermal energy near Earth's surface;
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
analyze the impact of natural global climate change on ice caps, glaciers, ocean currents, and surface temperatures.
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.