A student expectation is directly related to the knowledge and skills statement, is more specific about how students demonstrate their learning, and always begins with a verb. Student expectations are further broken down into their component parts, often referred to as “breakouts.”
Vertical alignment shows student expectations in the same subject area at different grade levels that are related to or build upon one another.
investigate different types of severe weather events such as a hurricane, tornado, or flood and explain that some events are more likely than others in a given region.
Breakouts are the component parts that make up a student expectation. A breakout shows a distinct concept a student should know or a distinct skill that a student should be able to demonstrate.
Patterns are regular sequences that can be found throughout nature.
The pattern of low atmospheric pressure, high winds (74 mph or greater), heavy rain, and counter-clockwise circulation (in the Northern Hemisphere) is called a tropical cyclone.
Cause-and-effect relationships are relationships between two or more variables or phenomena whereby one variable or event leads to a predictable response. Events have causes—sometimes simple, sometimes multi-faceted.
A combination of warm ocean water, increased humidity, low vertical wind shear, and a pre-existing disturbance, such as a cluster of thunderstorms cause tropical cyclones (effect).
A system is a whole made of parts that work together. It has components and boundaries. It can interact with or be part of other systems.
Weather systems (tropical cyclones, typhoons, and hurricanes) are composed of the ocean and the air mass above it.
Matter and energy are conserved, changing forms but maintaining quantities. Energy flows within a system or between systems through transfers and transformations. Matter is cycled within systems through physical and chemical processes.
The interactions between oceans and air masses include the movement of water (matter) and the flow of thermal energy between the air and water.
ELAR.8.5.C make and correct or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures
ELAR.8.5.E Make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society
ELAR.8.5.F make inferences and use evidence to support understanding
ELAR.8.6.C use text evidence to support an appropriate response