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AIR AND WEATHER |
GOALS
The Air and Weather Module consists of four
sequential investigations, each designed to introduce concepts
in earth science. The investigations provide opportunities
for young students to explore the natural world by using simple
tools to observe and monitor change.
FOSS EXPECTS STUDENTS TO
- Develop an interest in air and weather.
- Experience air as a material that takes up space and can be compressed into
a smaller space.
- Observe the force of air pressure pushing on objects and materials.
- Observe and compare how moving air interacts with objects.
- Observe and describe changes that occur in weather over time.
- Become familiar with instruments used by meteorologists
to monitor air and weather conditions.
- Compare monthly and seasonal weather conditions using bar graphs.
- Observe the location of the Sun and the Moon in the sky over a day and the
change in the appearance of the Moon over a month.
- Organize and communicate observations through drawing and writing.
- Acquire vocabulary associated with properties of air
and weather conditions.
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