Air and Weather

Grade 1

FOSS Overview

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Narrative Summary:

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

Check out the 2006 "Unit Designs" -
a correlation to RI GSE's using the Understanding by Design format