TABLE OF CONTENTS - Lindbergh School District

Concept D: Climate is a description of average
weather conditions in a given area over time
Scope and Sequence – Weather & Climate
a. Differentiate between weather and climate
and identify factors that affect climate (e.g.,
latitude, altitude, prevailing wind currents,
amount of solar radiation)
R a. Using a variety of on-line sources (e.g.
Project DataStream or other official
meteorology sources), students will
investigate weather conditions for a
specific time at various global locations.
(1.2; 1.6)
a. Students will compare climate at three
distant latitudes and give reasons for any
differences found.
Strand 5: Processes and Interactions of the Earth’s Systems (Geosphere, Atmosphere and Hydrosphere)
2. Earth’s Systems (Geosphere, Atmosphere and Hydrosphere) interact with one another
as they undergo change by common processes
Major Objectives IS Suggested Activities
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not meant to limit teacher or student
Concept A: The Earth’s materials and surface
features are changed through a variety of
external processes
Concept B: There are internal processes and
sources of energy within the geosphere that
cause changes in Earth‘s crustal plates
Concept C: Continual changes in the Earth’s
materials and surface that result from internal
and external processes is described by the rock
cycle
Concept D: Changes in the Earth over time can
be inferred through rock and fossil evidence
Concept E: Changes in the form of water as it
moves through Earth’s systems are described
as the water cycle
Scope and Sequence – Weather & Climate
Grade 6
Grades 6 & 8
Grade 8
Grades 6 & 8
resourcefulness.
Suggested Assessments
These samples assessments offer ideas and are
not meant to limit teacher or student
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