Weather and Climate
Big Ideas
*Weather is how the sky looks and the air feels.
*Weather can be described in terms of temperature, precipitation, cloud cover, sunshine and wind.
*Scientists use different tools to collect weather data over time.
*Patterns in data can support an explanation.
*Scientists use maps to show what weather is like in different places.
*A variety of severe weather results from natural processes.
*Scientists study severe weather so they can predict when it will come and how people should prepare to stay safe.
*We can prepare for severe weather to lessen its effects.
*Climate describes the range of an area’s typical weather over long periods of time.
*Scientists can learn what climate was like in the past.
*Weather can be described in terms of temperature, precipitation, cloud cover, sunshine and wind.
*Scientists use different tools to collect weather data over time.
*Patterns in data can support an explanation.
*Scientists use maps to show what weather is like in different places.
*A variety of severe weather results from natural processes.
*Scientists study severe weather so they can predict when it will come and how people should prepare to stay safe.
*We can prepare for severe weather to lessen its effects.
*Climate describes the range of an area’s typical weather over long periods of time.
*Scientists can learn what climate was like in the past.