3.3.5.C: Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere…

Weather Detectives Grade 5 · partly supports this outcome

Warm winter winds, the hottest spot in the schoolyard and the last frost of spring. Students measure weather fairly and find out why farmers care so much about it.

• Why does a chinook feel like spring in January? 50–60 min

  Students test how moving air speeds up melting, then use a tabletop mountain and a few simple numbers to follow a parcel of air over the Rockies and find out why it arrives warm. They compare the chinook with similar winds around the world.

Printable practice for 3.3.5.C

These pages practise a closely related idea; the match to 3.3.5.C is partial.

• Weather Detectives workbook included with the unit

  2 practice pages, 2 readings, 1 word wall, 1 English-support page, 1 unit review, 1 unit test, with answer keys.

• Our Living Planet workbook included with the unit

  2 English-support pages, 2 practice pages, 2 readings, 1 word wall, 1 unit review, 1 unit test, with answer keys.

• The Water Cycle, Start to Finish workbook included with the unit

  2 English-support pages, 2 practice pages, 2 readings, 1 word wall, 1 unit review, 1 unit test, with answer keys.

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