3-ESS2-2 lessons
Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.
The Next Generation Science Standards code 3-ESS2-2 asks students to: “Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.” These Fieldbook lessons teach it hands-on, with everyday materials, a printable teacher guide and a student sheet.
Weather Detectives Grade 5 · partly supports this standard
- 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.
Monsoon Science: Rain, Sun and the Nón Lá Grades 3–4
- How does a nón lá keep a rice farmer dry? 60 min, or two 35-minute periods
Science and English together, for English learners at CEFR A2–B1. Teams build paper cone hats of three shapes, test them under 'monsoon rain' and 'midday sun', and measure how far each one sends the water and how much shade it makes. Then they design the best hat for a rice farmer.
NGSS is used as written in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, so the code 3-ESS2-2 matches there. Other states word and number their own versions: see curriculum alignment for your state's codes.
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