Weather Wonders
Water Cycle
Patterns in the Sky
Science Skills and Tools
Data Detectives
100
  • What tool measures temperature?

Thermometer

100
  • What is evaporation?
  • Water turns into vapor
100
  • What causes day/night?
  • Earth’s rotation
100
  • Safety tool for eyes?
  • Goggles
100
  • What can a data table do?
  • Organize and compare information
200
  • What type of clouds bring rain?
  • Cumulonimbus
200
  • What process forms clouds?
  • Condensation
200
  • Why do shadows change?
  • Sun’s position changes
200
  • Tool to measure volume?
  • Graduated cylinder/beaker
200
  • Graph showing change over time?
  • Line graph
300
  • What do meteorologists do?
  • Study and predict the weather
300
  • Main energy source for water cycle?
  • Sun
300
  • Sun highest in sky in which season?
  • Summer
300
  • Why repeat investigation?
  • Ensure accurate results
300
  • Bar graphs show?
  • Compare amounts/categories
400
  • If air pressure drops, what type of weather is coming?
  • Stormy/rainy weather
400
  • Explain precipitation
  • Water falls as rain/snow/sleet/hail
400
  • Why seasons occur?
  • Earth’s tilt and orbit
400
  • What is a hypothesis?
  • Testable prediction
400
  • Why record observations accurately?
  • Data is reliable/repeatable
500
  • Explain how wind direction and cloud movement help predict weather
  • They show how a storm or weather system is moving
500
  • How is water cycle continuous?
  • Water moves between Earth and atmosphere repeatedly
500
  • Predict shadow change morning → afternoon
  • Long → short → long
500
  • Why use models?
  • Study things too big, small, or complex
500
  • How to communicate results clearly?
  • Charts/graphs/written explanations with evidence
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