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4 Energy from the Sun heats Earth unevenly, causing air movements that result in changing weather patterns.
Over-All Rating: Moderate coverage of this concept.
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These standards are covered in the "Solar Energy" Science Stories, and (except for parts of Standards 4a and 4b) not in the "Solar Energy " Investigations. These Investigations consist mostly of material that is extraneous to Grade 5 Earth Science standards. |
Features that help student learning:
The text is engaging text and includes relevant examples to aid student learning.
Features that do not help student learning:
Most of the concepts (e.g., convection) are addressed only in the text and are not supported by student activities.
Ratings for Standards - FOSS:
| 4 Energy from the Sun heats Earth unevenly, causing air movements that result in changing weather patterns. |
Moderate |
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| 4a Students know uneven heating of Earth causes air movements (convection currents). |
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| 4b Students know the influence that the ocean has on the weather and the role that the water cycle plays in weather patterns. |
Moderate |
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| 4c Students know the causes and effects of different types of severe weather. |
Limited |
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| 4d Students know how to use weather maps and data to predict local weather and know that weather forecasts depend on many variables. |
Moderate |
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| 4e Students know that the Earth's atmosphere exerts a pressure that decreases with distance above Earth's surface and that at any point it exerts this pressure equally in all directions. |
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