Science and Engineering Practices

• Asking questions
• Carrying out investigations
• Constructing explanations
• Obtaining and communicating information

Disciplinary Core Ideas

ESS2.D: Weather and Climate

• Scientists record patterns of the weather across different times and areas so that they can make predictions about what kind of weather might happen next. (3-ESS2-1)
• Climate describes a range of an area's typical weather conditions and the extent to which those conditions vary over years. (3-ESS2-2)

Crosscutting Concepts

• Patterns
• Cause and effect
• Energy and matter
• Stability and change

Connections to the Nature of Science 

• Science knowledge helps us know about the world.
• Science affects everyday life.
• Science investigations begin with a question.
• Creativity and imagination are important to science.
• Science is a human endeavor.
• Scientists study the natural and material world.
• Most scientists and engineers work in teams.