2016 MA Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework Alignment
Disciplinary Core Idea/Sub-Idea:
ESS2. Earth's Systems
ESS2.D Weather and Climate
Standard:
3-ESS2-1. Use graphs and tables of local weather data to describe and predict typical weather during a particular season in an area.
Grade 3
My NASA Data Lesson:
Climate Graphs
Extension 1 Instructional Focus
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series (GOES-R) provides data about clouds and weather patterns that are essential to weather forecasting and studying climate change.
Extension 2 Instructional Focus
Students write an informative/explanatory piece describing how engineers use biomimicry to design space debris removal technologies with the aid of supporting materials from NPR and NASA and in alignment with the 2017 MA English Language Arts and Literacy Framework.