The STANDARDS CORRELATION chart suggests which Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Science and Technology you can cover using PASSPORT TO WEATHER AND CLIMATE in your classroom. We hope you will discover additional standards you can use. These are the ones our Instructional Materials Development team felt most directly related to the activities contained in PASSPORT TO WEATHER AND CLIMATE.
For additional Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Science and Technology you can cover see the STANDARDS CORRELATION chart for the following PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE projects:
Grade 4, Grade 7,
Grade 10, Grade 12
C. Identify basic energy types, sources and conversions.
Describe static electricity in terms of attraction, repulsion and sparks.
video Use characteristics of light (e.g., reflection, refraction, absorption) to produce heat, color or a virtual image.
video C. Know basic weather elements.
Compare and contrast forms of weather precipitation.
video Explain weather patterns from data charts and graphs on weather.
video Use knowledge of different seasons to explain effects on plants, animals and daily life.
video D. Discern the earth’s water and its behavior.
Illustrate the water cycle to show the behavior of water.
video A. Identify the basic systematic elements of scientific research.
Generate questions that can be studied.
video Design an investigation.
video Conduct a one step experiment.
video State a conclusion that is consistent with the information.
video B. Know that problem solving in Technology is a systematic process.
Identify the problem.
video Identify a possible solution.
video Try the solution.
video Describe the solution.
video Show the problem, method of solution and results.
video C. Describe the nature of technological and scientific knowledge.
Distinguish between a scientific fact and a belief.
video Describe the nature of science to improve its theories in response to new information.
video Relate how new information can change existing perceptions.
video Provide clear explanations that account for observations and results.
video A. Know that natural and human-made objects are made up of parts.
Identify and describe parts that make up a system.
video Identify system parts that are natural and human-made.
video Describe the purpose of analyzing systems.
video Know that technology parts include physical technology systems (e.g., construction, manufacturing, and transportation), informational systems and biochemical-related systems.
video B. Know models as useful imitations of objects or processes.
Identify different types of models.
video Demonstrate the use of models as tools for prediction and insight.
video Apply appropriate simple modeling tools and techniques.
video C. Illustrate patterns that regularly occur and reoccur in nature.
Identify observable patterns (e.g., growth patterns in plants, crystal shapes in minerals, climate, structural patterns in bird feathers).
video Use knowledge of natural patterns to predict next occurrences.
video D. Demonstrate scale as an important attribute of natural and human made objects, events and phenomena.
Apply scale to measure size and weight.
video Describe scale as a ratio.
video Demonstrate the importance of scale in producing models.
video C. Discern basic elements of meteorology.
Interpret information from meteorological instruments and on-line sources to predict weather patterns.
video Identify cloud types and wind direction associated with weather patterns in different regions of the country.
video A. Explain basic systematic elements of scientific research.
Generate questions that can be studied in science.
video Evaluate the appropriateness of questions.
video Design an investigation with limited variables to investigate a question.
video Conduct a two-part experiment.
video Judge the significance of experimental information in answering the question.
video Communicate appropriate conclusions from the experiment.
video B. Know that problem solving in Technology is a systematic process.
Define the problem.
video Propose a solution.
video Apply the solution.
video Explain the solution.
video Explain the problem, design and solution.
video C. Explain the nature of scientific and technological knowledge.
Distinguish between a scientific theory and a belief.
video Answer "What if" questions based on observation, inference or prior knowledge or experience.
video Explain how skepticism about an accepted scientific explanation led to a new understanding.
video Integrate new information into existing theories and explain implied results.
video A. Explain the parts of a simple system and their relationship.
Explain a system as a group of related parts that work together to achieve a desired result.
video Explain the importance of order in a system.
video B. Demonstrate an understanding the use of models as an application of scientific or technological concepts.
Identify and describe different types of models and their functions.
video Apply models to predict specific results and observations.
video Demonstrate an understanding of systems by outlining a system’s relevant parts and their purpose and/or designing a model.
video C. Collect and interpret meteorological data.
Relate evaporation and condensation to energy changes in the atmosphere.
video Interpret weather data and symbols to forecast weather.
video Predict weather and climate on global levels.
video Evaluate specific adaptations plants and animals have that enable them to survive different climates.
video F. Explain essential ideas about the composition and structure of the universe and the earth’s place in it.
Identify basic structures of the universe (e.g. types of galaxy clusters, black holes, neutrino stars, nova).
video Relate information about stars to their type and age.
video Identify and explain scientific theories related to the origins of the universe (e.g., Big Bang Theory)
video Evaluate different planet structures and features using information about geochemical cycles.
video A. Apply the elements of scientific research to solve problems.
Generate questions that can be studied in science.
video Evaluate the appropriateness of questions.
video Design an investigation with adequate control and limited variables to investigate a question.
video Conduct a multiple step experiment.
video Organize experimental information using a variety of analytic methods.
video Judge the significance of experimental information in answering the question.
video Suggest additional steps that might be done experimentally.
video B. Apply problem solving in Technology as a systematic process.
Examine the problem.
video Propose and analyze a solution.
video Implement the solution.
video Evaluate the solution.
video Communicate and analyze the problem, design and solution.
video C. Apply understandings about the nature of scientific and technological knowledge.
Compare and contrast scientific theories and beliefs.
video Know that science is limited to the study of concrete aspects of the world and the universe.
video Evaluate how new information can change existing theories and practice.
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• Know the problem in simple terms.
• Identify necessary information.
• Identify simple questions that must be answered.
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• Choose alternative methods to achieve solutions.
• List the course of action.
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• Try a specific solution.
• Try another solution.
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• Identify the impacts of the solution.
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• Examine and rank the necessary information based on importance.
• Examine questions that must be answered.
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• Design and develop alternative methods to achieve solutions.
• Develop by experimentation, the best or appropriate methodology.
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