4th quarter Science

State Standard(s)
5.E.1 Understand weather patterns and phenomena, making connections to the weather in a particular place and time. 5.P.2 Understand how the interactions of matter and energy and the changes that occur. 5.P.3 Explain how the properties of some materials change as a result of heating and cooling.
Essential Understanding(s)	Essential Question(s)
Students will understand that: weather changes daily and many factors are measured to describe and predict weather conditions. weather data can be collected - by observation and/or measurement with a weather tool - and the weather data can be analyzed in order to predict the likelihood of a particular weather condition occuring. local weather conditions are influenced by global factors such as air and water currents. the sun's energy fuels the water cycle. heat is transferred by radiation, conduction, and/or convection; heating and cooling changes the properties of materials.	What causes daily and seasonal weather?