Content Standard: F. The Earth:
Students will gain knowledge about the earth and the processes that change it.
Common Assessment(s):

Performance Indicators Students will be able to	Essential Elements (Specific grade level learning objectives)			Suggested Performance Activities	Suggested Classroom Assessments	Vocabulary * Indicates a word the teacher uses to help students start to understand
1. Describe the way weather changes.	identify changes in weather			Read and discuss some of the suggested books. Resources: Weather Words and What They Mean by Gail Gibbons The Cloud Book by Tomie de Paola Flash, Crash, Rumble and Roll by Franklyn M. Branley What Makes the Weather by Janet Palazzo Snow and Ice by Stephen Krensky Sun Up, Sun Down by Gail Gibbons	Describe orally or by writing and illustrating weather words.	*Air Mass *Air Pressure *Cirrus Clouds Condensation *Cumulus Dew Drizzle Evaporation Frost *Gale Gusty Humid Hurricane *Ice Crystals Moisture Precipitation *Stratus Temperature Tornado *Water Vapor Wind
				Read and discuss Bob the Snowman by Sylvia Loretan and Jan Lenica Weather Words and What They Mean by Gail Gibbons	Draw and label a weather cycle. Example: Rain, snow, temperature changes, etc.