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Elementary Study About Weather: Kindergarten and 3rd Grade NGSS Activities

Study about weather activities

March is a transitional month where we move from winter weather to spring weather. As the weather changes, we experience a variety of conditions from fog to sun, from rain to snow, and more. This makes March a fantastic time to either start your weather learning or revisit it from the fall. And to get you started teaching weather this spring, I’ve got an activity idea for each grade K-5 coming at you this month.

In this episode, we’ll talk about activities to enhanced an elementary study about weather that are paired with Next Generation Science Standards for grades Kindergarten and 3rd grade. I’ll share the standard that inspired the activity, how the activity relates to weather, and descriptions of how to use the activity with your learners.

In this episode, I discuss the following standards for your study about weather:

Kindergarten: K-ESS2-1: Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
3rd Grade: 3-ESS2-1: Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.