A teacher lesson plan, a student activity and worksheet, and discussion questions for 3rd and 4th grade students understanding wind direction and its impact on human lives. Answer key included. Objectives addressed include reading a rose compass and naming wind directions, data acquisition, data analysis, and critical thinking. Product created by Delaware Sea Grant.

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Essential Question: How do we name the wind direction?

Objectives Addressed by This Product:

• Name wind direction
• Read a compass rose
• Record and manipulate directional degrees
• Access and understand real-time, online wind data

Relevant NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea(s) Addressed by This Product:

• 4-PS3-4 Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.

Energy Ocean Literacy Principles Addressed by This Product:

• 2.3 Earth’s weather and climate are mostly driven by energy from the Sun.
• 4.1 Humans transfer and transform energy from the environment into forms useful for human endeavors.
• 4.5 Humans generate electricity in multiple ways.