Teach weather and climate with this NGSS-aligned bundle! Covers air pressure, weather fronts, seasons, and climate zones with visuals, guided notes, and hands-on activities. Perfect for middle school Earth science.

• Air pressure, air masses, and weather fronts
• Seasons, uneven heating, and climate zones
• Weather patterns, data analysis, and climate change
  

Each lesson includes clear visuals, guided notes, engaging activities, and assessments that make complex weather concepts easy to teach and understand.

Perfect for middle school Earth Science or integrated science courses, this bundle provides complete coverage of NGSS weather and climate standards—and saves you 30% when purchased together!

This bundle includes the following units:

• Air Masses, Air Pressure, and Weather Fronts
• Climate and the Uneven Heating of the Earth's Surface
• Global Warming
• Transpiration and Evaporation
• Water Cycle in a Jar
• Jeopardy-style review game (Google Slides)
• Weather and Climate Assessments (Google Forms and PDF)
• Ocean Currents and Atmospheric Currents

The Bundle on Weather and Climate includes:

• slide shows
• reading passages
• comprehension pages
• worksheets
• lab pages
• labs
• interactive notebook inserts
• Lesson plans
• quizzes
• answer keys

Students will learn about air pressure, air masses, weather fronts, uneven heating of the Earth's surface, climate, the water cycle, and more.

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"This bundle made planning so simple! The guide helped plan the order of when and which materials to use. Students enjoyed the activities and labs. As a first-year teacher, this is a great resource for my classroom."

The labs use simple, easy-to-find household materials that are inexpensive. This resource is aligned with the NGSS standards for Middle school science and uses phenomena to engage the students in critical thinking.

Science Concepts Addressed Include:

Water cycle

Transpiration

Air pressure

Air masses

Weather fronts

Uneven heating of Earth’s surfaces

Climate

Greenhouse Effect

Global Warming

Climate Change

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Students will use the following NGSS science and engineering practices:

• Asking Questions and Defining Problems. ...
• Developing and Using Models. ...
• Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. ...
• Analyzing and Interpreting Data. ...
• Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking. ...
• Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions. ...
• Engaging in Argument from Evidence.
• Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

This resource is also aligned with CCSS for reading informational text.  Students will practice reading skills and learn more about science by reading nonfiction passages on scientific topics.  

NGSS MS-ESS2-5. Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions.

From the disciplinary core idea Earth's Systems: ESS2.D Weather and Climate

NGSS MS ESS2-6   Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates. This is from the Earth"s Systems strand.

NGSS MS-ESS3-5. Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.

NGSS MS-ESS2-1. Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process

NGSS MS-ESS2-4 Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

Covers the Utah SEEd Standards for 6th-grade

Utah SEEd 6.3.1

Develop a model to describe how the cycling of water through Earth’s systems is driven by energy from the Sun, gravitational forces, and density.

Utah SEEd 6.3.2 Investigate the interactions between air masses

that cause changes in weather conditions. Collect and analyze weather data to provide evidence for how air masses flow from regions of high pressure to low pressure causing a change in weather. Examples of data collection could include field observations, laboratory experiments, weather maps, or diagrams.

Utah SEEd 6.3.3 Develop and use a model to show how unequal heating of the Earth’s systems causes patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates. Emphasize how warm water and air move from the equator toward the poles.

Utah SEEd 6.3.4

Construct an explanation supported by evidence for the role of the natural greenhouse effect in Earth’s energy balance and how it enables life to exist on Earth. Examples could include comparisons between Earth and other planets, such as Venus and Mars. - From the Utah Core.

This huge resource includes slideshows, hands-on inquiry-based labs, response pages, charts, interactive notebook inserts, nonfiction reading passages, comprehension questions, QR code research, and more.

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