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NBC 30 Xtreme Weather
Grades 1 - 5
Join Mandy, Billy, “V” and Chief Meteorologist Brad Field to experience Connecticut’s as well as our solar system’s most extreme weather events. This show covers basic weather concepts and some of the science behind weather and is filled with unique footage and images.
CT - Grades PreK-2 Core Scientific Inquiry, Literacy and Numeracy
SCIENTIFIC LITERACY: Scientific literacy includes speaking, listening, presenting, interpreting, reading and writing about science.
A INQ. 4 - Read, write, listen and speak about observations of the natural world.
2.1 - Materials can be classified as solid, liquid or gas based on their observable properties.
A18. Describe differences in the physical properties of solids and liquids.
MA - Earth & Space Science, Grades PreK – 2
Earth’s Materials
2. Understand that air is a mixture of gases that is all around us and that wind is moving air.
The Weather
3. Describe the weather changes from day to day and over the seasons.
The Sun as a Source of Light and Heat
4. Recognize that the sun supplies heat and light to the earth and is necessary for life.
Periodic Phenomena
5. Identify some events around us that have repeating patterns, including the seasons of the year, day and night.
MA – Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics), Grades PreK – 2
States of Matter
2. Identify objects and materials as solid, liquid, or gas. Recognize that solids have a definite shape and that liquids and gases take the shape of their container.
CT – Grades 3-5 Core Scientific Inquiry, Literacy and Numeracy
SCIENTIFIC LITERACY: Scientific literacy includes speaking, listening, presenting, interpreting, reading and writing about science.
B INQ. 2 – Seek relevant information in books, magazines and electronic media.
3.1 – Materials have properties that can be identified and described through the use of simple tests.
B2. Describe the effect of heating on the melting, evaporation, condensation and freezing of water.
4.3 – Water has a major role in shaping the Earth’s surface.
B12. Describe how the sun’s energy impacts the water cycle.
B13. Describe the role of water in erosion and river formation.
5.4 – Humans have the capacity to build and use tools to advance the quality of their lives.
B25. Describe the uses of different instruments, such as eye glasses, magnifiers, periscopes and telescopes, to enhance our vision.
MA – Earth and Space Science, Grades 3 – 5
Weather
6. Explain how air temperature, moisture, wind speed and direction, and precipitation make up the weather in a particular place and time.
7. Distinguish among the various forms of precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, and hail), making connections to the weather in a particular place and time.
9. Differentiate between weather and climate.
The Water Cycle
10. Describe how water on earth cycles in different forms and in different locations, including underground and in the atmosphere.
11. Give examples of how the cycling of water, both in and out of the atmosphere, has an effect on climate.
The Earth in the Solar System
13. Recognize that the earth is part of a system called the “solar system” that includes the sun (a star), planets, and many moons. The earth is the third planet from the sun in our solar system.
14. Recognize that the earth revolves around (orbits) the sun in a year’s time and that the earth rotates on its axis once approximately every 24 hours. Make connections between the rotation of the earth and day/night, and the apparent movement of the sun, moon, and stars across the sky.
MA – Physical Science (Chemistry and Physics), Grades 3 – 5
States of Matter
2. Compare and contrast solids, liquids, and gases based on the basic properties of each of these states of matter.
3. Describe how water can be changed from one state to another by adding or taking away heat.
NY – Standard 4 – Science (Elementary)
Physical Setting
1. The Earth and celestial phenomena can be described by principles of relative motion and perspective.
Students:
- describe patterns of daily, monthly, and seasonal changes in their environment.
2. Many of the phenomena that we observe on Earth involve interactions among components of air, water, and land.
Students:
- describe the relationships among air, water, and land on Earth.
3. Matter is made up of particles whose properties determine the observable characteristics of matter and its reactivity.
Students:
- describe chemical and physical changes, including changes in states of matter.
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