Weather and Water

Investigation 1

Terms in this table:

• “Investigation” is the number of the investigation
• “Materials Concept Code” is a reference number based on the science concepts and processes listed in the Overview section of the teacher’s manual
• “Materials Concept” is the text of the science concept or processes listed in the teacher’s manual
• “Indicator Code” is a reference number based on Cumulative Progress Indicators from the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards (2002)
• “Framework Indicator Text” is the text of the progress indicator; the conceptual “strand” for the indicator is in parentheses

Investigation	Materials Concept Code	Materials Concept	Indicator Code	Framework Indicator Text
1	c01	Weather is the condition of Earth’s atmosphere at a given time in a given place.	5.08.8.B.1	1. Describe conditions in the atmosphere that lead to weather systems and how these systems are represented on weather maps. (B. Atmosphere and Water)
1	c02	Severe weather occurs all over Earth.	5.08.8.B.1	1. Describe conditions in the atmosphere that lead to weather systems and how these systems are represented on weather maps. (B. Atmosphere and Water)
1	c03	Meteorology is the science of weather, and meteorologists are the people who study Earth’s weather.	5.08.8.B.1	1. Describe conditions in the atmosphere that lead to weather systems and how these systems are represented on weather maps. (B. Atmosphere and Water)
1	p01	Describe weather instruments and the weather factors that they measure.	5.01.8.B.3	3. Collect, organize, and interpret the data that result from experiments. (B. Inquiry and Problem Solving)
1	p02	Use weather instruments to measure temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind direction, and wind speed.	5.01.8.B.3	3. Collect, organize, and interpret the data that result from experiments. (B. Inquiry and Problem Solving)