Unit 8.5: Understanding Climate and Making Weather Predictions
Unit 8.5A: Regional Climate
In this unit, students develop and use models, conduct experiments, and analyze data to discover how Earth’s climate regions are created.
Unit Challenge Question: How are Earth's seasons and climate patterns determined?
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Unit 8.5B: Making Weather Predictions
In this unit, students use experiments, modeling, research, and data analysis to discover the different ways that Michigan snowstorms are “made”.
Unit Challenge Question: What causes snowfall patterns in Michigan?
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Unit Content Resources:
- NGSSConnections (both units)
- Prior and Future Knowledge (both units)
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