K–8 Weather & Climate · Complete scope

Weather & Climate.

A complete, evidence-based curriculum — from reading a thermometer to understanding a changing planet. Reading passages with quizzes, vocabulary, data activities, and printables.

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Developed with our curriculum team the collection grounds every claim in NGSS-aligned science, scales complexity by grade band, and ends with what students can do, not just what to fear.

Evidence-based reading passages with quizzes
Vocabulary, data-reading & engineering-design activities
Elementary on-ramps (3-ESS2, 5-ESS3) into the MS sequence

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Passage
How is Climate Different from Weather? - reading educational content
Grades 2–4

How is Climate Different from Weather?

weather and climate · RI.3.1+2

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Worksheet
Climate and weather activity - worksheet educational content
Grades 4–5

Climate and weather activity

writing

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Passage
Extreme Weather and Climate Change  - reading educational content
Grades 6–8

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

weather and climate

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Passage
How Climate Change Affects Weather - reading educational content
Grades 5–8

How Climate Change Affects Weather

weather and climate · MS-ESS3-5

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Passage
What Is The Difference Between Climate Model And Weather Model? - reading educational content
Grades 3–6

What Is The Difference Between Climate Model And Weather Model?

weather and climate

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Climate and Weather — Distinguishing Characterstics - worksheet educational content
Grades 4–5

Climate and Weather — Distinguishing Characterstics

writing

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Passage
Koppen Climate Classification System - reading educational content
Grades 5–8

Koppen Climate Classification System

weather and climate · MS-ESS2-6+1

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Passage
Weather Factors - reading educational content
Grades 5–8

Weather Factors

weather and climate · MS-ESS2-5

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Passage
What Is Climate - reading educational content
Grades 5–8

What Is Climate

weather and climate · MS-ESS2-6

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Interactive
Climate Characteristics Word Sort - game educational content
Grades 3–5

Climate Characteristics Word Sort

science

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Passage
Jack’s Weather Journal - reading educational content
Grades K–2

Jack’s Weather Journal

weather and climate · ESS2-D+1

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Interactive
Climate Zones Word Sort - game educational content
Grades 4–6

Climate Zones Word Sort

science

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What weather is

Weather Basics

The observable building blocks — temperature, clouds, precipitation, and how we measure and describe weather.

K-ESS2-13-ESS2-1
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02
The air around us

Earth's Atmosphere

The layers of air above us — pressure, density, and the quality of the air we breathe.

MS-ESS2-5
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03
Why weather happens

Weather Drivers

The systems that power weather — solar energy, the water cycle, air masses, wind, and ocean circulation.

MS-ESS2-4MS-ESS2-5MS-ESS2-6
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The long view

Climate Patterns

What separates climate from weather — zones, biomes, seasons, and the factors that shape a region's long-term climate.

3-ESS2-2MS-ESS2-6
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A changing planet · our deepest set

Climate Changeflagship collection

The greenhouse effect, the evidence, human causes, impacts, and solutions — sequenced and ready to teach as a standalone unit.

5-ESS3-1MS-ESS3-3MS-ESS3-4MS-ESS3-5MS-ETS1-1
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