Weather

=Content: Weather= 4.6 Science concepts. The student knows that change can create recognizable patterns. (A) Identify patterns of change such as in weather, metamorphosis, and objects in the sky. 4.11 Science concepts. The student knows that the natural world includes earth materials and objects in the sky. (B) Summarize the effects of the oceans on land. 4.11 Science concepts**.** (C) Identify the Sun as the major source of energy for the Earth and understand its role in the growth of plants, in the creation of winds, and in the water cycle. [|Main Idea (Reading weather)]**Satellite maps** Make your own weather station [|Weather] [|Weather Basics] [|Meteorology A to Z]

MAP:[|United States satellite picture] BACKGROUND:[|Satellites give bird's-eye view of clouds] MAP:[|North America Radar Image] BACKGROUND:[|Understanding weather radar] MAP:[|Precipitation] BACKGROUND:[|Precipitation: hail, rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow] [|Precipitation definitions] MAPS:[|North America Temperature Forecast] [|U.S. Current Temperatures] BACKGROUND:[|More to temperature than you might think] MAP:[|Current Winds] BACKGROUND:[|Pressure differences give wind its push] MAP:[|Current Surface] BACKGROUND:[|This morning's storms, fronts map]
 * Radar maps**
 * Precipitation maps**
 * Temperature maps**
 * Wind-speed maps**
 * Front maps**