Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.
Standard detail
MS-ESS2-5
Performance Expectation
Depth 2Parent ID: E96DEB10DFE60131C91168A86D17958EStandard set: Grades 6, 7, 8
Original statement
Quick facts
- Statement code
- MS-ESS2-5
- Standard ID
- E9701810DFE60131C91668A86D17958E
- ASN identifier
- S2454526
- Subject
- Science
- Grades
- 06, 07, 08
- Ancestor IDs
- E96DEB10DFE60131C91168A86D17958EE96D6E90DFE60131C91068A86D17958E
- Source document
- Next Generation Science Standards (2013)
- License
- CC BY 3.0 US
- Dataset notes
Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on how air masses flow from regions of high pressure to low pressure, causing weather (defined by temperature, pressure, humidity, precipitation, and wind) at a fixed location to change over time, and how sudden changes in weather can result when different air masses collide. Emphasis is on how weather can be predicted within probabilistic ranges. Examples of data can be provided to students (such as weather maps, diagrams, and visualizations) or obtained through laboratory experiments (such as with condensation).
Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include recalling the names of cloud types or weather symbols used on weather maps or the reported diagrams from weather stations.