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Culminating Task

Snow Day?

Apply what we’ve learned about weather to a winter storm

Students apply models and ideas they figured out from Learning Sequences 1, 2, and 3 to explain what is happening with a new phenomenon: a winter storm that crossed the United States in February 2017.

Resources

  • Teacher Guide Adobe PDF file
    • Designed to guide you through each section of the curriculum by providing step-by-step instructions for lessons, sample videos of activities, background science content, and NGSS connections.
  • All Student Activity Sheets for Challenges 1-3 Adobe PDF file
    • Each lesson has activity sheets that you can download separately (see below), or you can download all of the activity sheets used in a learning sequence using the link above.
  • Digital Student Activity Sheets for Challenges 1-3 Google Drive File
    • Designed to be used with online learning management systems, like Google Classroom. Check out the Digital Worksheet Guide for more instructions on how to use these worksheets. Make sure to log into your Google account before copying any of the sheets to your drive.
  • Powerpoints
    • Powerpoint slides have been developed for each section of the curriculum to help organize and guide your students through lessons and activities.
  • Final Assessments Adobe PDF file
    • The final assessment is an open response test that targets fundamental science ideas learned in the unit as well as the NGSS science practices of data analysis and interpretation and modeling. The final assessment should be administered following the culminating task.
  • Digital Final Assessment Google Drive File
    • As with the Digital Student Activity Sheets, these assessments are designed to be used with online learning management systems, like Google Classroom. Check out the Digital Worksheet Guide for more instructions on how to use these tools. Make sure to log into your Google account before copying any of the sheets to your drive. Make a direct copy here: Final Assessment Worksheet; Drawing.

Lesson Resources

Culminating Task: Challenge 1

CALIFORNIA STORM

Why did the storm cause rain in some places and snow in other places in California?

Challenge 1 Student Activity Sheets Adobe PDF file
Copy Challenge 1 Digital Student Activity Sheet to your Google Drive
Copy Challenge 1 Drawing for Digital Student Activity Sheet to your Google Drive

Links used in Lesson Challenge 1

Culminating Task: Challenge 2

WHERE’S THE SNOW?

As the storm moved east, why did it snow in some areas but not others?

Challenge 2 Student Activity Sheets Adobe PDF file
Copy Challenge 2 Digital Student Activity Sheet to your Google Drive
Copy Challenge 2 Drawing 1 for Digital Student Activity Sheet to your Google Drive
Copy Challenge 2 Drawing 2 for Digital Student Activity Sheet to your Google Drive
Copy Challenge 2 Drawing 3 for Digital Student Activity Sheet to your Google Drive

Culminating Task: Challenge 3

WE’RE WARNING YOU

Where will schools have a snow day on February 24th?

Challenge 3 Student Activity Sheets Adobe PDF file
Copy Challenge 3 Digital Student Activity Sheet to your Google Drive