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Math Standards for Creating Climographs
No full textThis resource supports math standards for grades 6-8 in the topics of representation, and data analysis and probability. These assignments are based on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards.
Virginia Standards for A Comparison of Land and Water Temperature
No full textThis resource supports science standards for grades 7-12. This assignment is based on the Virginia Standards of Learning ES.13d: The student will investigate and understand that energy transfer between the sun and the Earth and its atmosphere drives weather and climate on Earth. Key concepts include weather phenomena and the factors that affect climate including radiation and convection. PS.7: The student will investigate and understand temperature scales, heat, and heat transfer. Key concepts include Celsius and Kelvin temperature scales and absolute zero.
Virginia Standards for Using MY NASA DATA to Determine Volcanic Activity
No full textThis resource supports Virginia Earth science standards. ES.3d: The student will investigate and understand how to read and interpret maps, globes, models, charts, and imagery. Key concepts include location by latitude and longitude and topographic profiles. ES.13: The student will investigate and understand that energy transfer between the sun and the Earth and its atmosphere drives weather and climate on Earth.
Virginia Standards for Correlation of Variables by Graphing
No full textThis resource supports math and science standards for grades 6-10. This assignment is based on the Virginia Standards of Learning A.5: The student will create and use tabular, symbolic, graphical, verbal, and physical representations to analyze a given set of data for the existence of a pattern, determine the domain and range of relations, and identify the relations that are functions. A.16: The student will, given a set of data points, write an equation for a line of best fit and use the equation to make predictions. AFDA.8: The student will design and conduct an experiment/survey. Key concepts include sample size, sampling technique, controlling sources of bias, experimental error data collection, data analysis and reporting. ES.1c: The student will plan and conduct investigations in which scales, diagrams, maps, charts, graphs, tables, and profiles are constructed and interpreted. ES.2a: The student will demonstrate scientific reasoning and logic by analyzing how science explains and predicts the interactions and dynamics of complex Earth systems. Math6.11a: The student will identify the coordinates of a point in a coordinate plane. Math6.11b: The student will graph ordered pairs in a coordinate plane. Math6.14c: The student, given a problem situation, will compare and contrast graphs that present information from the same data set. Math7.12: The student will represent relationships with tables, graphs, rules, and words. Math8.13a: The student will make comparisons, predictions, and inferences, using information displayed in graphs. Math8.13b: The student will construct and analyze scatter plots. Math8.14: The student will make connections between any two representations (tables, graphs, words, and rules) of a given relationship. PS.4: The student will analyze scatterplots to identify and describe the relationship between two variables, using shape; strength of relationship; clusters; positive, negative, or no association; outliers; and influential points. Appropriate technology will be used to generate scatterplots and identify outliers and influential points.
Virginia Standards for Investigating Nitrogen Dioxide
No full textThis resource supports science standards for grades K-2. This assignment is based on the Virginia Standards of Learning Sci1.8b: The student will investigate and understand that natural resources are limited. Key concepts include factors that affect air and water quality.
Virginia Standards for Creating a Bar Graph
No full textThis resource supports math and science standards for grades K-2. This assignment is based on the Virginia Standards of Learning Math3.22: The student will read and interpret data represented in line plots, bar graphs, and picture graphs and write a sentence analyzing the data and Sci1.7c: The student will investigate and understand the relationship of seasonal change and weather to the activities and life processes of plants and animals. Key concepts include how temperature, light, and precipitation bring about changes in people (dress, recreation, and work).
Virginia Standards for Trends of Snow Cover and Temperature in Alaska
No full textThis resource supports Virginia Earth science standards. ES.1c: The student will plan and conduct investigations in which scales, diagrams, maps, charts, graphs, tables, and profiles are constructed and interpreted. ES.13a: The student will investigate and understand that energy transfer between the sun and the Earth and its atmosphere drives weather and climate on Earth. Key concepts include observation and collection of weather data.
Math Standards for Earth's Energy Budget - Seasonal Cycles in Net Radiative Flux
No full textThis resource supports math standards for grades 9-12 in the topics of number and operations, algebra, geometry and connections. These assignments are based on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards.
Virginia Standards for Radiation Color Plot
No full textThis resource supports math and science standards for grades 1-5. This assignment is based on the Virginia Standards of Learning Math3.22: The student will read and interpret data represented in line plots, bar graphs, and picture graphs and write a sentence analyzing the data. Sci1.7c: The student will investigate and understand the relationship of seasonal change and weather to the activities and life processes of plants and animals. Key concepts include how temperature, light, and precipitation bring about changes in people (dress, recreation, and work). Sci3.11a: The student will investigate and understand different sources of energy. Key concepts include the sun.s ability to produce light and heat energy. Sci5.3d: The student will investigate and understand basic characteristics of visible light and how it behaves. Key concepts include opaque, transparent, and translucent.
Virginia Standards for Great Lakes Snow Analysis Collaborative Network
No full textThis resource supports earth science standards for grades 6-8. This assignment is based on the Virginia Standards of Learning ES.1c: The student will plan and conduct investigations in which scales, diagrams, maps, charts, graphs, tables, and profiles are constructed and interpreted. ES.2a: The student will demonstrate scientific reasoning and logic by analyzing how science explains and predicts the interactions and dynamics of complex Earth systems. ES.3d: The student will investigate and understand how to read and interpret maps, globes, models, charts, and imagery. Key concepts include location by latitude and longitude and topographic profiles. ES.13d: The student will investigate and understand that energy transfer between the sun and the Earth and its atmosphere drives weather and climate on Earth. Key concepts include weather phenomena and the factors that affect climate including radiation and convection. LS.1: The student will plan and conduct investigations in which c) data are organized into tables showing repeated trials and means; h) continuous line graphs are constructed, interpreted, and used to make predictions; and i) interpretations from a set of data are evaluated and defended. PS.1: The student will plan and conduct investigations in which b) length, mass, volume, density, temperature, weight, and force are accurately measured and reported using metric units (SI-International System of Units); h) data tables showing the independent and dependent variables, derived quantities, and the number of trials are constructed and interpreted; i)data tables for descriptive statistics showing specific measures of central tendency, the range of the data set, and the number of repeated trials are constructed and interpreted; j) frequency distributions, scattergrams, line plots, and histograms are constructed and interpreted; and k) valid conclusions are made after analyzing data. PS.7: The student will investigate and understand temperature scales, heat, and heat transfer. Key concepts include Celsius and Kelvin temperature scales and absolute zero. Sci6.1: The student will plan and conduct investigations in which c) precise and approximate measurements are recorded; h) data are collected, recorded, analyzed, and reported using appropriate metric measurements; and i) data are organized and communicated through graphical representation (graphs, charts, and diagrams). Sci6.5: The student will investigate and understand the unique properties and characteristics of water and its roles in the natural and human-made environment. Sci6.6: The student will investigate and understand the properties of air and the structure and dynamics of the Earth's atmosphere.