Weather, Climate, and Water Cycling: CKSci Student Reader
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Weather, Climate, and Water Cycling introduces Grade 6 students the weather we experience every day, to the concept of climate, and the nature of water cycling through Earth’s systems. The subtitle of the unit is: Why does a lot of hail, rain, or snow fall at some times and not others? The Student Reader is the integrated science literacy component of the unit. In the Student Reader students will learn about weather changes and how they are related to energy, water in our atmosphere, the varying nature of clouds, convection, the nature of climate over time, and more. Student Readers focus on aspects of science literacy, including factual articles, history of the sciences, art and literature, spotting bad science in the media and advertisements, graphics comprehension, research-type articles, reliability of sources, and other areas of science literacy.
Weather, Climate, and Water Cycling introduces Grade 6 students the weather we experience every day, to the concept of climate, and the nature of water cycling through Earth’s systems. The subtitle of the unit is: Why does a lot of hail, rain, or snow fall at some times and not others? The Student Reader is the integrated science literacy component of the unit. In the Student Reader students will learn about weather changes and how they are related to energy, water in our atmosphere, the varying nature of clouds, convection, the nature of climate over time, and more. Student Readers focus on aspects of science literacy, including factual articles, history of the sciences, art and literature, spotting bad science in the media and advertisements, graphics comprehension, research-type articles, reliability of sources, and other areas of science literacy.
CKSci Student Readers are integrated into the unit lessons, which is driven by the Teacher Guide. Each Student Reader offers engagingly written text with many color illustrations, photographs, vocabulary sidebars, key sources, and a glossary. For each unit, a Teacher Guide, a Student Procedure Guide, and a Student Work Pages book are available separately. All materials may be downloaded and previewed in their entirety.
CKSci Middle School is an enhanced republication of the OpenSciEd Middle School project–with a unique, integrated Core Knowledge science literacy component. To learn more about the CKSci Middle School program click here.
Related Components
- Teacher Guide: with detailed lesson plans, activity page masters, additional activities, and assessments
- Student Procedure Guide: to guide students through activities
- Student Work Pages: consumable worksheets for completing activities
- Online Resources: includes lesson links, pacing guide, and other materials that relate to and extend the lesson
Preview the Book
Download this CKSci Student Reader in its entirety in PDF form.
About CKSci
Core Knowledge Science™ (CKSci) is a comprehensive program covering life science, earth and space science, physical science, and engineering design practices.
CKSci Middle School Student Readers are the student reading components for each of the 18 units in grade levels 6–8. Each is designed to be used in conjunction with the lesson flow in the Teacher Guide. Each offers writings that stress the many aspects of science literacy. The content and presentation in CKSci Student Readers for Grades 6–8 are appropriate for readers in middle schools.
Using CKSci in the Classroom
- For Language Arts: You can also use CKSci to integrate content-rich nonfiction into your Reading/Language Arts lessons. Reading in the sciences provides background content knowledge that aids in reading across all disciplines.
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Bundles:
- Weather, Climate, and Water Cycling Homeschool Set:
1 Student Reader
1 Teacher Guide
1 Student Procedure Guide
1 Student Work Pages
- Weather, Climate, and Water Cycling Classroom Set:
25 Student Readers
1 Teacher Guide
25 Student Procedure Guide
25 Student Work Page
- Grade 6 Complete Grade-Level Set:
For each of six CKSci titles:
25 Student Readers
1 Teacher Guide
25 Student Procedure Guide
25 Student Work Page
Paperback
8 in. W x 10 in. H
86 pages
ISBN: 978-1-68380-787-2
