Grade Level:
4th
Six Weeks:
4th
Overarching Concept:
Continuity and Change
Organizing Idea:
Changes Over Time
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Texas Debates Joining Union
Manifest Destiny
The Black Codes
Cattle Drives
Railroads
Predicting the Weather
Our Restless Atmosphere
The Composition of the Atmosphere
Heat, Water, and Air:
Elements of Weather
The Importance of
Weather Forecasting
Barometers:
Measuring Air Pressure
Anamometers and Wind Vanes
A Look at Wind
Thermometers:
Measuring Temperature
How Temperature Effects Air
Hygrometer:
Measuring Humidity
Measuring Relative Humidity
The Water Cycle
Types of Clouds
Cloud Types
Meteorologists and
Weather Forecasting
Weather Fronts
and Weather Maps
How Maps, Graphs, and Charts
help Meteorologists Observe Weather
Using Weather Instruments
to Forecast Weather
Internet Sites Chart
PowerPoint Presentations Chart
Link to the Scott Foresman Web site
Elementary Curriculum
Instructional Resources