Education Standards related to S'COOL:
| Where | Grade (Age) | Standard | Description | Connection to S'COOL |
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| US Department of Defense Dependent Schools-DoDDS | 1 (6-7) |
Science: S7 Earth and Space Science | •S7b describes factors that contribute to weather/changes •S7c compares and explains changes in the Earth and sky |
S'COOL provides a daily application for both of these standards. |
| Massachusetts, USA | 6 (11-12) |
Ecology 6.4 | Explain how water, carbon and nitrogen cycle between abiotic resources and organic matter in an ecosystem and how oxygen cycles through photosyntheses and respiration. | |
| Minnesota, USA | 4 (9-10) |
Earth and Space Science 4.III.B | The student will recognize that water on Earth cycles and exists in many forms. | 1. The student will describe the water cycle involving the processes of evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection. |
| Mississippi, USA | 1 (6-7) |
Science 6 | Explore changes that occur in the Earth's atmosphere. (E) | a. Record, graph and compare weather differences including sunshine, clouds, rain, wind, and snow. b. Identify the environmental changes that occur with the seasons. |
| Mississippi, USA | 2 (7-8) |
Science 6 | Analyze changes that occur in the Earth's atmosphere. (E) | a. Introduce the water cycle. b. Describe the different types of clouds and the weather associated with each |
| Mississippi, USA | 4 (9-10) |
Science 5 | Discover the effects of external forces on the Earth's surface. (E) | a. Describe how external forces including heat, wind and water affect the Earth's surface. |
| Mississippi, USA | 4 (9-10) |
Science 6 | Explore changes that occur in the Earth's atmosphere. (E) | a. Analyze and predict the weather using the thermometer, anemometer, rain gauge, barometer and hygrometer. b. Recognize and collect data of extreme weather conditions. |
| Mississippi, USA | 5 (10-11) |
Science 6 | Investigate the structure of the Earth. (E) | a. Investigate the structure of the atmosphere (gas-air), hydrosphere (liguidwater), and lithosphere (solid-land). |
| Mississippi, USA | 6 (11-12) |
Science 6 | Model the structure of the Earth system past and present. (E) | a. Construct and explain the structure of the atmosphere (gas-air), hydrosphere (liguid-water), lithosphere (solid-land), and changes that occur within. |
| Mississippi, USA | 7 (12-13) |
Science 6 | Explore the composition and changes of the Earth system. (E, P) | g. Investigate the interactive forces that produce weather to include moisture, temperature, fronts, air masses, and cloud formations. |
| Mississippi, USA | 8 (13-14) |
Science 4 | Investigate atmospheric movements that affect the Earth's system.(E, P) | a. Analyze the cycles including nitrogen, water, carbon dioxide, and oxygen cycle. b. Use weather maps for analyzing and predicting weather. c. Construct a weather map to forecast the weather over a region, giving temperature in degrees Celsius. |
| Mississippi, USA | Earth Science 8 | Describe the composition of the atmosphere. (E, P) | a. Investigate the different layers of the atmosphere. b. Research the Greenhouse Effect as it relates to the atmosphere. |
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| Mississippi, USA | Earth Science 9 | Describe the processes involved in weather and climate. (E, P) | a. Compare and contrast the terms weather and climate. b. Research the circulation of the atmosphere. c. Explore the different climate zones. d. Determine the causes of the change of seasons |
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| Mississippi, USA | Earth Science 10 | Describe the process of the water cycle. (E, P) | a. Explore the water cycles's environmental movement. b. Observe the environmental process of the water cycle. |
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| Pennsylvania, USA | 4-12 (9-18) |
Unifying Themes: 3.1 B | Use models as an application of scientific or technological concepts. | Comparison of ground versus satellite reports. |
| Pennsylvania, USA | 4-12 (9-18) |
Unifying Themes: 3.1 C | Illustrate patterns that regularly occur and reoccur in nature. | Regular observation of clouds in the sky |
| Pennsylvania, USA | 4-12 (9-18) |
Inquiry and Design: 3.2 C | Apply process knowledge to make and interpret observations. | Structured framework for cloud observation. |
| Pennsylvania, USA | 4-12 (9-18) |
Earth Science: 3.5 C | Describe basic elements of meteorology. | Identify cloud types and what they mean for weather. |
| Virginia, USA | 4 (9-10) |
Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems: 4.6 | How weather conditions and phenomena occur and can be predicted.
•weather factors (temperature, air pressure, fronts, formation and type of clouds, and storms); and •meteorological tools (barometer, hygrometer, anemometer, rain gauge, and thermometer). |
S'COOL provides practice for this standard, particularly relating to cloud type. |
| Virginia, USA | 4 (9-10) |
Force, Motion, and Energy: 6.3 | The role of solar energy in driving most natural processes within the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, and on Earth's surface.
•a) the Earth's energy budget; •b) the role of radiation and convection in the distribution of energy; •c) the motion of the atmosphere and oceans; •d) cloud formation; and •e) the role of heat energy in weather-related phenomena including thunderstorms and hurricanes. | The CERES Project is aimed at better understanding all of these items. |
| West Virginia, USA | K (4-5) |
SC.K.2.5 | collect and record information in a variety of ways | cloud drawings, weather calendar, graphs |
| West Virginia, USA | K (4-5) |
SC.K.4.10 | observe and record daily changes in weather | clouds, air temperature |
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