This investigation explores the difference between weather and climate and then delves more deeply into how climate impacts what grows in a biome. This helps make the transition between the 3rd grade earth science and weather standards and the life science standards.

• Investigation 1: Materials List
• 1.1, Climate and Weather Lesson Plan, Bead Activity
  • 1.1, Bead Data Collection Sheet
  • 1.1, Español, Bead Data Collection Sheet
• 1.2, Weather Lesson Plan and Student Handout
  • 1.2, Weather at Schools Storyboard Links
  • 1.2, Weather Lesson, Español
  • 1.3, Tracking Weather in Cities Student Handout
• 2.1 and 2.2, Biome Introduction Lesson Plan
  • 2.1 and 2.2, Biome Reading and Notes
  • 2.1, 2.2, Biome Animals
  • 2.1, 2.2, Biome Plants
• 2.3, School Biome Exploration Lesson
  • 2.3, Schoolyard Data Collection Pages
• 3, Geography Lesson