Studying Earth systems, energy transfer, and the scientific method for fourth grade students.
The Sun heats the Earth, air moves in the atmosphere, and water evaporates and falls as rain. All these things work together to create different weather and climate zones.
Weather affects what we wear and do each day. Climate affects what plants and animals can live in a place.
It’s warm and sunny today (weather), but winters are usually cold here (climate).
Rainforests have a hot, wet climate, while deserts are dry and hot.
Weather is daily, climate is long-term, and both are shaped by Earth's systems.