See the TEKS supported in the lesson Water, Weather, & Climate

Water, Weather, & Climate

Science Standards | RULE §112.7

  • S.5.1.A – Ask questions and define problems based on observations or information from text, phenomena, models, or investigations;
  • S.5.1.G – Develop and use models to represent phenomena, objects, and processes or design a prototype for a solution to a problem.
  • S.5.3 – The student develops evidence-based explanations and communicates findings, conclusions, and proposed solutions
  • S.5.8.A – Describe how energy transformations occur in systems, such as sunlight driving evaporation in the water cycle.
  • S.5.10.A – Explain how the Sun and oceans interact to drive the water cycle and affect weather.
  • S.5.11.A – Design solutions to minimize environmental impact through conservation and recycling.
  • S.5.12.A – Describe how organisms survive by interacting with biotic and abiotic factors in ecosystems.

English Language Arts and Reading | RULE §110.7

  • LA.5.1.A – Listen actively and ask relevant questions to interpret verbal and non-verbal messages.
  • LA.5.6.B – Generate questions about the text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding.
  • LA.5.6.F – Make inferences and use text evidence to support understanding.
  • LA.5.7.C – Use text evidence to support responses to a variety of texts.
  • LA.5.10.A – Explain the author’s purpose and message within a text.

Social Studies | RULE §113.16

  • SS.5.6.B – Describe U.S. regions based on physical characteristics such as landforms and climate.
  • SS.5.8.A – Describe how and why people adapt to and modify their environment.
  • SS.5.23.C – Analyze information to identify cause-and-effect relationships and make inferences.