head in the clouds virtual field trip
about
It’s time to get your Head in the Clouds, Dreamers! This virtual field trip is a 20-minute video that includes cloud observations and four activities. We recommend familiarizing yourself with the below tools and resources before viewing.
questions?
If you have any questions, please contact our team at fieldtrips@nationalchildrensmuseum.org.
learning standards
next generation science standards
K-ESS2-1
Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
3-ESS2-1
Scientists record patterns of the weather across different times and areas so that they can make predictions about what kind of weather might happen next.
3-ESS2-2
Climate describes a range of an area’s typical weather conditions and the extent to which those conditions vary over years.
5-ESS2-1
Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
common core state standards
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.8
Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.2
Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.5
Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.
CCSS.Math.Content.K.MD.B.3
Classify objects into given categories.
head in the clouds virtual field trip
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