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This is a subject guide for the Earth Science section of the TEKS for 5th grade Science. Content Standard (#8) Earth and space. The student knows that there are recognizable patterns in the natural world and among the Sun, Earth, and Moon system. The student is expected to: (A) Differentiate between weather and climate and (B) Explain how the Sun and the ocean interact in the water cycle
 * 5th Grade Science - Weather Subject Guide **

**Weather ** **Resource 1:** Visit the USGS website for and interactive version of the diagram below and an explanation of the water cycle.

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**Resource 2**: The Met Office webpage gives an explanation of weather effects (air masses, clouds, high and low pressures and fronts). This website also discusses climate.

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 * Resource 3 **: Weather Wiz Kids is a website that discusses everything having to do with weather including storms, vocabulary, and even fun experiments in kid-friendly terms.

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**Resource 4**: This Scholastic video explains cold and warm air masses, and what happens when they meet. (Click the website link, then click “play video.”)

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** Climate ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Resource 5:** This Watch Know Learn video called "What is Climate," explains the difference between weather and climate (4:36). []

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Resource 6**: The National Center for Atmospheric Research Website gives basic information about about weather and climate.

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Resource 7**: This Watch Know Learn video explains five factors that affect climate. (5:23)

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**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">Database ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Resource 12:** The Britannica School database with great information resources for all kinds of topics! (Check with your librarian or teacher if you forgot your password.) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> []