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Seasonal Weather Patterns
One of the most basic crosscutting concepts in science is Patterns. This concept is often the first step toward asking questions that require deeper exploration. According to A Framework for K-12 Science Education (NRC 2012), students must be able to examine "observed patterns of forms and events [that] guide organization and classification, and ... prompt questions about relationships and the factors that influence them" (NRC 2012, p. 84).
This month's column focuses on how weather, the seasons, and the movement...