How Weather Impacts Farms
Students explore different types of weather and discover how weather conditions can impact farms.
Background
Lesson Activities
Recommended Companion Resources
Credits
Author
Lynn Wallin | National Center for Agricultural Literacy (NCAL)
Sources
- https://weather.com/storms/severe/news/2021-06-24-texas-record-hailstone-hondo-confirmed
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highest_temperature_recorded_on_Earth
- https://www.nature.com/articles/125728b0
- https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/weather-atmosphere
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimfoerster/2019/02/15/todays-extreme-winter-weather-can-impact-tomorrows-crop-farming/?sh=15528596fbce
Standards
National Content Area Standards
- Science
- 3-ESS2: Earth's Systems
- 3-ESS2-1: Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
- 3-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
- 3-ESS3-1: Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard.
- 3-ESS2: Earth's Systems