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knowledge of observable information about daily and seasonal weather conditions. Understand and apply knowledge of events that have repeating patterns. I can identify the changes in weather from season to season in Iowa. I can use various tools to gather data about the weather. I can recognize the sun as the source of heat and light for the Earth. I can identify seasons, day and night as events that are repeated in regular patterns. I can explain that the sun can only be seen during our daylight hours. (We are unable to see the sun at night because of the rotation of the Earth) Web Resources: Cloud in a bottle demonstration: Invite a meteorologist to talk with your class. Local TV stations will often send speakers. thermometer, wind vane, pinwheel, season, sun, spring, summer, winter, fall, rain, temperature, direction, symbol, meteorologist Literacy Unit Theme Iowa Core Standard K-2 I Can Statements Materials/ Resources Project Ideas Vocabulary needed 6 Plants and Trees Understand and apply knowledge of lifecycles of plants and animals I can recognize that plants have a lifecycle including Foss Trees Kit Order non-fiction books from Heartland AEA Foss Trees Kit (skip “Trees Through the Seasons” section) Supplement Foss investigations with the unit lessons below: sprout, seed, stem, leaf, bark, trunk, root, grow, sun, water