Weather & Climate

Sunshine, storms, seasons and climate patterns — 30 skills across 9 years. Every skill below shows what it builds on and how to tell your child has it.

Science30 skillsages 5–14

Grouped by the age children typically start each skill. Ages are typical, not deadlines — follow your child’s pace.

Around age 5

Dressing for the Weatherages 5–7AC ✓ Rain & Puddlesages 5–7 Seasons & Weather Patternsages 5–7AC ✓ Storm Safetyages 5–7 Temperature & Thermometersages 5–7AC ✓ Types of Weatherages 5–7 Weather Forecasting & Safetyages 5–6 What Is Wind?ages 5–7

Around age 7

Cloud Typesages 7–9 Geography & Local Weatherages 7–9 The Water Cycleages 7–9AC ✓ Thunder & Lightningages 7–9 Using Weather Instrumentsages 7–9AC ✓ Weather Forecastingages 7–9AC ✓ Weather vs Climateages 7–9AC ✓ What Causes Windages 7–9

Around age 8

Designing for Weather Hazardsages 8–9

Around age 9

Climate Change Basicsages 9–11AC ✓ Climate Zonesages 9–11 Extreme Weather Eventsages 9–11 Natural resourcesages 9–10AC ✓ Reading Weather Mapsages 9–11AC ✓ Sun-Driven Weather Systemsages 9–11AC ✓ The Atmosphereages 9–11 Weather-Resistant Engineeringages 9–11

Around age 11

Global Wind Patternsages 11–13AC ✓ Greenhouse Gas Scienceages 11–12

Around age 12

Hurricanes, Tornadoes & Monsoonsages 12–13 Reading Ancient Climate Recordsages 12–14

Around age 13

Net Zero & Energy Transitionages 13–14

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