Climate Science, Weather, and Natural Hazards: A Curriculum for Grades 5–6

The Climate Science Curriculum for Grades 5–6 is a five-lesson educational program designed to introduce students to fundamental concepts in climate science, weather, and natural hazards. Through age-appropriate discussions, data interpretation, visualizations, and inquiry-based activities, students explore changes in Earth’s temperature, factors that influence climate, severe weather and natural hazards, the impacts of disasters, and approaches to weather forecasting and climate-related problem solving. The curriculum emphasizes evidence-based reasoning and encourages students to analyze real-world data, identify patterns, ask questions, and explain their conclusions.