Common Core Reading (CCSS):

• Informational/NonFiction Standards R.I 1-10 for grades 3-5.

NGSS: (Standards supported by this text) 

Performance Expectations (PE):

• 3-ESS2-1.Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
• 3-ESS2-2 Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.
• 4-ESS3-1 Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and that their uses affect the environment

Science and Engineering Practices (SEP):

• Represent data in tables and various graphical displays (bar graphs and pictographs) to reveal patterns that indicate relationships.
• Obtain and combine information from books and other reliable media to explain phenomena.
• Ask questions based on observations to find more information about the natural and/or designed world(s).
• Develop and use models.

Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI):

• ESS2.D Weather and Climate: Scientists record patterns of the weather across different times and areas so that they can make predictions about what kind of weather might happen next.
• ESS3.A Energy and fuels that humans use are derived from natural sources, and their use affects the environment in multiple ways. Some resources are renewable over time, and others are not.

Crosscutting Concepts (CC):

• Patterns of change can be used to make predictions
• Cause and effect relationships are routinely identified and used to explain change.