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title: "SM4: Weather and Society (Georgia Science standard)"
code: SM4
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Science, SM4
subject: science
grades:
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# SM4: Weather and Society

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the relationship between weather and society.

- Subject: Science
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/science/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SM4.a**: Obtain and communicate information to relate the personal, local, national, and global implications of severe weather events
- **SM4.b**: Ask questions to identify the relationships between weather and society (e.g., urban heat island, smog formation, air quality, stratospheric ozone).
- **SM4.c**: Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the potential individual and societal impacts of changing weather and climate conditions. (Clarification statement: Impacts such as economic, social, health (physical and emotional), political, ecological, etc. should be addressed.)
- **SM4.d**: Design and defend a safety plan based on common weather events for your geographic location. (Clarification statement: Safety plans should address hazardous weather alerts and include protocols for a variety of weather events.)

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.