Wild Weather and Climate
An Introduction to Weather vs Climate
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What do we mean by weather and climate anyway? |
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"File:Global weather disaster losses as a share of GDP, OWID.svg" by Our World In Data is licensed under CC BY 3.0
What do we mean by weather and climate anyway? |
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Starter
Read over the detail from the BBC about the UK and air masses first - the link is at the top of the second page of the workbook (after the title page). |
Task 1
Next, using the map provided in the workbook, draw arrows to match the descriptions of the air masses to match the directions they are travelling to the UK. Stuck? Watch the video walk through for today's lesson to see the first one completed for you. Task 2 Once you have added your arrows, colour code them to show if they are maritime or continental air masses. Stuck? Remember to watch today's walkthrough (linked on ClassCharts) as an example has been done for you. |
Plenary
What if you don't have access to a printer or can't edit the workbook digitally? I would like you to sketch the map for yourself on a sheet of paper and then label onto the map arrows with the names of the air masses showing the directions they are travelling. You may upload a picture of your work on ClassCharts. |
Starter
Make sure you have opened the weather and climate booklet for today's lesson before beginning - at the top of each workbook page it says which lesson the page links with. First watch the video via the link at the top of page 3 in the workbook. You may want to take notes as you watch. Next, read over the detail from the BBC (link provided in the workbook) to reinforce your understanding from the video. |
Task 1
Fill in the table in the workbook to summarise how altitude, latitude, and distance from the sea (aspect) all influence climate. What if you can't print off the workbook page? Copy the table onto a sheet of paper and take a picture of what you complete at the end. Upload the image of your work to ClassCharts to show me what you have accomplished. |
Task 2
Finish off by testing your knowledge using the quizlet link provided in the workbook. Take a screen shot or write a message to your teacher in ClassCharts letting them know your score! You will need to use Safari or Google Chrome for this to work. |
Task 1
Now, think back over your knowledge of the water cycle from year 7. Use this knowledge to match up the key words on the left with their definition on the right. Hint - there are two new terms that you may not know - use a google search to find out what those words mean. Stuck? Review the water cycle here. Task 2 Again, thinking back to your prior learning, see if you can put in order the statements for how a cloud forms. Stuck? Read over this to help remind you of this process from year 7. |
Task 3
Now watch this weather tutorial on clouds. Use your new understanding of cloud types to match the pictures on the next page of the workbook to the names provided next to the diagram of the different cloud types. Stuck? Have a look here for help. Plenary Test your new found knowledge with this quizlet test - send your scores to your teacher! |
Starter
Read this detail from the BBC about how we measure the weather. Now illustrate your knowledge by matching up the images to the descriptions of what each weather instrument measures. |
Task 1
Next, use research to help find definitions for all of the weather terms provided on the next page of your workbook and how that is usually given and measured in. Stuck? Try using this link for help. |
Task 2
Watch this video about weather balloons and use it to answer the questions in yellow in your workbook. Plenary Create your own 10 question quiz for your family about measuring weather. See if you can catch them out with your knowledge quiz! |
Starter
Make sure you have opened the weather and climate booklet for today's lesson before beginning - at the top of each workbook page it says which lesson the page links with. |
Task 1: (10 minutes)
Read the information on Storm Imogen from the weather and climate booklet. Underline any key terms that you have not come across. STRETCH: Pick one of the hyperlinked articles to read and make a spider diagram of any extra key facts and figures. Task 2: (10 minutes) Using the information you have just read, complete the questions below in full sentences. Include ad many facts and figures as you can. |
Task 3: (20 minutes)
Watch this video about climate graphs. Then read this summary from the BBC. Once you have recapped what a climate graph is and what is should look like, you then need to create your own. Use the data in the booklet to create a climate graph. Remember to use a pencil and a ruler. The bars representing rainfall should be blue and the line representing the temperature should be red. Make sure you are looking at the correct side of the axis for the data you are plotting! Once you have completed this, you must upload your work to Class Charts for your teacher to provide feedback on. |
Starter
Make sure you have opened the weather and climate booklet for today's lesson before beginning - at the top of each workbook page it says which lesson the page links with. |
Task 1: (15 minutes)
Watch this video on the Beast from the East, and some of the impacts that it caused around the country. Task 2: (5 minutes) Categorise the statements in the table into CAUSE, EFFECT, or RESPONSE of the Beast from the East. Remember to colour in the key underneath the table. |
Task 3: (20 minutes)
For this task you will need to complete the map using 6 figure grid references. If you are unsure of how to do this, or would like a reminder, watch this video first. Using the map, you now need to plot the impacts onto the UK using the grid references. Task 4: (5 minutes) Now you have completed your map of the impacts across the UK, can you describe the distribution of them? (Where they are?) Is there a pattern that you can spot on the map? You can complete this task in the gap underneath the map of the UK. Once you have completed this, you must upload your work to Class Charts for your teacher to provide feedback on. |