the day to day condition of the atmosphere, e.g. sunny, snowing, warm etc.

an average of weather conditions (e.g. rain, sun, wind) in a place taken over a long period of time (usually 30 years or more).

shows the amount of precipitation and the temperature each month for a location.

water that falls from the sky as rain, snow, hail or sleet.

Weather and climate

Geography

World climate zones

The UK's climate

Fieldwork: Planning and collecting microclimate data

Fieldwork: Presenting microclimate data

Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating microclimate data

Types of rainfall

Anticyclones

Depressions

Weather and climate forecasting

Past climate change

Causes of climate change

Impacts of climate change on the UK

Actions to tackle climate change

This unit teaches pupils about the physical processes that help explain our weather and climate. Pupils will use fieldwork to investigate weather in their local area. Pupils will also learn about how and why our climate is changing.

Weather and climate: how do they vary?

Andeep: "The Mediterranean coast has hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters."

Izzy: "It was unexpectedly sunny during my trip to London!"

Sofia: "I visited Tokyo in July and it was unbearably humid."

Jun: "Northern Canada experiences long, harsh winters."

Who is making a statement about the weather?

The average weather conditions in a place taken over a long period of time.

The amount of precipitation in a place over a year

The Earth moves in three ways around the sun. Which of these movements causes seasons?

Which of these are **not** shown on a climate graph?

How is temperature shown on a climate graph?

What type of patterns can be seen on a climate graph?

The average weather conditions over thirty years.

The day to day conditions of the atmosphere.

Divisions of the year that are associated with different weather.

Any type of moisture that falls from the sky.

What do we call an official prediction of the weather?

In which season are trees most likely to drop their leaves?

Put the lines of latitude in order from furthest north to furthest south.

At which line of latitude is the climate warmest?

Weather and climate

Lesson outcome