![Weather vs Climate
Two related terms, both part of meteorology (study of weather [write
this in books!]) but there is a crucial difference…
• What is weather?
• ‘the condition of the air around us over a short period of
time. It is about being hot or cold, wet or dry, windy or
calm, cloudy or sunny’ [from page 18 – write into your
books]
• What is climate?
• ‘the weather taken on average over many years’ (p.22). If
we are discussing changing weather patterns measured over
decades or centuries, we are discussing climate change](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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Weather and climate intro
- 1. Weather and climate LO: Describe how weather is observed and recorded You will use pages 18/19/22 of the orange book today STARTER: What is the difference between WEATHER & CLIMATE?!
- 2. Weather vs Climate Two related terms, both part of meteorology (study of weather [write this in books!]) but there is a crucial difference… • What is weather? • ‘the condition of the air around us over a short period of time. It is about being hot or cold, wet or dry, windy or calm, cloudy or sunny’ [from page 18 – write into your books] • What is climate? • ‘the weather taken on average over many years’ (p.22). If we are discussing changing weather patterns measured over decades or centuries, we are discussing climate change
- 3. Next to the diagram write the name of each weather feature
- 4. Next to the diagram write the name of each weather feature • Precipitation (all types) • Fog • Precipitation (rain only) • Wind direction • Type of clouds (next lesson!) • Wind strength (pollution warning) • Cloud cover • Temperature • Clockwise from top middle:
- 5. Measuring the weather • Describe how each of the following are measured: Temperature – Thermometer – Degrees centigrade/ Fahrenheit Wind direction – Wind strength – Cloud cover –
- 6. Measuring the weather • Describe how each of the following are measured: Temperature – Thermometer – Degrees centigrade/ Fahrenheit Wind direction – Wind vane – Compass point the wind is coming from Wind strength – anemometer – Kph, mph, m/s, knots, Beaufort scale. Cloud cover – eyes – oktas [technical term for 1/8s!] / eighths
- 7. Measuring the weather • Describe how each of the following are measured: Temperature – Thermometer – Degrees centigrade/ Fahrenheit Wind direction – Wind vane – Compass point the wind is coming from Wind strength – anemometer – Kph, mph, m/s, knots, Beaufort scale Cloud cover – eyes – oktas [technical term for 1/8s!] / eighths Cloud Types (Q4 p.19)
- 8. Cloud Types (Q4 p.19) • STRATUS; CIRRUS; CUMULUS; CUMULONIMBUS
- 9. Independent Learning • Links/material are on stgeog blog • BBC guides are very student-friendly: try this google • BBC Bitesize: Measuring weather. • BBC Bitesize: recording weather data. • National geographic video. • Basic Wiki.
- 10. Homework challenge • You can do this by any 1 or more of: • Using appropriate measuring instruments • Observation (eg cloud cover) • Online weather reports • But you must do this from the same place, at the same time, each day… • Your task is to record a week’s weather! Use this table • Note the optional extension task
- 11. Exploring your findings • Compare your findings with other classmates – how accurate do you think your readings were? • Using your, and others’, figures, have a go at estimating the typical climactic conditions in Luxembourg (city) for the month of May, noting your estimate for the average: • High/low daily temperature (in both C and F) • Hours of sunshine • Precipitation (mm) • Days with precipitation
- 12. Homework challenge • SOURCE: theweathernetwork.com
- 13. Luxembourg Weather Patterns • SOURCE: weather-and-climate.com
- 18. Luxembourg Weather Patterns • SOURCE: weather-and-climate.com
- 19. Luxembourg Weather Patterns • SOURCE: weather.com • This is a live feed of cloud cover and movement
- 20. Luxembourg Weather Patterns • SOURCE: weather.com • This is a live feed of cloud cover and movement
- 21. Exploring your findings • Compare your findings with other classmates – how accurate do you think your readings were? • Using your, and others’, figures, have a go at estimating the typical climactic conditions in Luxembourg (city) for the month of May, noting your estimate for the average: • High/low daily temperature (in both C and F) (19C/66F, 8/46) • Hours of sunshine (6) • Precipitation (80mm) • Days with precipitation (15 days) • NOW write a paragraph to sum up Luxembourg’s weather (across the year, not just May!). You could compare it to another country if you have any information on this – I will allow you to use phones for 5mins to research this