Weather and Climate
Weather and climate resources for Key Stage 3 that are used within my classroom. They aren't in any scheme of learning type order.
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Pat Does Depressions
Postman Pat illustrates the concept of depressions. Main video file of 'Pat does Depressions', Depressions introductory teaching PowerPoint, 'Pat does Depressions' follow-up PowerPoint, 'Pat does Depressions' worksheet and a Pat Plenary.
Anti-cylones
A video introducing the weather conditions associated with anti-cyclonic weather, a teaching PowerPoint and a video about how anti-cyclonic conditions may have contributed to the Hemel oil depot disaster.
Weather or Climate starter video
A short video starter, students are asked to define certain statements as weather or climate.
End of topic weather review.
A simple twenty questions on the topic of weather and climate.
Factors affecting climate.
A simple PowerPoint illustrating the different factors that influence climate.
Air masses
A simple introduction to airmasses and isobars.
Singing air masses
Learn about air masses to 'you're happy and you know it', PowerPoint file and music (royalty free). It works in my mad world.
How does air act?
A simple homework poster that I devised, that seemed to produce some creative display work.
Weather symbols
Introduction to the use of weather symbols, with an associated celebration of knowledge. The second slide I usually use the famous Paxman Newnight weather reporting....
Learning a cross-section of a depression.
Hard to explain this one, but if you view it you're know how it works, all timed. I usually have some thunderstorm background music as well. Works fine.
Weather terms match-up
As in the title, with thanks Andrew Field.
Fronts and frontal rainfall
A simple PowerPoint introducing fronts and frontal rainfall.
Weather around the U.K.
A reworking on an old piece of work, students compare the weather forecast on the B.B.C. to live web cams, then produce a PowerPoint presentation. File contains worksheet and example PowerPoint.
Weather terms- just a minute.
As in the title, with thanks Andrew Field.
Weather and climate countdown
As in the title, old skool style. Ready for adapting to various topics. PowerPoint and video file.
Weather and climate Bingo
The old ones are the best.
