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Climate vs. Weather
Provided by: ClimateScience |Published on: April 27, 2021
Lesson Plans
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Synopsis
- In this activity, students will read about the differences between climate and weather and sort various phrases into a weather column or a climate column.
Subjects: Science
Authors: ClimateScience
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This straightforward activity teaches students the difference between climate and weather.
- The teacher's handout contains an answer key for the handout.
Additional Prerequisites
- Teachers will have to read the phrases aloud to students who cannot read independently.
Differentiation
- Advanced students could learn about weather predictions based on climate change with this ClimateScience resource.
- Students could write a short paragraph describing the current weather and the local climate and explain how the two concepts are related, but not the same.
- Other resources on this topic include this video on the differences between weather and climate, this digital picture book on the impact of climate change on extreme weather, and this video that explains why people confuse the weather with the climate.
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About the Partner Provider
ClimateScience
ClimateScience inspires young talents to seek careers in fields where they contribute to climate solutions. By providing beautifully illustrated, understandable, science-based educational content for free for everyone, they are building the fundamentals for Climate Education.
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