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Explore Planet Earth with Teek and Tom: 1

Provided by: NOAA
Videos Grades 3-5

Synopsis

  • This resource from NOAA is based on the first episode of this series with Teek and Tom, an alien from a distant planet and a climatologist from NOAA, and includes two lesson plans where students will learn about the difference between weather and climate.
  • The video is 16 minutes, 45 seconds long and the lessons will each take one or two 45-minute class periods.
  • In the video, students will learn the difference between weather and climate and how farmers use climate outlooks to determine what crops to plant.
  • In Lesson 1, students will differentiate between weather and climate, identify different types of clouds, analyze weather forecasts and climate maps, and look at the average temperature data from 1991-2020.
  • In Lesson 2, students will calculate average or mean temperature data, analyze temperature and precipitation norms, discover how latitude, landmass, bodies of water, mountains, and ocean currents impact the temperature and precipitation in a region, and use a map to graph the average temperature and precipitation of a place.
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Subjects: Science
Authors: NOAA,
Region: United States, Washington D.C.
Languages: English

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