Weather and Climate Lesson Objective: To know and understand the difference between weather and climate To describe/explain how human activities are affected by the weather

Keywords- Leave a line for each. Climate Evaporation Weather Precipitation Prevailing wind Temperature

Keywords Evaporation: When water changes from liquid to gas Precipitation: Rain, snow, sleet and hail. Prevailing wind: The direction most of the wind comes from.

Copy these into your books Definition Temperature is how hot or cold something is, measured in degrees Centigrade or Fahrenheit. Weather: the condition of the atmosphere around us Climate: The average weather conditions in a place measured over 25 years Atmosphere :is the layer of gas around the earth, we call the lower part of it air. Copy these into your books

Video: watch and make some notes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGWLT8_89m8 (6 minutes)

What jobs are affected by the weather? Name 5 jobs/activities that are affected by the weather. Example airline pilot. How does this job depend on the weather? What problems may extreme weather have on this job?

Weather or Climate. You are going on a shopping spree. What would you buy and why? A 2-day holiday in Dubai/Brazil? A 3-day trip to Iceland December?

How to describe what the weather is like? Look at the following words: Yellow – Sun related words Blue – Rain related words Red – Temperature related words Green – Wind related words

Task. How can we describe what the weather is like? Use some of the words here to describe photos A-I on pages 32-33. Give as much details as you can

Weather Words Bright Overcast Sunny Dull Cloudy Warm Humid Mild Stormy Hot Cool Breeze Windy Grey Nippy Freezing Weather Words Bright Torrential Overcast Showers Sunny Intermittent Dull Drizzle

Summary Weather: how hot, cold, wet or dry the air is at one time in a place. Atmosphere: the layer of gas around the earth, we call the lower part of it air. Early finishers should read and complete questions : 2-3, 5-7, in full sentences.

Plenary Why does the weather change so often? What factors affect the weather