Weather vs. Climate
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Provided by: CK-12|Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This resource provides a brief description, a short video, review questions, and adaptive practice questions about the difference between weather and climate, using Hawai'i and California as examples.
- Students will learn what weather and climate are, how the greenhouse effect works, and how the climate on Earth can change.
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: CK-12
Region: North America, USA - West, United States, Global, Hawai'i, California
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The video shows students different climate zones on a global map and uses an animation of the greenhouse effect to show the change in energy balance caused by greenhouse gases.
- The adaptive practice questions provide a self-assessment tool for students to check their understanding.
Additional Prerequisites
- Each student will need to have access to a computer and the internet for the interactive self-assessment questions.
- Students must create an account to use some of the interactive tools.
Differentiation
- This is a great resource to introduce the topic of climate change to students for the first time.
- This could be used for virtual learning, homework, or an in-class assignment.
- Other resources that could be incorporated into this topic include The Friendly Guide to Climate Change and Weather and Climate.
The resource succinctly explains the scope of weather and climate and their interactions in the earth-atmosphere-ocean system. This is recommended to introduce students to the concept of weather and climate.
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