TEKS & Objectives
8.1 Earth and space. The student knows that climatic interactions exist among Earth, ocean, and weather systems
8.3.B. use models to represent aspects of the natural world such as an atom, a molecule, space, or a geologic feature
We will explore how scientists predict weather by understanding patterns.
I will examine the effects of weather.
1. Watch videos.
GG Weather vs. Climate 3-5
2. Review vocabulary and complete quiz.
Weather What’s happening in the Earth’s atmosphere on any given day
Climate The variations of weather conditions over long periods of time
Rain Gauge A device used to measure the amount of rainfall over a period of time
Wind Vane A device used to show the direction the wind is blowing
3. Make models of snowflakes.
4. Explore What Life Is Like in the Northernmost Town in America:
Utqiagvik, Formerly Known As Barrow, Alaska
5. Explore weather and climate in Corsicana, TX.
6. Just for fun…
Check out these strange and silly incidents from news weather forecasts.
Speaking of weather and climate…
What is the difference between them?
You can’t weather a tree, but you can climate.
7. “Genius Challenge: Weather vs Climate”
