Schools : Weather vs. Climate : What's the difference ? A new classroom resource by ESA

Weather vs. Climate

credits: ESA

https://www.esa.int/Education/Teachers_Corner/

New classroom resource What's the difference between climate and weather? In his new set of activities, students will learn the difference.

How? By analysing statements, collecting temperature data & writing a climate report for the year 2050. Wow! Exciting!

Learn more about the concepts of weather and climate and the role of space in studying changes to our planet in real-time and in the future in the video below:

Meet The Experts with Andrew Shepherd of the University of Leeds, a leading climate scientist working with ESA and NASA.

Weather or climate?

The concepts of weather and climate are often thought to be the same thing.

In this set of activities, students will learn the difference between weather and climate by:

• Analysing different statements,

• Collecting and analysing their own air temperature data,

• In the end, pupils will write a short climate report for the year 2050. 

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Pupils will learn about data collection, different weather and climate scenarios, and their significance to the Earth.

credits: NASA

https://climatekids.nasa.gov/weather-climate/

Learning objectives:

• Understand the difference between weather and climate;

• Identify the elements and factors of climate (wind, temperature, atmospheric pressure, rainfall);

• Identify the world climatic zones by detecting some basic characteristics;

•  Compare weather and climate data;

•  Learn how to take and collect weather measurements; 

• Calculate the average weekly/monthly air temperature;

•  Interpret tables and graphs, and drawing conclusions.

Subjects: Mathematics,  Science

• Age range: 8 – 12 years old

• Keywords: Mathematics,  Science, Climate, Climate  Scenarios,  Weather,  Weather  Elements

Teachers: Resources

Download: Teacher’s guide and student worksheets

Education

Learning the difference between weather and climate can be tricky at first. One of the key differences has to do with time. Weather involves air conditions that occur over a short time, while climate involves the average patterns of weather over a long period of time.

With this resources by ESA, students will be prepared to know the difference studying science and math. 

Weather or Climate?

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Activity: game

Want to know whether to take along your umbrella? Consult the weather. But then, what is climate for? Go to activity and play the game

So, there you are! Now your students will know the difference. Hoping their short climate report for the year will be right. Who knows?

G-Souto

05.12.2020

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