Task 1: Watch the video below by clicking the picture or the word link.
Weather and Climate video
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Weather website
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What is weather and how does it differ around the world.
On the worksheet below, you will need to find the different weather for places around the world. You will share the information with your class and look for patterns of weather around the world. Are there similarities for places that are cold/warm?
Are there similarities for places that are wet/dry?
Try to think why this would be!
On the worksheet below, you will need to find the different weather for places around the world. You will share the information with your class and look for patterns of weather around the world. Are there similarities for places that are cold/warm?
Are there similarities for places that are wet/dry?
Try to think why this would be!
Task 2: Complete the worksheet titled: Weather Tasksheet
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Task 3: Crossword: What vocabulary might be useful to us?
Complete the crossword puzzle so that you will have more vocabulary to discuss the topics and understand the topic.
Complete the crossword puzzle so that you will have more vocabulary to discuss the topics and understand the topic.
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Extreme Weather Facts
Wettest Place on Earth:- Assam in India has an average annual rainfall of an amazing 11,873mm
Most rainfall in 24 hours:- La Réunion Island in the South Indian Ocean 1825mm or 6ft 2”. Driest Place on Earth:- Dry Valleys of Antarctica have seen no rainfall in over 2 million years. 100mph winds evaporate all moisture. Atacama Desert, Chile. Imperceptible amount of rainfall. Hottest Place on Earth:- Dalol, Ethiopia has an annual average temperature of 35ºC Hottest Temperature recorded on one day:- Libya in 1922 where temperature was recorded as 58ºC |
Coldest Place on Earth:- Plateau Station, Antarctica has an Average annual temperature of -57ºC
Coldest temperature recorded on one day:- Vostok Station, Antarctica where the temperature that day was -91ºC Windiest Place on Earth:- Cape Farewell, Greenland - On average there are Gale Force winds for 16% of the Year. 20 metres per second! Calmest Place on Earth:- Antarctic Plateau - Average wind speed only a few km/h Cloudiest place on Earth:- Ben Nevis, in Scotland! Clearest place on Earth:- Atacama Desert, Chile |