Weather climate and the environment

Introduction

General objective: at the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

  1. Understand basic information about weather.

Specific Objectives: at the end of this lesson, students should be able to:

  1. Define and use the following concepts weather and climate correctly.
  2. State two main characteristics of Jamaica’s weather and climate.  

Introduction 

Just think about waking up on a bright, sunny morning and waking up on a cloudy, rainy day. how do you feel about getting up on these different mornings? which one makes getting up easier? when we think about the weather, these are some of the things that come to mind. 

Have you ever heard or seen the term "climate" before? what is the relationship between weather and climate?

Today, we will examine Weather and climate within the environment 

Task
  • You will access the links provided to gather information that addresses the different weather patterns in Jamaica within a year and how the amount of rainfall is diverse in various parishes. you are also required to apply necessary reasoning skills to answer questions correctly for the weather information activity.  
  •  You will use the information presented on the links to be knowledegable about the different climatic zones in order to complete the climate map and table of climate charting   
Process

Weather information

1) view the images at:

a) http://www.jaweather.com/images/Portmore%20weather.jpg

b) http://www.jaweather.com/images/Negril.jpg 

link (a) - Rainfall information for Portmore and link (b) - Rainfall information for Negril 

2) use the information presented in both links to find answers to the following questions. 

a) in which months did portmore have the most rain?

b) in which months did portmore have the least rain?

c) if you were going to plant a garden in Portmore, which months would you choose? 

d) which months are the wettest in Negril 

e) if you were going to the beach in Negril, which month would you choose? why would you choose that month?

climate map activity

Follow these steps to complete your climate map activity

https://sites.google.com/site/climatetypes/home 

1)  Click on the following link to guide you in colouring the climate map. Be sure to read the information displayed under example.


 Imagine that you are a geographer planning a trip around the world.  You are going to be visiting different countries all over the world.  To prepare for your trip you must gather data about the climate of each place that you are going to visit. This map should display  the following climates: dry, tropical, mild, continental, polar, and mountain.



Climate Charting 
2) You are reqiured to complete the table of climate charting the statistics. the statistics are the facts you will acquire about the three climatic zones from the followiing links: 

http://www.oddizzi.com/teachers/explore-the-world/physical-features/ecosystems/temperate-forests/

https://sites.google.com/site/climatetypes/tropical-wet

http://www.kbears.com/climates/printcold.html

 

Categories

Climate #1

Climate #2

Climate #3

What is the average temperature?

 

 

 

What kinds of plants are there?

 

 

 

What kinds of animals live there?

 

 

 

Where in the world is this weather found?

 

 

 

How do living things adapt to this climate?

 

 

 
Evaluation

Mark Scheme 

Weather Information 

Each question is valued 1 mark. 

Climate Map 

Colouring the climate map to illustrate the different climatic zones. 5 marks

Climate Charting 

Stating relevant facts for each category and climate. 15 marks

Total 20 marks

Conclusion

Upon completion of this WebQuest, students will be more knowledgable about many of the aspects of weather as outlined in the fourth grade social studies curriculum.

Credits