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4.5 Weather
Social Studies · Grade 7 · 4 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Elements of weather in the environment
- Recording and calculating weather (temperature, rainfall)
- Constructing selected instruments: rain gauge, wind vane, windsock
- Siting a weather station in the school compound
- Significance of weather to the human environment
- Responding to weather: road use, road safety and careers in meteorology
What you will be able to do
- describe the elements of weather in the environment
- construct selected instruments for measuring elements of weather
- examine the significance of weather to the human environment
- respond appropriately to different weather conditions in the environment
Key questions
“Why are elements of weather in the environment important?”
“How can we predict change in weather conditions?”
Lessons
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Elements of weather
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizDescribe temperature, rainfall, humidity, wind, sunshine, cloud cover and air pressure, and record a simple temperature or rainfall reading.
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Weather instruments and siting
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizConstruct a rain gauge, wind vane or windsock from local materials and site a school weather station in the open on grass.
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Significance of weather
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizExamine how weather shapes farming, clothing and health, water, transport, building, sport and tourism, and how people change what they do.
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Responding to weather on the road
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizRespond safely to rain, fog, wind and heat on roads, and meet meteorology as a career through KMD and related work.