Weather and Climate

What is the difference between weather and climate?

How is the climate different in different regions of the world?

How does understanding the weather of a region help you understand the climate?

When looking at this comic, what do you think it is trying to explain?

Watch the video and see if you can answer any of our essential questions

• What is the difference between weather and climate?

• How is the climate different in different regions of the world?

• How does understanding the weather of a region help you understand the climate?

https://www.brainpop.com/science/weather/climatetypes/

What predictions can you make about the climate of the polar, or subarctic region based on the photographs?

What predictions can you make about the climate of the temperate, or humid continental region based on the

photographs?

What predictions can you make about the climate of the arid region based on the photographs?

What predictions can you make about the climate of the mountain, or highland region based on the photographs?

Your Assignment

• Using the graphic organizer, you will research the climate of various regions and record your notes. https://sites.google.com/site/climatetypes/home

• Based on what you learn about the climate, you will predict what today’s weather is in that region

• Then you will visit http://www.weather.com/ and record what today’s actual weather was in this region.

Name:______________________________ Date:__________________

Region Climate in this regionMy prediction for what the weather is like in the region

todayActual weather in this region

today

Polar/Subarctic region

Alaska:

Temperate/Humid continental region

New York City:

Arid region

Las Vegas, Nevada:

Mountain/Highland region

Denver, Colorado: