Unit 5 - Lesson 2 - Weather and Climate

Science :

Weather &

Climate

5th Grade

LockeD! Science

Weather and climate

Target

01

I will learn the difference
between weather and
climate.

03

02

I know I have it when I can identify
if a statement is describing
weather or climate.

04

CHAMPS

Success criteria

0-No Talking

Raise Hand - Ask

the Teacher

Getting Ready for

Class

Stay in Seat

Write Target, Prepare

for Class

Target is written,

planner put away, and

ready to learn

Write these questions in your notebook.

These questions are questions you will need to know the answer
to in order to be successful during this unit.

1.

What is weather?

2.

What is climate?

3.

What are some of the characteristics of weather?

4.

What are some of the characteristics of climate?

5.

What is the difference between weather and climate?

6.

In what ways do weather and climate differ?

Essential Questions

Climate

l2

What is climate?

•Climate is the general pattern of
weather conditions over 30 or
more years.

•Climate include the long-term
averages of:

•Temperature

•Precipitation

•Cloud Cover

•Wind speed and direction

Weather and climate

What impacts the climate in an
area?
•Latitude

•Ocean currents

•Elevation

•Global wind patterns

•Proximity to an ocean or

large body of water

•Topography, such as

mountains

Weather and climate

Latitude is how far north or south of
the equator you are, and it plays on
important role in climate.

●Latitude affects the amount of the
Sun’s energy that reaches the
surface.

●There are 3 general climate zones
based on latitude:

○Polar: North and South Poles

○Temperate: Midlatitudes

○Tropical: Near the equator

Weather and climate

Multiple Choice

Which climate zone do you live in?

• Polar Zone

• Temperate Zone

• Subtropical Zone

• Tropical Zone

Ocean Currents act like belts that
carry water around the world.

●Ocean currents can carry
either warm water or cold
water, which can affect air
temperature.

●Areas near a coast tend to
have more regulated climates.
They do not usually have
extreme changes in
temperature.

Weather and climate

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC

Both Miami, Florida and San
Francisco, California are coastal
cities. However, San Francisco has a
cooler climate than Miami.

Study the map of the ocean currents
around the United States.

How do you think the ocean currents
contribute to the different climates in
these two cities?

Weather and climate

Open Ended

Both Miami, Florida and San Francisco, California are coastal cities. However, San Francisco has a cooler climate than Miami. Study the map of the ocean currents around the United States. How do you think the ocean currents contribute to the different climates in these two cities?

Elevationandtopographyaffect
climate because they impact
weather conditions like air
temperature and precipitation.

●The higher you go in elevation,
the cooler the air temperature
is.

●One side of a mountain gets
more wind than the other side.
This wind produces clouds
and precipitation for one side
of the mountain and not the
other side. This phenomenon
is called arain shadow.

Weather and climate

Multiple Choice

Is the left or right side of the mountain in the rain shadow?

• Left

• Right

Miami, FL

Miami has a tropical
climate with warm

winters and hot,
humid summers

with temperatures in

the 80s.

It receives

approximately 60

inches of rainfall per

year.

Weather and climate

Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix has a

desert climate and
very hot summers
with temperatures
over 100° F. Winter

is cooler.

It receives

approximately nine
inches of rainfall per

year.

Weather and climate

What climate zones does the United
States have?

●Tropical: Temperatures remain
constant throughout the year and
stay above 64º F. Annual
precipitation is greater than 59
inches.

●Desert / Dry: There is more
evaporation than precipitation.

●Humid Subtropical: Hot and humid
summers with thunderstorms and
cold mild winters.

Southern Florida is tropical.

Western Oregon is humid

subtropical.

Most of Arizona is desert.

Weather and climate

What climate zones does the United
States have?

●Humid Continental: Large seasonal
temperature differences with warm
to hot summers and cold winters,
precipitation throughout the year.

●Highlands: Found in the mountains
where changes in elevation play a
major role in climate.

Northern Minnesota is humid

continental.

Mountains in Colorado are

highlands.

Match

Match the following:

• describes the day to day conditions of the air outdoors, such as temperature, cloud cover, wind speed, and rainfall.

• the average weather conditions of a region over many years.

Weather

(Definition)

Climate

(Definition)

Picture of Weather

Picture of Climate

• Weather

  (Definition)

• Climate

  (Definition)

• Picture of Weather

• Picture of Climate

Weather and climate

Go to Schoology and complete the assignments in the:

Unit 5A - Weather and Climate - Lesson 2 Folder