Let's create continuous conversations about climate change education: Spreading the Sediment of Science!
What's the Difference Between Weather and Climate
Provided by: CLEAN |Published on: October 2, 2023
Videos Grades 3-5, 6-8
Synopsis
- This video examines the difference between weather and climate, how NASA observes changes in the Earth's climate, and evidence that global warming is occurring.
- Students will learn that weather and climate cover different time ranges, NASA uses satellites to observe changes in Earth's climate, and rising sea levels provide evidence that global warming is happening.
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Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: CLEAN, NASA
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This video presents a lot of information for students without being lengthy or overwhelming.
- Keeping the poster of the video's animations up in the classroom is an excellent way to reinforce and remind students of the concepts they learned.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students need to be familiar with Antarctica and Greenland and the fact that there are ice sheets in these locations.
- Students need to understand the concept of orbiting and know what a satellite is.
Differentiation
- Teachers can pause the video and check for comprehension by asking students to define weather and climate or give examples of how we know the climate is changing.
- Teachers can use this video as a conceptual introduction to extreme weather events and their connection to climate change.
- This video can enhance a lesson on biomes and their corresponding climates.
- This video can supplement a lesson about the Antarctic ice sheet and its importance.
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About the Partner Provider
CLEAN
The CLEAN Network is a professionally diverse community of over 630 members committed to improving climate and energy literacy locally, regionally, nationally, and globally in order to enable responsible decisions and actions. The CLEAN Network has been a dynamic group since 2008 and is now led by the CLEAN Leadership Board established in 2016.
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