The climate system LO: Be able to describe the climate system Be able to explain the main influences on climate

Starter: Weather and climate? Have a look outside your classroom window- what do you see? What's the temperature? Is it raining? Snowing? What would a typical day be like for you in summer, winter, spring and autumn?

Interactive: rg.uk/images/activities/climate_syste m.html rg.uk/images/activities/climate_syste m.html

Atmosphere

Factors affecting climate From the interactive you should now know more about the influences on the World's climate: Latitude Location relative to continents and oceans Situation in relation to large scale atmospheric circulation patterns Altitude Local geographical features such as topography (hills and mountains) or the nature of a built up area

Task and success criteria Latitude Location relative to continents and oceans Situation in relation to large scale atmospheric circulation patterns Altitude Local geographical features such as topography (hills and mountains) or the nature of a built up area How would you explain each process to a young audience of 10 year olds? What are the key words you would use? As a class come up with success criteria to judge the presentations. In pairs, write a 5 minute presentation that explains each of the processes and present this to your class. Use the rest of your lesson to present these to the rest of your group- what will they think about your presentation?

Plenary: As a class, use the criteria for judging each pair’s presentation. Which pair made the best presentation and why?