2. The Weather CLIL project in Science for the 2nd cycle NILE at UEA University. July 2010

3. PLANNING THE LESSON Learning outcomes ActivitiesLanguage for Learning ResourcesThinking skillsAssessment Know: That weather affects our lives; The importance of the weather forecast; That weather is different around the world. Be able to: Recognize different weather types; Compare the characteristics of different weather types; Associate weather types and consequences; Interpret information. about weather from symbols on a map and from a graph. Be aware: of how to listen to others; of how to take into account other’s work or investigation. Activate prior knowledge: 1.Differences and similarities between pictures. Weather wheel 2. We can/We can’t with a certain type of weather 3. The weather around the world. Making a graph with temperatures Content Vocabulary Structures This picture is similar to/ different from…. Because it’s/it’s got….. We can/We can’t What will the weather be like in… It will be….. Functions Descriptions Comparisons Predictions Explanations Language support Pictures Weather wheel (word bank) Sentence starters. Resources Pictures Weather wheel Worksheets Computers Internet World map Thinking skills Classifying Comparing Contrasting Reasoning -Analyzing Competences Communicative Knowing the world Social Digital Mathematical Assessment The students can: Recognize the characteristics of the different types of weather; Compare the different weather types; Associate weather types and consequences; Interpret information about weather; Record information about weather on a graph; Science: The weather 2

4. Cross-curricular link: To understand how the weather affects our lives. 3 http://www.google.es/ Cultural focus: Learning outcome: Interculturality Web links: Geography, Mathematics, Art NILE at UEA University. July 2010

5. Activities Activity 1Activity 2Activity 3 Look for differences and similarities related to weather seen in famous paintings and record it in a weather wheel Associate sentences with possible activities with different types of weather. (Matching game) We conclude how important is the weather forecast to plan our daily life. Search on the web for the weather in five different cities around the world. Make a temperatures graph 4 NILE at UEA University. July 2010

6. Activity 1 1. Learning outcome: n To review the different types of weather. 2. Vocabulary: 3. Structures: o This is different from this because it is/it has got… o This is similar to this because it is / it has got… 4. Materials: n One set of the selected paintings for each group; n The weather wheel as shown in the slide. 5. Students are given a set of paintings. They have to look for differences and similarities between the paintings. CLIL project: The weather. NILE University. July 2010 5 Types of weather NILE at UEA University. July 2010

7. Activity 1 6. The weather wheel: students will say the differences and similarities they found, and the teacher will place each painting in one section of the weather wheel, according with the weather type shown in the picture. Whole group activity. CLIL project: The weather. NILE University. July 2010 6 NILE at UEA University. July 2010

8. Activity 1. MATERIALS PAINTINGS 7 CLIL project: The weather. NILE University. July 2010 NILE at UEA University. July 2010

9. Activity 1. MATERIALS WEATHER WHEEL 8CLIL project: The weather. NILE University. July 2010 NILE at UEA University. July 2010

10. Activity 2 1.Learning outcome: To know that weather affects our lives; To know the importance of the weather forecast. 2.Vocabulary: activities, sports, adjectives, collocations. 3.Structures: we can / we can’t If 4. Materials: cards describing the weather, cards with the sentences worksheet 9 How weather affects our lives and the importance of the weather forecast. NILE at UEA University. July 2010

11. Activity 2. MATERIALS It’s heavy rain It’s strong windI can swim in the river I can play football It’s light rain It’s gentle windI can fly a kiteI can sunbath It’s heavy snow It’s bright sunI can play badminton I can surf It’s light snow It’s light sun I can walk my dogI can ski 10 NILE at UEA University. July 2010

12. Activity 3 Temperature. How to measure it. What is the temperature in different cities around the world. 8. Search in given web pages the temperature in different cities (google) 4.Make a weather forecast show 5.Make a graph with the temperature 11 NILE at UEA University. July 2010

13. Activities 4.We can/we can`t with a specific type of weather (to see the importance of the weather forecast) 5.Temperature. How to measure it. 6.Search in given web pages the temperature in different cities (google) 7.Make a weather forecast show 8.Make a graph with the temperature 12 NILE at UEA University. July 2010

14. Our world 13 NILE at UEA University. July 2010

15. WARM UP: nlnlnlnlllllllllllllllllllll CLIL project: The weather. NILE University. July 2010 14 NILE at UEA University. July 2010

16. 1, 2, 3 – quite a lot nbnbnbnbbbbb nnnnnnnnnnnnnn (= 1000 schools) CLIL project: The weather. NILE University. July 2010 15 NILE at UEA University. July 2010

17. 1, 2, 3 – quite a lot nInInInIn your school: 500 nInInInIn Sheffield: 500 000 nInInInIn the United Kingdom: 60 000 000 (= 120 Sheffields or 120 000 schools) CLIL project: The weather. NILE University. July 2010 16 NILE at UEA University. July 2010

18. 1, 2, 3 – quite a lot nInInInIn your school: 500 nInInInIn Sheffield: 500 000 nInInInIn the United Kingdom: 60 000 000 nInInInIn the World: 6 800 000 000 (= 112 Uks or 13 600 Sheffields or 13.6 million schools) CLIL project: The weather. NILE University. July 2010 17 NILE at UEA University. July 2010

19. From land to people CLIL project: The weather. NILE University. July 2010 18 NILE at UEA University. July 2010

20. World population China: 1.3 billion people India: 1.2 billion people USA: 309 million people Europe: 732 million people Africa: 973 million people Latin America: 577 million people CLIL project: The weather. NILE University. July 2010 19

21. Where we are CLIL project: The weather. NILE University. July 2010 20

22. Countries and regions CLIL project: The weather. NILE University. July 2010 21

23. The United Kingdom CLIL project: The weather. NILE University. July 2010 22

24. P.S. CLIL project: The weather. NILE University. July 2010 23