CoCoRaHS: Weather vs Climate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHgyOa70Q7Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHgyOa70Q7Y
Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network
Video length is 06:24 min
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Grade Level
Online Readiness
Topics
Climate Literacy
This Video builds on the following concepts of Climate Literacy.
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Teaching Tips
- The wrestlers are somewhat stereotypically presented so the teacher should consider commenting on this before viewing the video with students.
About the Content
- The video presents data over different 30 year intervals to explain how scientists determine climate norms and changes.
- Graphs are presented and metaphors are used to explain the differences between weather and climate.
- Reputable references are mentioned including Colorado State University, NOAA, and NSF.
- This video discusses misconceptions of climate versus weather.
- Passed initial science review - expert science review pending.
About the Pedagogy
- A student would need to know basic weather terminology, such as temperature and weather patterns, ahead of time to understand this video.
- It would help if students are already somewhat familiar with altitude, latitude, topography, and geography to understand this video.
- This video would work well while trying to examine the differences between weather and climate.
- The quality of the video is very clear, engaging, and funny.
