Teek and Tom Episode 1: What Is the Difference Between Weather and Climate?
https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/teekandtom/episode-1.html
https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/teekandtom/episode-1.html
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Video length is 16:07.
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Climate Literacy
This Video builds on the following concepts of Climate Literacy.
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Teaching Tips
- The video states that climate is "average weather", which isn't correct but is an appropriate conceptualization for younger students. Teachers may need to clarify the distinction if they plan to talk about the importance of extremes in climate.
- For the lessons: Print out student record sheets and provide computer access for small groups to work together.
- The lessons build on one another, lesson 1 should be completed before lesson 2. This resource includes a very comprehensive teacher's guide with discussion questions and possible responses, worksheets for recording data, and extensions.
- The resource addresses diverse learners by allowing students to use their creativity in drawing or writing about what they have learned (for ELL learners who have limited language).
About the Content
- The video compares weather forecasts and climate outlooks and their applications in daily life and in agriculture to explain the difference between climate and weather. <Li>The video shows climate data in the form of a climate outlook map of the United States. It covers the science accurately, does not have any misconceptions, and credits several NOAA offices.
- The lesson plans that accompany the video are scientifically accurate and use data and maps from credible sources. The activities are quite rigorous for the grade level, addressing a range of weather parameters and asking the students to interpret graphs and maps and compare data.
- Passed initial science review - expert science review pending.
About the Pedagogy
- The video can stand alone or go along with the associated lessons.
- The lessons directly address the learning objectives. The activities involve watching a video, exploring temperature and other weather data and drawing conclusions from them, comparing weather and climate maps, doing careful reading of graphs with changing axes, applying climate outlooks and weather data to everyday life, and creating presentations that show knowledge gain.
- The lessons contain useful extensions so students can learn more about the atmosphere and the ocean. For example, one lesson suggests enrichment from studying clouds.
- The resource does not discuss prerequisites or diverse learners.
- The lessons are well organized, with activities that build upon each other. The video is fun and the lesson plans seem engaging in that they use real data and prompt students to consider real-world applications of the concepts.
