The Real Reason We Confuse Weather and Climate
Provided by: Hot Mess|Published on: April 27, 2021
Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Type: Videos
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Geography
Authors: Hot Mess
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Synopsis
- This video clearly explains the differences and relationships between weather and climate.
- The video explains that humans are likely to create conclusions based on their own human experiences, resulting in confusion between weather and climate.
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Positives
- The video uses a variety of imagery, music, and text to deliver the video information engagingly.
Prerequisites
- The video includes commercials. The video information begins at 7 seconds and concludes at 4 minutes, 24 seconds.
Differentiation & Implementation
- This video can be used by science and geography teachers to ensure that students understand the difference between climate and weather.
- Middle and high school science classes could use this video as a hook for the data collection activity Differences between Climate and Weather.
- The resources Weather vs. Climate and Why Climate Change Makes Extreme Weather Worse could be used to continue to explore the topic further.
One of the tropes of climate denialism is to use weather to "prove" that climate change isn't real. This video resource from PBS explains the difference between climate and weather and why no one specific day is indicative of a changing climate. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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