This video distinguishes between weather and climate, discusses extreme weather, and talks about why some people get confused about the difference between climate and weather.
Teaching Tips
Positives
Very clear explanation of the difference between weather and climate.
Engaging visuals accompany this video.
Additional Prerequisites
Students should have a basic understanding of weather and climate.
Differentiation
Teachers could use this video after a class on weather and climate.
After this video, students could be given a class activity to write out the differences between weather and climate.
Teachers could use this video to provide evidence of the impact of climate change on humans.
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Scientist Notes
The resource introduces the concept of weather and climate. Explanation given and facts presented are valid, and this is recommended for teaching.
Standards
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
ESS2: Earth's Systems
MS-ESS2-5 Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.
HS-ESS2-2 Analyze geoscience data to make the claim that one change to Earth’s surface can create feedbacks that cause changes to other Earth systems.
ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
MS-ESS3-5 Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.