Climate Graphs

Climate Graph: Drawing and Interpretation

by Aggrey Ankwatse

​Objectives of the Lesson

By the end of the lesson, learners should be able to;

• ​Describe characteristics of a biome based on a set of data/graphs.

• ​Make basic calculations such as finding a scale, temperature rangue, mean annual rainfall etc.

• ​Interpret and analyze climate data/graphs for different biomes or climate zones

• ​​Plot a given set of data on a climate graph (combined bar and line graph)

​Learner Profile focus and ATLs

​​Learner Profile Focus

Knowledgeable: By describing biome characteristics using data and graphs.

Thinkers: By interpreting and analyzing climate data and relating it to a specific biome.

ATL

Critical thinking: Interpretation of data

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​Organization skills: Use appropriate strategies for organizing complex information.

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Group Work: Interpretation of the Graph/Data

1. Identify the hottest month

2. What is the coolest month

3. What is the driest month

5. Name the wettest month

6. What biome does the graph/data represent​

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​Pair Work: Interpretation of the Graph/Data

1. Identify the hottest month

2. What is the coolest month

3. What is the driest month

5. Name the wettest month

6. Calculate;

• Total annual rainfall

• Mean annual rainfall

• ​Annual temperature range

• ​Mean annual temperature

7. What biome does the graph/data represent​

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Multiple Choice

Calculate the total annual rainfall

• 2137mm

• 2200mm

• 2037

• 1137

Multiple Choice

Calculate the mean annual rainfall

• 2137mm

• 178.08

• 1000mm

• 150.33mm

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​Assignment: Ploting the graph.

Multiple Choice

What type of biome does this data/graph represent?

• Tundra

• Grassland

• Tropical rainforest

• Desert