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.

Fill in the Blanks

On a combined bar and line graph, a line represents __________ while the bars represents __________

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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Fill in the Blanks

What is the hottest moth?

Fill in the Blanks

What is the coolest moth?

Fill in the Blanks

What is the driest moth?

Fill in the Blanks

What is the wettest moth?

Multiple Choice

Calculate the total annual rainfall

• 2137mm

• 2200mm

• 2037

• 1137

Multiple Choice

Calculate the mean annual rainfall

• 2137mm

• 178.08

• 1000mm

• 150.33mm

Fill in the Blanks

Calculate the annual temperature range

Fill in the Blanks

Calculate the mean annual temperature

​Assignment: Ploting the graph.

Multiple Choice

What type of biome does this data/graph represent?

• Tundra

• Grassland

• Tropical rainforest

• Desert