WeatherAndClimate_Thurs_11.14

4th Grade Science
Patterns on Earth
Lesson 4

Thursday
November 14, 2024

Do Now FACT OR FIB?

1.The Sun is the primary energy
source that drives the water cycle.

FIB

2.Water does not return into the ocean
after precipitation.

3. Evaporation occurs when water
vapor cools and turns back into liquid
droplets.

FACT

FIB

FACT

FIB

FACT

3

Patterns on Earth

LO:SWBAT identify
characteristics of
weather and climate.

DOL: Given scenarios, SW correctly identify
characteristics of weather and climate in at least 4 of
5 questions.

SCI.4.10C Differentiate between weather and climate.
SEPs 4.2B, 4.2C
RTCs 4.5A

4

Essential Understandings &

Guiding Questions

What are characteristics of weather?

Short-term atmosphere

What are characteristics of climate?

Conditions of the Region

5

Lesson Vocabulary

weather

climate

atmosphere

average

clima

clima, el tiempo

atmósfera

promedio

6

Look at the picture.

Write about what
kind of weather you
think is happening in
the picture.

What clues tell you
about the weather?

7

Exploring Weather

What is Weather?

Go to the National Weather
Service website.

https://www.weather.gov/

Find and record the high and low
temperatures for today of the
following cities.

Houston, Texas __________

Miami, Florida ___________

Trenton, New Jersey __________

Helena, Montana __________

San Diego, California _______

8

Exploring Climate

What is Climate?

Go to the US Climate Data
website.

Record the data in your
table.

City, State
Annual High
Temperature

Annual Low
Temperature

Average
Annual

Precipitation

Houston,
Texas

Anchorage,
Alaska

Boston,
Massachusetts

Atlanta,
Georgia

El Paso, Texas

Copyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Savvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format.

What are weather and climate?

Weather is the condition of the air at a certain place and time.

Climate is the average
weather in a region over a long time.

Photo credit: Artur Apresyan/Shutterstock

Weather is…..

Climate is…..

Weather

Determines what
clothes we wear
outside on a given

day

Change in the

atmosphere from

day to day

Humidity

Cold

weather/hot
temperature

Windy

Precipitation

Sunshine, rain, cloud cover, winds, hail, snow, sleet, freezing

rain, flooding, blizzards, ice storms, thunderstorms, etc.
What are some other examples of day to day weather?

11

Climate

Climate changes
occur over long
periods of time

The average of
what occurs with
weather from day

to day

Averages of

Humidity

Averages of
Temperature
Tropical

Ecosystems

12

Watch the
video on
weather and
climate.

Complete the
Venn
diagram.

Weather

The daily state of the
atmosphere, or air, in
any given place

Example: Sunny, rainy,
humidity, temperature

© Nick Julia – stock.adobe.com

Climate

The long-term

average pattern
of weather in a
particular area

© drutska – stock.adobe.com

Average

When quantities are
added together and then
divided by the number of
quantities

Example: The temperature for the last
3 months in Dallas are 90°, 82°, and
84° 90° + 82° + 84°= 256°
256° ÷ 3 = 85.3°
The average temperature is 85.3°

© serhat73 – stock.adobe.com

16

Atmosphere

The thin layer of
gas between
Earth’s surface and outer space

17

Weather and Climate

Which of the following describes the term "weather"?

A) The long-term average of temperature and precipitation in a region

B) The atmospheric conditions at a specific place and time

C) The pattern of temperature change over decades

D) A description of the average seasonal temperatures in a region

18

Weather and Climate

Which of the following is an example of climate?

A) A thunderstorm occurring on a summer afternoon

B) A cold front moving through an area

C) A heatwave lasting for two days

D) The average temperature of a region over 20 years

19

DOL: Given
scenarios, SW
correctly identify
characteristics of
weather and climate
in at least 4 of 5
questions.

Demonstration of Learning

●Some images used in this lesson are taken from Adobe Stock. Adobe Stock
https://stock.adobe.com

●Some images used in this lesson are taken from Great Minds. Great Minds
https://digital.greatminds.org

●Some images used in this lesson are taken from SAVVAS realize. SAVVAS
realize https://www.savvasrealize.com

20

Copyright for Reference