TUES_Weather/Climate Data Analysis_11.19

4th Grade Science
Patterns on Earth
Lesson 6

Tuesday
November 19, 2024

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Do Now

Sort the words into the table as it relates to the words.

Words

per year
forecast
daily
cloudy
annual
today
typical
yearly
sunny
average

Weather

Climate

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Do Now

Sort the words into the table as it relates to the words.

Words

per year
forecast
daily
cloudy
annual
today
typical
yearly
sunny
average

Weather

Climate

forecast

daily
cloudy
today
sunny

per year
annual
typical
yearly
average

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Patterns on Earth

LO:SWBAT differentiate
between weather and climate
using tables and weather maps.

DOL: Given scenarios, SW correctly differentiate between
weather and climate using tables and weather maps in at
least 4 of 5 questions.

SCI.4.10C Differentiate between weather and climate.
SEPs 5.1A, 5.1F
RTCs 5.5A

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Essential Understandings &

Guiding Questions

How are weather and climate different?

How can you distinguish between weather and climate data?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes weather?

• day to day conditions of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

• long-term conditions (months/years) of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

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Lesson Vocabulary

weather

climate

atmosphere

average

forecast

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What are some important skills people need to be

able to read and interpret maps correctly?

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Meteorologist are scientist that can predict weather. A
prediction of future weather conditions is called a forecast.

1.

What is the high
temperature
expected in
Mississippi?

2.

What is the
expected low
temperature in New Mexico?

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Carefully analyze the climate table below.

1.How is Houston’s climate different from Anchorage’s climate?

2.Which city is considered to have a mild winter?

3.What is the difference between the average annual (yearly) rainfall of Memphis and Anchorage?

City

Climate Type
Annual Average

Rainfall

Average Winter

Temperature

Houston

Humid subtropical

49.77 inches

6.2 to 16.8 degrees
Celsius

Memphis

Subtropical with four
distinct seasons

53.7 inches

-12 to 5 degrees Celsius

Anchorage

Subarctic climate

16.63 inches

-15.5 to -6 degrees
Celsius

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Weather Forecast

What do the

symbols represent

in the weather

forecast?

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Weather Map Symbols

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High pressure systems bring cooler and drier air. High pressure
systems usually provide us with fair weather.

Low pressure systems can cause the formation of clouds and storms.

A warm front is a mass of warm air that replaces a mass of cool air.
The red half circles on the symbol point in the direction that the warm
front is moving.A warm front can bring some rain followed by clear
skies and warm temperatures.

A cold front is a mass of cold air that moves in to replace a mass of
warm air.The blue triangles on the symbol point in the direction the
cold air is moving. Cold fronts can bring cold temperatures, heavy
rain and strong wind.
.

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Which city will have
a warm front coming
in soon?

Memphis

What type of weather
will the warm front
bring?

Warm
temperatures;
clear skies

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What is Climate?

The long term average pattern of weather in a particular area.

The data is
collected over
many years to
determine the
average
climate in an
area.

Image from weather.gov

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These graphs
showaverage
temperature and
rainfall in the
Houston area.

Which month
does Houston
have the lowest
temperatures?

Which month does
Houston receive the
most inches of
rainfall?

Climate Data

National Weather Service Data

January

June

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Weather Maps

Weather conditions may change throughout the day, for example, if a
cold front moves in from the north, the temperature will drop.

Meteorologists use weather maps to

inform communities of the weather in

their area, so they can prepare for the day.
Weather maps may contain information such
as temperature,
precipitation, warm fronts, cold fronts,

or storms and hurricanes.

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Climate Maps

Climate is the average conditions in different places
over a long period of time.

Climate maps show average temperatures across
a span of time, such as a year or sometimes even 30
years!

Climate maps do not change daily like weather
maps, but are for long-range conditions. They may
record average high or low temperatures, average
amounts of precipitation, average drought
conditions, or even average number of storms.

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

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Atmosphere

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

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Weather Map

Climate Map

Word/Sentence Bank

1.

It’s raining in Houston today.

2.

Average temperature in January

3.

The Northeast of the United States is
generally cold in the Winter.

4.

Countries near the equator are hot
and humid.

5.

12 inches of snow fell in Montana
yesterday.

6.

The low temperature in Denver will be
10 degrees Celsius

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Some students were watching the
news this morning and the map
was displayed when the
meteorologists mentioned today’s
forecast. Which student do you
think is correct about this type of
map?

Rebecca

Mason

I think this is a

picture of a
climate map

because it shows
how hot and cold
different cities are.

I think this is a picture

of a weather map

because it is

displaying information

for today’s current

conditions.

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DOL: Given
scenarios, SW
correctly differentiate
between weather
and climate using
tables and weather
maps in at least 4 of
5 questions.

Demonstration of Learning

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●Some images used in this lesson are taken from Great Minds. Great Minds
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