 Mediterranean
climate mystery: Why did Jimmy and Janet move from
Fuengirola to Balmedie ?
This mystery for Med Climates was very
successful with a S4 class at
Cults Academy, the feedback was good. The
statements have not been mixed up but as it very specific to Aberdeen, it
is perhaps easier if left for people to change the names of coastal
resorts in the UK (not too many school pupils in Scotland would know where
Balmedie is, never mind south of the border) Also note the name of the
cafe is cafe Haggis, again different parts of the UK will have equally
tacky names to replace this with.
Mystery statements
here. Eleanor Stephenson, Cults Academy, Aberdeen. |
Odd
One Out Weather
Weather
Patterns True or False;
Weather
and Climate dominoes; Alan Jeanes at Simon Langton Boys School
Canterbury. |
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Global Warming
mystery -
Why
might
Doncaster
be a Coastal Resort by 2030?
From
Jackie
Arundale,
now FSS Consultant for Sheffield LEA,
working
with staff from schools in Sheffield, Doncaster and
Rotherham
as part of a G and T workshop run with Ann Hoyland of
Stocksbridge
School.
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| Climate change
mystery and the impacts this may have - based on recent
reports concerning the Gulf Stream. It brings up many
interesting discussion points with the students.
How did Mack Slater break his ankle?
Justin Loveland - Woodroffe School, Dorset. |
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Living Climate graph
A living graph on climate in England
Andy Pinks (Geography teacher at
Caterham School in Surrey) |
Living graph on Savanna climate
variability
Val
Vannet, Dundee Academy has offered this exercise which relates
to the section of the Scottish Higher syllabus where we are
required to study the ‘variability of the savanna climate and to
examine its effect on river regimes and the lifestyles of people
in West Africa’. Clearly this is quite a ‘wordy’ version of
a living graph exercise but it is designed for senior pupils who
have some prior knowledge of the savanna climate, ITCZ movements
and air masses. It took my class about half an hour of
boisterous discussion to come up with their solutions. Download the word document by clicking on
the link above. |
Andy Pinks'
 Effects
of weather concept map
This is based on a severe snowfall in the South East of
England in January 2003. There is a set of web links to
newspaper reports of the event. There are full instructions on
how Andy used the concept mapping cards. He has also offered 2 Powerpoint presentations with before
and after photos on them. he has found then really useful as
lesson starters on
 hurricanes
and
 flooding
for KS4. Andy Pinks teaches at Caterham School in Surrey
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Living on a Hill Farm
 John
Spence from Windsor Park Middle School used this Living Graph
activity with his pupils, based on a climate graph for a farm in Cumbria.
Pupils were asked to work out from the graph, which month fits each sentence
best, giving their reasons.
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Living in the Rainforest
Pupils are asked
to study the climate graph for Manaus, Brazil, and work out where statements might be best
placed, giving reasons for their decisions. We are not sure who created
this activity - if you recognise the author please contact us so that they
can be acknowledged for their work!
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Living in a mountainous
area
Pupils create a climate graph for a village in the Alps and then
match the appropriate sentences to the graph in order to help them explain
how climate effects tourism. Helen McGhann,
formerly from Moorside High School created this activity.
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Living in the Desert
Roger Bishop from Haywood High School in Stoke
created this Living Graph activity. Pupils are asked
to analyse the graph and work out where the statements might be best
placed, giving reasons for their decisions.
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