Weather and ClimateWeather and Climate

By:Brianna Shields

November 15, 2005

By:Brianna Shields

November 15, 2005

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Weather vs. Climate Weather vs. Climate

What is the difference between weather and climate?

What is the difference between weather and climate?

Look back through your weather journal for the daily weather in Jamestown. Answer the following questions in your notebook: Did the weather report change

every day? Which day had the most

precipitation? Least? Which day had the highest

temperature? Least

Look back through your weather journal for the daily weather in Jamestown. Answer the following questions in your notebook: Did the weather report change

every day? Which day had the most

precipitation? Least? Which day had the highest

temperature? Least

Weather vs. Climate Weather vs. Climate

Comparing weather and climate reports:

Comparing weather and climate reports:

What is the climate like in Jamestown NY? Record this in your notebook http://www.worldclimate.com/cgi-bin/

grid.pl?gr=N42W078 http://nysc.eas.cornell

.edu/buffalo_c20.html http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/UScli

mate/city.pl?state=NY&lane=fast&itypea=1&loc.x=157&loc.y=195&.cgifields=itypea

http://www.weather.com/activities/other/other/weather/climo-monthly-graph.html?locid=14701&from=36hr_bottomnav_undeclared

What is the climate like in Jamestown NY? Record this in your notebook http://www.worldclimate.com/cgi-bin/

grid.pl?gr=N42W078 http://nysc.eas.cornell

.edu/buffalo_c20.html http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/UScli

mate/city.pl?state=NY&lane=fast&itypea=1&loc.x=157&loc.y=195&.cgifields=itypea

http://www.weather.com/activities/other/other/weather/climo-monthly-graph.html?locid=14701&from=36hr_bottomnav_undeclared

Weather vs. Climate Weather vs. Climate

Climate vs. Weather

Climate vs. Weather

WEATHER: The state of the atmosphere at a given time in a particular place

CLIMATE: Weather averaged over a long period of time (focus on temperature and precipitation)

WEATHER: The state of the atmosphere at a given time in a particular place

CLIMATE: Weather averaged over a long period of time (focus on temperature and precipitation)

Weather vs. Climate Weather vs. Climate

World Climate

World Climate

Set up a color key on the bottom of a blank world map

Color each of the climate regions a different color http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/

climate.htm http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/

ritter/interactive_climate_map/climate_map.html

http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/climatezones.html

http://go-passport.grolier.com/atlas?id=mtlr081

Set up a color key on the bottom of a blank world map

Color each of the climate regions a different color http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/

climate.htm http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/

ritter/interactive_climate_map/climate_map.html

http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/climatezones.html

http://go-passport.grolier.com/atlas?id=mtlr081

Weather vs. Climate Weather vs. Climate

Comparing weather and climate in inland and coastal cities of Peru

Comparing weather and climate in inland and coastal cities of Peru

Look at this map of Peru. Predict which cities would have the highest and lowest temperatures. Rank the cities according to their predicted temperatures:

http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/peru.htm

Look at this map of Peru. Predict which cities would have the highest and lowest temperatures. Rank the cities according to their predicted temperatures:

http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/peru.htm

Weather vs. Climate Weather vs. Climate

Comparing weather and climate in inland and coastal cities of Peru

Comparing weather and climate in inland and coastal cities of Peru

Record the actual temperatures for each city in Peru, into your data table, the answer the questions below in your notebook: http://www.weather.com/common/

drilldown/PE.html Do you notice any trends? What cities

tend to have warmer temps? Colder temps? Describe what you see.

What is the average temp for the inland cities? Coastal cities

Why do you think one was on average warmer or colder than the other?

Based on your observations, do you think soil or water will heat up faster? Why?

Record the actual temperatures for each city in Peru, into your data table, the answer the questions below in your notebook: http://www.weather.com/common/

drilldown/PE.html Do you notice any trends? What cities

tend to have warmer temps? Colder temps? Describe what you see.

What is the average temp for the inland cities? Coastal cities

Why do you think one was on average warmer or colder than the other?

Based on your observations, do you think soil or water will heat up faster? Why?

Weather vs. Climate Weather vs. Climate

In your notebook:

In your notebook:

Describe why coastal cities have milder temperatures and climate than inland cities.

Describe why coastal cities have milder temperatures and climate than inland cities.

Weather JournalWeather Journal

Get out your weather logging journal

One student, will go to the library and get the weather conditions from the Weather Station.

Fill this in on page 5 of your journal under the Jamestown, NY “Library Station” weather section

Get out your weather logging journal

One student, will go to the library and get the weather conditions from the Weather Station.

Fill this in on page 5 of your journal under the Jamestown, NY “Library Station” weather section

Weather JournalWeather Journal

Look in the Post Journal for Jamestown’s weather forecast.

Fill the weather conditions into your weather logging journal on page 5.

Look in the Post Journal for Jamestown’s weather forecast.

Fill the weather conditions into your weather logging journal on page 5.

Weather JournalWeather Journal

Visit the weather underground site and fill in the weather forecast for Jamestown, NY.

This goes on page 5 of our weather journal.

To find the weather forecast, type the city and state name in the top left corner of the screen

Visit the weather underground site and fill in the weather forecast for Jamestown, NY.

This goes on page 5 of our weather journal.

To find the weather forecast, type the city and state name in the top left corner of the screen

Weather JournalWeather Journal

Visit the weather underground site again and enter the weather conditions for each of these cities:Montgomery, AlabamaWichita, Kansas

This goes on page 11 of your weather journal.

Visit the weather underground site again and enter the weather conditions for each of these cities:Montgomery, AlabamaWichita, Kansas

This goes on page 11 of your weather journal.

Weather JournalWeather Journal

Visit the CNN weather maps and try to make predictions about tomorrow’s weather in the following cities: Jamestown, New York Montogomery, Alabama Wichita, Kansas

This goes on page 14 of your weather journal, under DAY FIVE.

If you don’t know where in the U.S. each state is located, use a U.S. Map to find each one.

Visit the CNN weather maps and try to make predictions about tomorrow’s weather in the following cities: Jamestown, New York Montogomery, Alabama Wichita, Kansas

This goes on page 14 of your weather journal, under DAY FIVE.

If you don’t know where in the U.S. each state is located, use a U.S. Map to find each one.

Weather JournalWeather Journal Visit the webcams for each of the cities listed

below. Try to guess what the temperature, sky conditions, windspeed, time of day, precipitation and visibility are for each city by observing the webcam. Moscow, Russia Russia 2 Buenos Aires, Argentina New York City, New York

Your predictions go on page 19 of your weather journal, under WEBCAM WEATHER.

Visit the webcams for each of the cities listed below. Try to guess what the temperature, sky conditions, windspeed, time of day, precipitation and visibility are for each city by observing the webcam. Moscow, Russia Russia 2 Buenos Aires, Argentina New York City, New York

Your predictions go on page 19 of your weather journal, under WEBCAM WEATHER.

Weather JournalWeather Journal Visit the links below to determine the actual

weather conditions in the webcam cities Moscow, Russia New York City, New York Buenos Aires, Argentina

Record the actual weather conditions on page 19 of your weather journal, under ACTUAL WEATHER.

Visit the links below to determine the actual weather conditions in the webcam cities Moscow, Russia New York City, New York Buenos Aires, Argentina

Record the actual weather conditions on page 19 of your weather journal, under ACTUAL WEATHER.