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Climate Is Elementary:
Climate Postcards
Lisa S. Gardiner
Educational Resource Development Lead
UCAR Center for Science Education
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Part 1: Exploring Climate Zones
Students learn about the climate zones of the world by
interpreting graphed data.
Part 2: Grandma’s Postcards
Students identify climate zones described in postcards.
Class time: about two hours
Learning Goal: Obtain/combine information to describe
climates in regions of the world. (NGSS PE 3-ESS2-2)
URL: scied.ucar.edu/activity/climate-postcards
Activity: Climate Postcards
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● NGSS DCI ESS2-D: Climate describes a range of an area's typical weather conditions and the extent to which those conditions vary over years.
● NGSS Crosscutting: Patterns of change can be used to make predictions.
● NGSS Practices: Analyzing and interpreting data, obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
● CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.7 and RI.4.7 Use information gained from illustrations and words to demonstrate understanding...
● CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.1 Quote accurately from a text when
explaining...
● CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text...● CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.B.3 and B4: Represent and interpret data● Geography 4: The physical and human characteristics of places
Combining science, math, language arts, and geography
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Part 1: Exploring Climate Zones
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What sort of weather would you expect to find in these places?
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These places have different patterns of weather.
Patterns of weather are climate.
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Part 1: Exploring Climate Zones
We will explore five climate regions (or zones) with graphs
that show how temperature and precipitation vary.
Materials:
● Five Climate Graphs
● Worksheet 1: What I Know About Climate Zones
Directions:
● Describe what you see in the climate graph for each
zone, comparing with other regions, and describing
seasonal changes.
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Part 1: Exploring Climate Zones
Describe what you see in
the climate graph for each
zone, comparing with other
regions, and describing
seasonal changes.
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Graphs in the activities are simpler versions of climographs.
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Part 1: Exploring Climate Zones
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Part 2: Grandma’s Postcards
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Part 2: Grandma’s Postcards
Students identify climate zones described in
postcards.
Materials:
● Five postcards from Grandma
● Worksheet 1: What I Know About Climate Zones
(filled out and to be used as a reference)
● Worksheet 2: Grandma’s Climate Travels
Directions:● Figure out which climate zone each postcard is
from. What information from Grandma was helpful for determining climate zone?
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Part 2: Grandma’s Postcards
What climate zone is each postcard from? What information
from Grandma was helpful for determining climate zone?
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Part 2: Grandma’s Postcards
What climate zone is each postcard from? What information
from Grandma was helpful for determining climate zone?
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Part 2: Grandma’s Postcards: an example
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Part 2: Grandma’s Postcards: an example
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Part 2: Grandma’s Postcards: an example
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Part 2: Grandma’s Postcards
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Part 2: Grandma’s Postcards
"It stays very warm here all year long.”
Tropical Climate
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Part 2: Grandma’s Postcards
"I am visiting during the rainiest time of the year (March).”
Tropical Climate
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Part 2: Grandma’s Postcards
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http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/pdf/kottek_et_al_2006_A4.pdf
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● The five climates used in this activity are
the main groups used by the Köppen
system:
● A: Equatorial or Tropical (Tropical)
● B: Arid (Dry)
● C: Warm Temperate (Mild)
● D: Continental or Snow (Cool)
● E: Polar and Alpine (Polar)
The climate zones are based on the
Köppen Climate Classification System.
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Part 1: Exploring Climate Zones
Students learn about the climate zones of the world by
interpreting graphed data.
Part 2: Grandma’s Postcards
Students identify climate zones described in postcards.
Class time: about two hours
Learning Goal: Obtain/combine information to describe
climates in regions of the world. (NGSS PE 3-ESS2-2)
URL: scied.ucar.edu/activity/climate-postcards
Activity: Climate Postcards
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SciEd.ucar.edu
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globe.gov/elementaryglobe
Elementary GLOBE
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Scied.ucar.edu
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Thanks!
Lisa S. Gardiner
Educational Resource Development Lead
UCAR Center for Science Education