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| Understanding weather charts |
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| Key Stage 4 GCSE |
Syllabus relevance
OCR Geography Spec B 2.1, 2.2
OCR Geography Spec C 1b
AQA Geography Spec A 9.6
Edexcel Geography Spec A 4.1 |
| Subject Geography |
| Length One lesson |
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Teaching objectives/Learning outcomes
By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:
- Understand isobars and their relationship with wind
speed
- Identify various pressure systems and fronts on a weather
chart
- Interpret and produce plotted weather symbols
Understanding
weather charts lesson plan
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| Anticyclones, Depressions and Fronts |
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| Key Stage 4 GCSE |
Syllabus relevance
OCR Geography Spec B 2.1, 2.2
OCR Geography Spec C 1b
AQA Geography Spec A 9.6
AQA Geography Spec C 9.6a
Edexcel Geography Spec A 4.1 |
| Subject Geography |
| Length One lesson |
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Teaching objectives/Learning outcomes
By the end of the lesson, pupils will know and understand:
- the characteristics of depressions and fronts and the
sequence of associated weather
- the characteristics of anticyclones and the contrast
between those in summer and in winter
Anticyclones,
depressions and fronts lesson plan
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| Key Stage
3 or 4 |
Syllabus
relevance
OCR Geography Spec B 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
OCR Geography Spec C 1b
Edexcel Geography Spec B 5.4
AQA Geography Spec A 9.6
Edexcel Geography Spec A 4.1 |
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Geography, Science, Maths, ICT |
| Length
One to two lessons to deliver theory - Weather observing project
can be extended to a month, term or longer ongoing project. |
Curriculum
Relevance
Science
Sc1 Scientific Enquiry - Investigation Skills 2a-2s
Mathematics
Ma4 Handling Data - Handling Data 1a-5k
ICT 2c, 3a |
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Teaching objectives/Learning outcomes
By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:
- Understand how weather observations are made and about
the equipment used
- Use scientific instruments and accurate recording techniques
to make accurate weather observations
- Use ICT to log data, produce graphs and calculate averages
and totals
Weather
observing lesson plan
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| Key Stage
3 |
Curriculum
Relevance
Geography
Breadth of Study 6c ii, 6g, 6j.
ICT
Finding Things Out 1a, 1b, 1c
Breadth of Study 5b |
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Geography, ICT |
| Length
One lesson |
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Teaching objectives/Learning outcomes
By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:
- Identify and explain what a flood plain is
- Use the internet to search for specific information
on a local area
- Apply maths to calculate changing meteorological conditions
- Compare numerical geographical data and apply findings
Flooding
lesson plan
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