KS3 Weather and Micro-climate

The course normally runs 10am – 3pm.  There will be an allocated lunch slot, the timing will depend on the final course programme.

Pre Visit / Prior Learning 

• An awareness of the difference between weather, climate and microclimate
• Make observations in a weather diary.

Introduction 

• Welcome and Introduction
• Setting and sharing Objectives

Morning / Afternoon 

• Weather station visit
  • Visit a weather station and understand how it is used to measure weather.
  • Use fieldwork equipment to make observations of the weather including temperature, rainfall, cloud cover, wind speed and direction.
• Plan an investigation to compare microclimate in at least two different habitats (e.g. meadow and woodland) or locations (e.g. hill top / valley bottom) including making predictions, methodology and equipment.
• Field work and data collection.
• Analysis and evaluation: a verbal data review to interpret observations, draw conclusions, with reference to predictions.

Depart

Key Stage 3 Geography 

• Human and physical geography
  • physical geography relating to: understand, through the use of detailed place-based exemplars at a variety of scales, the key processes in: weather and climate
  • understand how human and physical processes interact to influence, and change landscapes, environments and the climate
• Geographical Skills and fieldwork
  • use fieldwork in contrasting locations to collect, analyse and draw conclusions.

• Develop personal skills
• Have fun
• Be inspired by a passion for the subject
• Build friendships