Lesson 5 - Unit 3 - Weather Forecasts

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

Unit 3 - weather patterns

Welcome class b1b

Today's Lesson 

To do:

• review differences hurricane/tornado
• take notes on weather
• homework: weather report

Goals: 

• KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WEATHER AND CLIMATE

• YOU ARE ABLE TO READ AND WRITE A WEATHER FORECAST 

• YOU KNOW 4 DIFFERENT TYPES OF WEATHER ELEMENTS AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY MEAN
  

"Hurricanes can be predicted by the use of satellite images"

1. True
2. False

Drag the statements to the right box

These statements are correct

These statements are incorrect

A tropical storm happening in the USA is called a hurricane

The centre of a hurricane, where there is no wind, is called a trunk

A torndado is unpredicatable and occurs only on land

The damage caused by a tornado can be found only at local scale

Tornadoes are being named for each time they occur

Hurricane

Tornado

diameter 100m

diameter 500-1500km

diameter of the eye 50m

diameter of the eye 30-50km

Develop above land

Develop above sea

During july, august, september

During April, May, June

Highest wind speed

Largest area affected

Notes

Weather -condition of the air at a place and time

-small area (local)

-short time (temporary)

-real time (this week, tommorrow, yesterday)

Notes

Climate - average weather measured over 30 years

-large area (regional)

-long time

-average (gemiddelde)

Notes

Weather elements:

• precipitation (hail, rain, snow)
• wind (direction and force)
• temperature
• air pressure high/low (luchtdruk)
• cloudiness (bewolkingsgraad)

Temperature (Celsius/Fahrenheit)

Precipitation (mm)

Wind (bft.)

Air pressure (bar, Hpa)

page 16. 

Page 16.

Which elements are missing in this forecast?

Task. today's weather report

Task. today's weather report

Task. today's weather report

Task. today's weather report

Task. today's weather report

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Homework:

• Do worksheet task: 'weather report' part one

Homework:

• Do worksheet task: 'weather report' part one and two

Homework:

• Do worksheet task: 'weather report' part one and two
• Write down in a minimum of 50 words how you would describe the weather in the Netherlands during a whole year.