Climate and Weather

Climate Change

Students will practice forecasting and measuring weather, identifying weather patterns, and making connections between weather and climate (National Geographic 2021).

Fachliche Inhalte, kommunikative Tätigkeiten/Arbeitsformen, Materialien und Aufträge

Launched by a U.S. meteorologist, the site is on a mission to introduce children, teachers, and parents to the world of weather and climate (USA 2020).

Designed to take place over 21 days or class sessions, this technology-supported curriculum ʺfocuses on essential climate literacy principles with an emphasis on weather and climate, Earth system energy balance, greenhouse gases, paleoclimatology, and how human activities influence climate change.ʺ (USA: Lehigh University 2019)

This series of infographics and animations helps viewers understand and visualize the causes and effects of global climate change (National Geographic 2018).

Students examine the impacts of climate change in the Pacific Islands and the ways local communities are responding to the challenges (PBS/USA 2014-20).

Up-to-date articles, commentaries, and data sources about the global climate situation (USA 2015)

Climate is the average pattern of weather over the long term. The earth's climate has warmed and cooled for millions of years, since long before we appeared on the scene. There's no doubt that the climate is growing warmer currently; indications of that change are all around us.