We have looked at climate and the climatic zones of Australia. Today we are going to learn more about the weather.
Watch this video clip and notice as many different kinds of weather that you can see. Write them down on your sheet and we will share your ideas at the end of the video.
WEATHER 101 (National Geographic)
Now that we have discussed the different kinds of weather events we saw, here is a BTN clip to show you how meteorologists (weather scientists) predict the weather.
BEHIND THE NEWS VIDEO CLIP (click on it to start)
You will be researching weather conditions with a partner for your chosen city in Australia. You need to learn how to find out:
- expected temperature
- expected weather conditions (sunny, rain, storms…)
- expected rainfall
- how to find the average temperatures or weather for this time of year in your place.
Explore these weather sites and have fun working out what weather other people are experiencing just because they are in a different place, with a different climate. We will be comparing these later on. 😎