Weather and Climate

Grade 5
Lesson -1
 The Pledge​

I ______commit to be vigilant and bear in mind at all times, the risk to

myself, my friends and family from COVID-19.
I promise to take all necessary precautions that prevent the spread of
this deadly virus. I promise to follow and encourage others to follow the
key COVID Appropriate Behaviours.
To always wear a mask / face cover, especially when in public places.
To maintain a minimum distance of 6 feet from others.​
To wash my hands, frequently and thoroughly with soap and water.
Together we will win this fight against COVID-19.

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Note: Only Seasons of India and Wind directions to be done from Climate of India

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 My Watch Tower

I have learnt​ Yes​ Almost​ Not clear​ No​

1. to
define and differentiate
between term weather
and climate

2. to identify the
factors that affect
climate

3. Identify the different

seasons

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Do you understand what it states?

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 So, what is right to ask...

"How's the weather today?"

Or
"How is the climate today ?"

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Are Weather and Climate a different terms? OR weather and climate mean the same?
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Today we would be learning about:

1.
Difference
between
the weather
and climate

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 Weather

It is the condition of the atmosphere of a place at the particular time

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 Weather of a place can change rapidly

Clear in the morning Cloudy in the afternoon Rainy in the evening

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 Weather can be ...
Snowy Cloudy

Thunders and
Sunny Pleasant Thundering Rains

Dusty Humid Rainy Stormy

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What do we call a scientist who studies weather and climate?

Meteorologists

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 Think!
How the change in the weather affects your
planned trip?
Weather affects us in many ways. It affects
what we do and what we wear.
Meteorologists measure weather conditions in
different places and use this information to
report and make forecasts about future
weather conditions. This is useful because
people can be warned about hazardous
weather conditions such as storms and floods.

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Do you know what Climate means?

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 Climate

• It is the regular pattern of weather that a place has for over 30 long
years together is called climate.
• We studied in the previous chapter that different temperature
zones are also known as different climatic zones.
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• A place that usually has a very hot summer and a very wet monsoon has
a hot and wet climate.
• A place that has a very cold winter and a pleasant summer has a cold
climate.

Let's look for the weather and climate of France.

• Locate France on the world political map and look for, it is in which
temperature zone.
• To know the weather of France for that particular day, is a search
work which will be given as a H.W
• The students will look up for the France weather report.
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 The big difference between Weather and Climate

Weather​​ Climate​​
1. It is the study of 1. It is the study of the
atmospheric conditions for a short period average weather condition observed over
of time.​​ a long period of time.​​
2. It is short term phenomenon.​​ 2. It is a long term phenomenon.​​
3. Weather changes frequently.​​ 3. It does not change frequently.​​
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 Climate
• The regular pattern of weather
that a place has for over 30 years is
called climate.
• Climate is what you expect.
• Daily updates are not checked.
• Long term weather pattern of a
place.
• Remains fixed for over 30 years.
Weather
• The change in the atmospheric
condition over a short time is called
weather.
• Weather is what you get.
• Daily updates are checked.
• Short term weather pattern of a
place.
• It does not remain fixed at any time.
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 Rise in Temperature globally over the years

Climate change is a big issue in the news these days, but why is it such a big deal?
Because the glaciers are melting with the rise in temperature
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Glaciers around 80's
Glaciers now in 2022
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 Seasons
It is the regular pattern of the weather that a place has over a long
time because of the revolution of the earth around the sun. It
divides the year into four seasons (spring, summer, autumn, and
winter).

Summer Autumn Winter Spring

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Summer : usually April, May, and June are the summer
months in northern India.
• It can be very hot in the plains, desert and plateau regions
but less hot in the coastal areas. Hilly areas have a pleasant
summer.

Monsoon: usually June, July and August are the monsoon

months.
• The monsoon arrives in early June and gradually moves
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Winter : usually November,
December and January are the
winter months.
• It is very cold in the
mountains, hills and at night in
desert areas.
• The inland parts that are far
away from the sea are very cold.
• Parts of peninsular India do
not get cold.
• South-Eastern coastal region
of India has winter monsoon. Inland places
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Autumn comes before winter between
the end of monsoon and mid-October.​

During autumn, trees in some areas

shed their leaves, which turn red and
brown before they fall to the ground.​

Spring comes just before the summer

and is pleasant – neither too hot nor too
cold – with new leaves on trees.

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Weather and Climate
Grade 5
Lesson -2
 Today we will learn about...
The factors that affect climate

1. Latitude or distance from the equator

2. Altitude or height of land

3. Distance from the sea

4. Winds

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1. Latitude or distance from the equator
• The equator gets the most direct rays of the sun.

• The place near to the equator is the hottest whereas the place far away from the
equator is cooler.

Search work: Find out 2 places at different latitudes using atlas

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2. Altitude or height of land
• The altitude of a place or its height above the sea level affects the climate.

• Highlands like mountains and plateaus are cooler than the land at the sea level.

Search work as H.w : Look for 2 places with different altitude,

note it down and bring it to the class.
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 What do you think ?
Is it possible to have a high
mountain peak covered with snow
near the equator?

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Mount Kilimanjaro is in Africa
and is near the equator but still it
has snow on its top. It is at the
altitude of 5500 meters above.
Search work as H.w: Look for 2 more places near the
equator that has snow or are extremely freezing. Note
it down and bring it to the class.

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3. Distance from the sea
• Water heats or cools more slowly than land.

• The sea near to the land has an effect on the climate in both summer and winter.

Search work: Look for a place near the coast and a place which is inland using atlas.

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Summer:
Places far away from the sea or inland places are hot because the land heats
up very quickly. Places by the sea remain cooler as water takes a long time
to heat.

Winter:
Places by the sea are warmer as water cools slowly so it keeps seaside places
warm. Places away from the sea are cold as land here loses heat very fast.

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• Places near the sea are more humid.
• Such places have lot of water vapours in the air.
• High humidity is uncomfortable and does not let the
perspiration dry easily.

• Andaman and Nicobar island is near the equator and is very

hot and humid.

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The students will be asked to set up a weather station outside and inside
the classroom and collect data for two weeks. Soil and water outside the
class will be placed to show land heats up and cools down faster as
compared to water. A thermometer also to be placed inside and outside
the classroom. Randomly a students will be assigned to bring
a thermometer and two bowls.
(Each student has to collect the data and note it down for two
weeks in their SST notebook and maintain it properly)

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 South-West Monsoon North-East Monsoon
wind direction wind direction

4. Winds​

The direction of the regular winds that blow at a particular time of the
year has an effect on climate.
example : monsoon winds
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South-West monsoon winds
blow from early June to
September and brings rain to
most of the India.​

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North-East monsoon
winds blow
in december and
January bring rain to the
south- eastern coastal
region of India.​

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Weather kit Activity: Students will be taken to the
basketball court and Weather Kit from the Science lab.
will be used for checking air temperature and Wind
direction.

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Let's watch this video for better understanding

https://youtu.be/9RPEHl0MtPo
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A. Fill in the Blanks:

1. Changes in weather happen because of changes in the ______________.

atmosphere of a place
2. _______
Climate is the usual weather a place has over a very long period of time.
3. ______________
Geography of a place has an effect on both weather and climate.
4. Our lives are effected by both _______
weather and ______.
Climate

B. Match

A B
1. Latitude Nice
2. Altitude A lot of water vapour in the air
3. Pleasant Parallel to the equator
4. Humid Height of a place above sea level
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B. Match

1. Latitude Parallel to the equator

2. Altitude Height of a place above sea level
3. Pleasant Nice​
4. Humid A lot of water vapour in the air​
C. Write True or False.

1. The weather can change from day to day. True

2. Climate can also change from day to day. False
3. People build houses with sloping roofs in Ladakh. False
4. The direction of winds at a particular time of the year affects climate. True

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D. Choose the correct answer:

1. A place that is close to the equator is warmer / cooler than a place

that is far away.

2. Places that are at a high altitude are warmer/ cooler than places that
are at sea level.

3. In summer, inland places are warmer/cooler than places are besides

the sea.

4. In winter, places besides the sea are warmer/ cooler than inland
places.
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 Let's revise it through the notes

Q1. Define weather and climate.

Q2. What is the difference between weather and climate?

Q3. Give one example how the climate affect the life of the people.

Q4. How the latitude affects the climate?

Q5 What are the factors affecting climate of a place?

Q4. How the latitude affects the climate?

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Ans1. Weather: The change in the atmospheric condition over a short time
is called weather.
Climate: The regular pattern of weather that a place has for over 30 long
years together is called climate.

Ans2. The difference between weather and climate is..

Weather​ Climate​

1. It is the study of atmospheric conditions 1. It is the study of the average weather

for a short period of time.​ condition observed over a long period of time.​
2. It is short term phenomenon.​ 2. It is a long term phenomenon.​
3. Weather changes frequently.​ 3. It does not change frequently.​
Ans3. One example to show the effect of the climate on the life of the people.​
The people living in the north frigid zone wear the woollen clothes all-round
the year whereas people living in temperate zone experience all the four
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Ans4. Latitude affects the climate as the places near the equator
receive direct rays of the sun and the places near the poles are cooler.

Ans5. The factors affecting the climate of a place are:

1. Altitude or height of the land
2. Latitude and distance from the equator
3. Distance from the sea
4. Winds

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