5th grade geography lesson plan as part of the "Happy Maths" project

Topic: Weather and climate.

Date: March 8, 2023

Lesson Objectives:
The student knows:
-components of weather and climate
- differences between weather and climate
The student is able to:
- explain the differences between weather and climate
- read the value of the air temperature and the amount of precipitation for individual
months of the year from the climatogram
-calculate the average amplitude of air temperature
- calculate the sum of precipitation
-present differences between climate components in different climatic zones

Working methods:
group work

Teaching aids:
Worksheets (attachment)

Introductory phase:
The teacher performs introductory activities: checks attendance, enters and dictates the
topic of the lesson, informs about the objectives of the lesson.

The teacher introduces students to the topic by asking questions:

What is weather?
What are the components of weather?
Asks students to list the weather components while watching the current weather forecast:

WEATHER FORECAST:
08.03.2023, 06:53 | TVP INFO

While watching the material, students write down the weather components that the
presenter talks about in their notebooks.
When finished, they write on the board together with the teacher:
1. Air temperature [°C, °F]
2. Amount and quality of precipitation [mm]
3. Wind direction and strength [km/h]
4. Cloudy
5. Atmospheric pressure [hPa, mmHg]
The teacher asks a question:
What is climate?
How is weather different from climate?

With the help of the teacher, students discover the differences between weather and
climate, then write the definitions of both in their notebooks:

Weather - the temporary state of the atmosphere observed anywhere on Earth.

Climate - weather conditions observed in a given area for several years - at least 10.

The teacher displays a graph of climate data for Warsaw on the interactive whiteboard.
Ask students to answer the following questions:

Based on the data, complete the answers to the following questions:

1. Read the name of the month with the highest temperature.
2. Enter the value of the highest air temperature in Warsaw along with the unit.
3. Read the name of the month with the lowest temperature.
4. Enter the value of the lowest air temperature in Warsaw along with the unit.
5.
5. Calculate the annual temperature amplitude in Warsaw (don't forget to write down the
unit).
6. Calculate the average annual air temperature (don't forget to write down the unit).
7. Indicate the month in which the amount of precipitation is the highest.
8. Indicate the month with the lowest rainfall.
9. Calculate the annual rainfall (don't forget to write down the unit).

The teacher divides the class into groups of 2-3 people.

The task of each of them will be to answer the same questions for other climate stations
located in different climate zones.

Students have 15 minutes to work with the Worksheet. (attachment)

The work is collected and checked for a grade, and then handed over to the students in the
next lesson.
Students describe their climatic zones in the next lesson.

The graph (climatogram) shows the climate data for Poznań

Based on the data, complete the answers to the following questions:

1. Read the name of the month in which the temperature was highest: ……………………………..
2. Enter the value of the highest air temperature in Poznań with the unit:
…………………………………..
3. Read the name of the month with the lowest temperature: ……………………………….
4. Enter the value of the lowest air temperature in Poznań with the unit:
…………………………………..
5. Calculate the annual temperature amplitude in Poznań (don't forget to write down the
unit):
6. Calculate the average annual air temperature (don't forget to write down the unit):
7. Indicate the month in which the amount of precipitation is the highest:
……………………………..
8. Indicate the month in which the amount of precipitation is the lowest:
……………………………..
9. Calculate the annual rainfall (don't forget to write down the unit):
The graph (climatogram) shows climate data for Dublin

Based on the data, complete the answers to the following questions:

1. Read the name of the month in which the temperature was highest: ……………………………..
2. Enter the value of the highest air temperature in Dublin with the unit:
…………………………………..
3. Read the name of the month with the lowest temperature: ……………………………….
4. Enter the value of the lowest air temperature in Dublin with the unit:
…………………………………..
5. Calculate the annual amplitude of temperature in Dublin (don't forget to write down the
unit):
6. Calculate the average annual air temperature (don't forget to write down the unit):
7. Indicate the month in which the amount of precipitation is the highest:
……………………………..
8. Indicate the month in which the amount of precipitation is the lowest:
……………………………..
9. Calculate the annual rainfall (don't forget to write down the unit):

The graph (climatogram) shows the climate data for Málaga.

Based on the data, complete the answers to the following questions:
1. Read the name of the month in which the temperature was highest: ……………………………..
2. Enter the value of the highest air temperature in Malga with the unit:
…………………………………..
3. Read the name of the month with the lowest temperature: ……………………………….
4. Enter the value of the lowest air temperature in Malga with the unit:
…………………………………..
5. Calculate the annual temperature amplitude in Malga (don't forget to write down the
unit):

6. Calculate the average annual air temperature (don't forget to write down the unit):

7. Indicate the month in which the amount of precipitation is the highest:

……………………………..
8. Indicate the month in which the amount of precipitation is the lowest:
……………………………..
9. Calculate the annual rainfall (don't forget to write down the unit):
The graph (climatogram) shows the climate data for Longyearbyen

Based on the data, complete the answers to the following questions:

1. Read the name of the month in which the temperature was highest: ……………………………..
2. Enter the value of the highest air temperature in Longyearbyen with the unit:
…………………………………..
3. Read the name of the month with the lowest temperature: ……………………………….
4. Enter the value of the lowest air temperature in Longyearbyen with the unit:
…………………………………..
5. Calculate the annual temperature range in Longyearbyen (don't forget to write down the
unit):
6. Calculate the average annual air temperature (don't forget to write down the unit):
7. Indicate the month in which the amount of precipitation is the highest:
……………………………..
8. Indicate the month in which the amount of precipitation is the lowest:
……………………………..
9. Calculate the annual rainfall (don't forget to write down the unit):
The graph (climatogram) shows the climate data for Bangkok

Based on the data, complete the answers to the following questions:

1. Read the name of the month in which the temperature was highest: ……………………………..
2. Enter the value of the highest air temperature in Bangkok with the unit:
…………………………………..
3. Read the name of the month with the lowest temperature: ……………………………….
4. Enter the value of the lowest air temperature in Bangkok with the unit:
…………………………………..
5. Calculate the annual amplitude of temperature in Bangkok (don't forget to write down the
unit):
6. Calculate the average annual air temperature (don't forget to write down the unit):
7. Indicate the month in which the amount of precipitation is the highest:
……………………………..
8. Indicate the month in which the amount of precipitation is the lowest:
……………………………..
9. Calculate the annual rainfall (don't forget to write down the unit):