Starter (If not done as a plenary last

lesson): 5 minute Debate

 ‘Do
you think people in the Philippines
were prepared for the typhoon?’
 Spit
into pairs. One of you debate ‘yes’ and
one of you debate ‘no’
 Youmust explain your reasons and support
with specific evidence
Weather Hazards
Extreme Weather in the UK
Learning Goals:
 Toknow what type of extreme weather we get
in the UK
 To know where it occurs and why
 To
begin to consider how weather risks can be
managed
 Toconsider if weather is becoming more
extreme in the UK
What type of extreme weather do we
have in this country?
 Do
you know what we MEAN by ‘Extreme
Weather’?!
 So what types do we have?
 https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/le
arn-about/past-uk-weather-events

 https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/le
arn-about/met-office-for-schools/other-con
tent/other-resources/extreme-weather
Task 1: Video Clips
 Watch this clip about Low
pressure (Depressions) and
High pressure systems
(Anticyclones) - it will help
you to understand the type of
weather we get in the UK.
 Alternatively
watch the
weatherbytes dvd on Air
masses, depressions and
anticyclones
Task 2:
 Youwill be given a sheet with a map of the
UK in the middle. It has the rivers and
mountains drawn on.
 Using
pages 36 and 37 in the textbook,
annotate around the map the information
about the different types of extreme
weather the UK experiences.
 You don't need to include everything but key
specific information to support the main
points that help to locate where it happens
is important to include.
Task 3: How can these weather risks be managed? Let's
look at the main ideas for each type of extreme weather.
You'll get a copy of this!
So we know what type of extreme weather events we
get in the UK....but WHY do we???
We know about
this one already
- the spaces
between the
cells creates
'Jet Streams'....
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images
/Observer/Pix/pictures/2013/04/13/guj
etstream01.jpg
Is weather becoming more extreme in the UK?

 Work in pairs or 3's with textbooks and a

Kindle/your phone to decide whether your
allocated type of weather is becoming
more extreme or not.
 Youneed to decide yes or no and have a
reason why - it could be a link to an
article/scientific theory or specific
facts/figures. You literally have 5 minutes!
Is weather becoming more extreme in the UK?
 Heavy Rain
 Flash Floods (Rivers)
 Storms
 High Winds
 Drought
 Cold Weather (Snow/Ice)
 Coastal Flooding (Storm surges)
 Surface Water Flooding (Pluvial)
What do we think?!
 Stand on the left if you think your weather
type is getting worse, and on the right of
the classroom if you think no, it isn't!
 WHY?!
 Now read the information from the
textbook page 42 and 43 (you may be
given a copy of the pages if you are short
of time) and some additional information)
Homework:
 You will work in groups of 4 to complete
this table. Take 2 each and fill it out within
your group. There is an electronic copy
available if you prefer to type it. You need
to research and fill out the table with the
following criteria:
 Type of weather hazard
 Where it mostly occurs in the UK
 Why?
 Hasit been increasing in
frequency/intensity? Describe how.
 Explain why and include any scientific
theories and/or links to websites/video
clips that help to explain it.
 Youthen need to make sure that your
whole group has a completed table. Your
teacher will then mark it from a group
perspective.
Alternative Homework:
 Complete the Internet Geography Quiz
‘Hazards – 8 – Extreme Weather in the UK’
 Usethis link to read around this
https://www.internetgeography.net/2023-a
-summer-of-extreme-weather/
Scholarship: Some useful articles
 https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/understanding-climate/uk-a
nd-global-extreme-events-heavy-rainfall-and-floods

 https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/understanding-climate/uk-a
nd-global-extreme-events-wind-storms

 https://earth.org/climate-change-in-the-uk/
 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/29/extreme-weather-will-be-
the-norm-and-uk-is-not-prepared-report-warns
 https://oxsci.org/extreme-weather-in-the-uk-will-it-become-the-norm/