WEATHER, MOUNTAINS,

GLACIERS
Where will it all end?
 Many processes impact on our
natural environments, with
Systems
humans and weather interacting to Causality
create change, possibly Change
unsustainable, which on a local Processes
level can be studied as causality Sustainability
within the mountain environment
around us
What is WEATHER?

Messy Learning
Knowledge Organizer (KO)
What is weather?
• Define ‘weather’
• Distinguish between weather and climate
• Describe and explain the key ‘elements’ (aspects, features) of weather
• Describe and explain how each element is recorded and measured
including: instruments and units used
• Explain the importance of understanding and forecasting weather;
including who does it, how they do it, who needs it and why?
• Include and use:
• Key vocabulary and terms
• Pictures and diagrams
• Bullet points, lists and tables
• Key sources
What is weather?
• Define ‘weather’
• Distinguish between weather and climate
• Describe and explain the key ‘elements’ (aspects, features) of weather
• Describe and explain how each element is recorded and measured
including: instruments and units used
• Explain the importance of understanding and forecasting weather;
including who does it, how they do it, who needs it and why?
• Include and use:
• Key vocabulary and terms
• Pictures and diagrams
• Bullet points, lists and tables
• Key sources
 Messy
Learning
 Knowledge
Organizers (KO-
pages)
Do now…

Messy learning research

(in-class, in your notebook)

KO page preparation
(out of class learning, on
computer, upload to MB)