Description
Different Climate Zones Throughout the World
The main goal of this lesson is for students to describe, assess, and compare the characteristics of different climates zones throughout the world
You get a 21 slide PowerPoint with:
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A quick warm up activity
6 informational slides that include...
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A comparison between weather and climate
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A map outlining the location of different climate zones throughout the world
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A table outlining the Tropical, Temperate, and Polar climate regions
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3 charts summarizing specific climate zones and their characteristics
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3 Video Links
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Assessment Questions
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Activity Instructions
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Conclusion Questions
For the activity there are 3 different resources:
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Resource 1 –Three Informational Charts on the different climate zones (270-370 words each)
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Resource 2 – Reading on the different Climate zones (1978 words)
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Resource 3 – Information Cards on different Climate zones (200-250 words each)
Activity Option 1 - Box Chart Activity
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Students select 4 Climate zones and color in where they are located on the map (this can be optional)
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On the box chart they create a key for their map in the space provided
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Next, they describe where the climate can be found, along with its advantages/disadvantage’s
Activity Option 2: Match up Activity
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In the boxes to the left/right students select 2 Climate zones and describe their characteristics:
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In the bottom box students pick the Climate zone they feel is better/easier to live in and explain why:
Activity Option 3: Picture Activity
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Using the resources on different climate zones, students identify the climate shown in each picture and answer the analysis questions about that climate
Examples/Keys are provided for each activity option!
View a video tutorial on how to integrate these digital PDFs into Google Classroom here!