Comparing the weather in different parts of the world Teacher’s Notes Summary Aims Children look at the graph on weather patterns and identify trends. To understand that different areas of the world have different weather. To use recorded data to compare rainfall. Activities Children are given graphs showing the annual rainfall for Chittagong (Bangladesh) and London. Draw a graph of the data. Answer questions to identify trends and patterns. Teacher info This task requires children to be familiar with bar graphs. Data is available from the BBC weather web site at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ Additional work can be done around discussing the different living conditions in the UK and Bangladesh and how the weather impacts on people's lives. Climate change could result in more places having extreme climates. Flooding may take place regularly where it did not before. Drought could become more common. Timing Resources Curriculum links 30 minutes in class Worksheets supplied below. Maths: processing and interpreting data Geography: enquiry skills ICT: (if graph drawn with spreadsheet) Differentiation A sheet is supplied with the graph already completed (worksheet 2) by task Children could use a spreadsheet to produce the graph. Climate Choices – Children’s Voices What's the Weather? The table compares the amount of rain in Chittagong (Bangladesh) and London (UK) during 2005. Rainfall (mm) Chittagong January February March April May June July August September October November December 5 28 64 150 264 533 597 518 320 180 56 15 London 54 40 37 37 46 45 57 59 49 57 64 48 1. Draw a graph to compare the rainfall in Chittagong and London. Think first – should it be a line graph or a bar graph? 2. a - Which month has the highest rainfall in London? b – Which month has the highest rainfall in Chittagong? 3. When are floods likely to happen in Chittagong? How would floods affect the people living in Chittagong? 4. Bangladesh is not a rich country. They do not have large reservoirs to store water. Are there any times of the year when there could be water shortages in Chittagong? 5. In what ways would life for children in Chittagong be different to yours? Climate Choices – Children’s Voices What's the Weather? The graph compares the amount of rain in Chittagong (Bangladesh) and London (UK). Average monthly rainfall 600 550 500 450 Rain (m m ) 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Jan Feb Marc h April May June July Aug Sept Oc t Nov Dec Chit t agong (Banglades h) London (UK) 1. a - Which month has the highest rainfall in London? b – Which month has the highest rainfall in Chittagong? 2. When are floods likely to happen in Chittagong? How would floods affect the people living in Chittagong? 3. Bangladesh is not a rich country. They do not have large reservoirs to store water. Are there any times of the year when there could be water shortages in Chittagong? 4. In what ways would life for children in Chittagong be different to yours? Climate Choices – Children’s Voices
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