Our Climate Webquest

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Our Climate Webquest!

Please Read on and click to learn more about climate, weather and global warming.

INTRODUCTION

Dear Students,

You may have wondered why do summers lead to fall and winters and then summers again. How do seasons really change? If yes, many of your questions will be solved here. Hope you enjoy the pictures, Fun Tasks and videos here and understand why weather changes. I also hope that you will also appreciate what Global Warming is and how you can help reduce it.

All the best.

Tanya

RESOURCES

1. Weather by Dorling Kindersly

PROCESS

1. What are the different seasons?
2. What is your favorite weather?
3. Hottest Place on Earth?
4. Coldest Place on Earth?
5. What to Wear?
6. What on Earth Causes Earth's Seasons?!
7. Global Warming 1 | Global Warming 2
8. How is Global Warming affecting Animals?

CONCLUSIONS

Dear Students,

After going through the various interesting facts, pictures, videos and most importantly tasks, you should now know very well about weathers, what causes weathers, what are the hottest and coldest places on earth, what to wear during different kinds of weather. You would also have collect several pieces of information through the "Fun Tasks". I really hope you had fun!

Do you wish to test whether you have really understood what weather is? Click here to test your self.

Thank you

Tanya

Effect of Global Warming on Animal Life

What can you do to prevent global warming? Watch this video to understand how global warming is impacting not only us but animals.

Fun Task: Create a list of 3 things you would do to reduce the rising temperatures. I can suggest 1...
1. Switch off all lights before leaving my room
2. .......
3. ..........

Complete this list by listing in the comment box below.

Global Warming

What will happen because of global warming?? Watch this video to understand how rising temperatures are changing our world

Global Warming

The temperature of the earth is gradually rising. This means that the summers are hotter and the winters will be shorter. A rising temperature would also melt the glaciers in the Mountains and Alaska could become like Australia in a few years!

Why is the temperature rising?? How does the temperature of earth increase?

Fun Task: List down a set of things you do which increases the temperature around you - here is 2.

1. When I make tea, a lot of heat is generated. This increases the temperature

2. When Daddy drives his car, very hot air comes off the car's exhaust. This increases the temperature

3 .........

4. ............

5. .................

Add on to this list by typing in the comment box below.

What to wear??

Different climates require different kinds of clothing. For example, in very cold climates, fur clothing is used as it keeps the body warm. I hot desert like climate light fabric (made of cotton) is used. Can you see how the desert dress covers the entire body? Why do they require to cover the complete body? - To save them from the direct sun rays and also save them during dust storms.

What kind of summer and winter clothes do you use?

What do you wear during summers? during winters?

Discuss in the comment box below. Take pictures and bring to the classroom of your favorite summer and winter clothes.

Fun Task: Create a good winter cloth and summer cloth using the following: Paper, hay, cotton cloth, thread and needle.

Coldest Place on Earth

One of the coldest place on earth in Alaska! There is snow all throughout the year. Very few human beings can live in this very cold climate.

Can you see the bulky bear wa

lking on water?? Do you know how?

Alaska is so cold that lakes do not have water but ice! Thats how the bear "walks" on water.

Even Australia has cold weather during winters.

Fun Task 2: Collect pictures of winters in Australia. One such picture from my side is below :)

Hottest Places on Earth

The hottest region in the Earth is the Sahara Desert. The temperature here is often over 50 Degree Celsius!

Camels are often used for transportation here. Do you know why??

It is because Camels can survive without water for several days and can bear the Saharan heat without pain.

Do you know that Australia also has deserts with a similar climate?

Fun Task 1: Find out Sahara Desert on the Globe

What are the different seasons??

Let us look at the different seasons in our country, Australia. Here are the seasons:

• Summer: December to February
• Autumn: March to May
• Winter: June to August
• Spring: September to November

Can you tell me what's the season right now?? Discuss in the comment box below.

Fun Byte Two

Fun Byte: What on Earth causes Earth's Seasons?? Check out this interesting Video!



WHAT IS THE WEATHER IN USA NOW? In ENGLAND?

Weather is not the same everywhere. As you must have understood from the video, countries in the same hemisphere of the earth have the same weather. So, while Australia and New Zealand will have one kind of weather, USA and Canada will have the opposite weather.

Fun Task

Find out what weather is there in the following countries and submit (on paper):

1. USA

2. Mexico

3. Germany

4. Iraq

5. Indonesia

6. Thailand

Welcome to our Learning Portal

Wondered about why there are summers, followed by winters? Wondered why it can't be spring all the time and fall has to happen? Wondered what kind of weather exists in others parts of our mother Earth??

Well, you can learn all about climates, why they change and why our earth is becoming warmer on this web page. Just click around and enjoy!

Write your comments on how many types of seasons do you know?

First Fun Byte: Discuss what is your favorite weather like and why by typing in below. Mine in Winters and here is why: I like winters because I love making my Snowman! Here is how it looks :)