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This presentation is included for reflection by
practitioners in planning for learning and
teaching. It is intended for exemplification
purposes only. It may be appropriate for some
teachers/lecturers to adapt these materials for
use within their own context.
How to describe it
Yukon's Climate Graph
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Temperature (°C)
Precipitation (mm)
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Precipitation (mm)
Temperature (°C)
Yukon's Climate Graph
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Temperature (°C)
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Precipitation (mm)
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Try to imagine that you are sitting speaking to a
friend on your mobile.
They have a blank climate graph in front of them
and you need to give them information so that they
can annotate their graph.
The information must be specific, eg the maximum
temperature is 14°C and occurs in the month of
July.
Do not be vague, eg it starts cold, gets warmer and
gets cold.
Split your answer up into two mini paragraphs: one
for temperature and one for precipitation.
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The maximum temperature is ____°C and
occurs in the month of ___________ .
The minimum temperature is ____°C and
occurs in the month of ___________ .
The temperature range is ____°C.
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The maximum rainfall is _____mm and occurs
in the month of ______________.
The minimum rainfall is _____mm and occurs
in the month of ______________ .
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If it rains in every month then say that in your
answer, eg it rains in every month of the year.
Use a ruler to work out precipitations and
temperatures.
Always check your work and remember that
the temperature is the line graph and the bar
graph is for precipitation.