Weather &
Climate
Grade 5
What can you remember
about weather?
Weather refers to daily environmental elements.
IT IS RECORDED OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
Recap on
weather
We have technology that collects information such as
doppler radars, radiosondes and weather satellites, that
send information to computers and that can predict
what the weekly weather forecast will be.
Weather is determined by factors such as temperature,
cloud cover, Wind direction and precipitation.
Quiz time!
What is weather?
A) Yearly condition of the atmosphere
B) Weekly condition of the atmosphere
C) Monthly condition of the atmosphere
D) Daily condition of the atmosphere
What instrument is used to measure temperature?
A)Dynamometer
B)Calorimeter
C)Thermometer
D)Thermostat
What is rainfall measured in?
A)Centimeters
B)Millimeters
C)Meters
D)Kilometers
Let's have a look at
climate!
What is climate?
Climate is the condition of the atmosphere of a
particular place over a long period of time.
What determines climate?
Average
Temperature
Wind direction
Climate
Seasons
Rainfall
Different
climates in
some
provinces
Durban : Warm humid summers
and dry warm winters. It has 893
mm of rainfall . Durban has what
we call a Tropical climate.
Cape Town : Summers are hot ,
windy and dry. Winters are rainy
,cool and generally cloudy . Cape
Town has what we call a
Mediterranean climate.
What do
you think
Gauteng’s
climate is?
What is an average
summer like?
What is an average
winter like?
Let’s tabulate!
Weather
Difference
Weather
Similarity
Climate
Difference
Climate
Similarity
Class task
• Please do ACTIVITY 10 on page 62.
• You have 15 minutes.