WEATHER AND CLIMATE
Text Book: Geography for Pakistan-2
Crawford
by Doreen
CONTENTS:
1. The Weather and people
2. Composition of Atmosphere
3. Weather forecasts
4. Elements of weather and instruments to measure them
5. How weather measurements and records are used?
6. Types of Rain
7. Cyclones
8. Different types of climate
OBJECTIVES
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To provide knowledge about weather, its importance and influence on people.
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To focus on the difference between Weather and Climate.
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To develop student’s analytical skills through comparisons of weather reports of different
cities of Pakistan from news articles on forum discussions.
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To train students record and calculate temperature of a place in a weather diary.
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To reinforce the concept of heating and cooling of ground resulting in rain through
observation and broadcasted weather reports.
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To create awareness about formation and impact of Cyclones on life.
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To foster team work through face to face sessions.
STRATEGIES USED:
AFL/ AOL/ AAL
Face to face sessions
Forum discussions
Group work
Online individual assignments
Worksheets
Question and answers
Quiz
ACTIVITIES BASED ON:
a) Weather reports and news articles
b) Climate Graphs
c) Map reading
d) Figures and pictures
e) Diagrams
f) Forum discussions
g) Team work and collaboration
h) Weekly Weather diary
i) Questions and answers
j) Individual assignments