Making weather connections
Student task A
1. Cut and arrange the cards below to make four sets of four connections:
Four connections
temperature
Beaufort
rain gauge
barometer
anticyclone
snow
°C
anemometer
precipitation
Six’s
depression
gale
pressure
wind speed
mm/year
thermometer
A beach in the Maldives
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2. Explain each connection fully.
3. How does the image link to one or more of your connections?
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Student task B
1. Cut and arrange the cards below to make five sets of four connections:
Four connections
okta
pressure
rain gauge
Stratus
Cirrus
snow
anticyclone
anemometer
precipitation
Six’s
Cumulus
gale
barometer
thermometer
mm/year
°C
Beaufort
depression
temperature
wind speed
2. Explain each connection fully.
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Student task C
1. Cut and arrange the cards below to make four sets of four connections and to leave four unconnected cards:
Four connections
okta
pressure
rain gauge
Stratus
Cirrus
snow
anticyclone
anemometer
precipitation
hydrograph
Cumulus
gale
barometer
Bangladesh
mm/year
Mercalli
Beaufort
depression
solution
wind speed
2. Explain each connection fully.
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Student task D
1. Cut and arrange the cards below to make five sets of four connections and to leave four unconnected cards:
Four connections
wind speed
pressure
rain gauge
Sahara desert
Cirrus
Campbell-Stokes
anticyclone
anemometer
precipitation
isotherm
Equator
gale
Beaufort
thermometer
drizzle
°C
Bangladesh
Cumulus
isohyet
barometer
okta
isobar
temperature
Stratus
2. Explain each connection fully.
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Student task E
1. Cut and arrange the cards below to make six sets of four connections and to leave four unconnected cards:
Four connections
Cirrus
warm front
okta
isohyet
Stratus
Bangladesh
relative humidity
gentle breeze
Beaufort
thermometer
drizzle
°C
anemometer
Cumulus
cold front
barometer
pressure
isobar
temperature
snow
occlusion
sunshine recorder
isotherm
wind speed
anticyclone
warm sector
altitude
precipitation
2. Explain each connection fully.
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Student task F
1. Cut and arrange the cards below to make six sets of four connections and to leave eight unconnected cards:
Four connections
hydrograph
warm front
okta
isohyet
pressure
Bangladesh
warm sector
gentle breeze
°C
The Gulf Stream
Arctic Ocean
anticyclone
anemometer
Cumulus
cold front
barometer
relative humidity
isobar
temperature
Beaufort
occlusion
sunshine recorder
snow
wind speed
thermometer
isotherm
altitude
precipitation
drizzle
solution
Cirrus
Stratus
2. Explain each connection fully.
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Suggested answers (student task A)
temperature
Six’s
°C
thermometer
Beaufort
wind speed
anemometer
gale
precipitation
snow
rain gauge
mm/year
pressure
anticyclone
depression
barometer
Temperature can be measured in °C using a thermometer e.g. the Six’s thermometer
used for measuring maximum and minimum temperatures. See
http://www.weatherforschools.me.uk/html/maxmin.html.
The Beaufort scale can be used as an indication of wind speed. Alternatively, an
anemometer gives an accurate measurement of wind speed. A gale is eight on the
Beaufort scale with a wind speed of 62 to 74 km/h. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort_scale
or http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/beaufort.html for the Beaufort scale.
Snow is one type of precipitation and can be measured using a rain gauge. The
measurement is usually given as mm/year.
Atmospheric pressure can be measured using a barometer. Anticyclones are areas of
high atmospheric pressure and depressions are centred on an area of low pressure.
Image credit: © Ahmed Zahid 2006
https://flic.kr/p/bu9fK
The image shows a beach scene in the Maldives in the Indian Ocean, a popular tourist
destination. Links could be made to the temperature, a lack of precipitation and a low
wind speed.
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Suggested answers (student task B)
The connections grid on page two of the resource could be used either as an additional
task after completion of the first connections grid or as a differentiated version.
temperature
Six’s
°C
thermometer
Beaufort
wind speed
anemometer
gale
precipitation
snow
rain gauge
mm/year
pressure
anticyclone
depression
barometer
Cirrus
Cumulus
Stratus
okta
Temperature can be measured in °C using a thermometer e.g. the Six’s thermometer
used for measuring maximum and minimum temperatures. See
http://www.weatherforschools.me.uk/html/maxmin.html.
The Beaufort scale can be used as an indication of wind speed. Alternatively, an
anemometer gives an accurate measurement of wind speed. A gale is eight on the
Beaufort scale with a wind speed of 62 to 74 km/h. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort_scale
or http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/beaufort.html for the Beaufort scale.
Snow is one type of precipitation and can be measured using a rain gauge. The
measurement usually given as mm/year.
Atmospheric pressure is measured using a barometer. Anticyclones are areas of high
atmospheric pressure and depressions are centred on an area of low pressure.
Cirrus, Cumulus and Stratus are the three main types of cloud. Cloud cover can be
measured in oktas or eighths of the sky.
Suggested answers (student task C)
The answers are the same as for student task B omitting the temperature connections but
generate the four unconnected cards of Bangladesh, hydrograph, Mercalli and
solution.
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Suggested answers (student task D)
Connections grid D builds on the previous exercises. It introduces vocabulary that is more
advanced. It could be used either as an additional task after completion of previous
grid(s) or as a differentiated version, possibly for homework with the students being asked
to provide illustrations/images of the terms.
temperature
thermometer
°C
isotherm
precipitation
rain gauge
isohyet
drizzle
wind speed
anemometer
Beaufort
gale
pressure
barometer
anticyclone
isobar
Cirrus
Cumulus
Stratus
okta
Temperature can be measured in °C using a thermometer and lines of equal
temperature are shown on a weather map with an isotherm.
Drizzle is one form of precipitation and can be measured with a rain gauge. Lines of
equal rainfall on a weather map are known as isohyets.
Wind speed can be measured be either an anemometer or by using the Beaufort
scale. A gale is eight on the Beaufort scale with a wind speed of 62 to 74 km/h. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort_scale or
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/beaufort.html for the Beaufort scale.
Atmospheric pressure can be measured using a barometer. Anticyclones are areas of
high atmospheric pressure. A line of equal pressure on a weather map is an isobar.
Cirrus, Cumulus and Stratus are the three main types of cloud. Cloud cover can be
measured in oktas or eighths of the sky.
The four unconnected cards are:
Bangladesh, Campbell-Stokes, Equator and the Sahara desert.
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Suggested answers (student task E)
Connections grid E is the most advanced version of the previous five connections grids
with additional advanced vocabulary. It could also be used either as an additional task
after completion of previous grid or as a differentiated version, again possibly for
homework with the students being asked to provide illustrations/images and definitions of
the terms.
temperature
thermometer
°C
isotherm
precipitation
snow
isohyet
drizzle
wind speed
anemometer
Beaufort
gentle breeze
pressure
barometer
anticyclone
isobar
Cirrus
Cumulus
Stratus
okta
cold front
warm front
warm sector
occlusion
Temperature can be measured in °C using a thermometer and lines of equal
temperature are shown on a weather map with an isotherm.
Both snow and drizzle are forms of precipitation. Lines of equal rainfall on a weather
map are known as isohyets. Average snowfall to rain is in the ration of 10:1 but with
more densely packed snow, this is in the ratio of 8:1 and with snow that is more powdery,
the ratio is approximately 14:1.
Wind speed can be measured be either an anemometer or by using the Beaufort
scale. A gentle breeze is three on the Beaufort scale with a wind speed of 12 to 19
km/h. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort_scale
or http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/beaufort.html for the Beaufort scale.
Atmospheric pressure can be measured using a barometer. Anticyclones are areas of
high atmospheric pressure. A line of equal pressure on a weather map is an isobar.
Cirrus, Cumulus and Stratus are the three main types of cloud. Cloud cover can be
measured in oktas or eighths of the sky.
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The area between the warm front and the cold front of a depression is the warm
sector. An occluded front or occlusion is where the cold front has caught up with the
warm front.
The four unconnected cards are: altitude, Bangladesh, relative humidity and
sunshine recorder.
Suggested answers (student task F)
Connections grid F builds on the previous grids but uses six sets of connections and adds
an additional layer of differentiation by using eight distractors. The connected answers
are identical to those of student task E.
temperature
thermometer
°C
isotherm
precipitation
snow
isohyet
drizzle
wind speed
anemometer
Beaufort
gentle breeze
pressure
barometer
anticyclone
isobar
Cirrus
Cumulus
Stratus
okta
cold front
warm front
warm sector
occlusion
The eight unconnected cards are:
altitude, Arctic Ocean, Bangladesh, hydrograph, relative humidity, solution,
sunshine recorder and The Gulf Stream.
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