WEATHER CLIMATE RAINFALL

See the end of this post for a GLOSSARY OF TERMS from BBC Bitesize + my Ppts

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USEFUL LINKS

BBC Bitesize: Measuring weather.

BBC Bitesize: recording weather data.

Nationalgeographic climate and weather video.

'Where does climate stop and weather begin? And which is to blame when Mother Nature turns violent? Learn what makes nature unleash her fury and what you can do to protect yourself.'

Simple Wiki.

Wind is caused by a difference in pressure from one area to another area on the surface of the Earth. Air naturally moves from high to low pressure, and when it does so, it is called wind. Generally, we can say that the cause of the wind is the uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the Sun.   (FoxNews, From the book, "Ask a Science Teacher: 250 Answers to Questions You’ve Always Had About How Everyday Stuff Really Works)

Weather and climate intro from DB3igs

Rainfall from DB3igs

Anticyclones from DB3igs

Depressions from DB3igs

WHY DOES IT RAIN? (MetOffice 2:46)

'Being in the UK we know a lot about rain, whether it's heavy downpours or light drizzle. But how does it form in the first place and what different types of rain are there? In this video Charlie Powell explains how rain forms and the different types we get.' (YouTube description)

A SUMMARY OF CONVECTIONAL, FRONTAL + RELIEF RAINFALL

From my ppt:

RELIEF RAINFALL (BBC 2:59)

Flooding: Boscastle 2004 case study

Some resources to help with research into this case study of a major flood.

Video1: 2:41 BBC News explaining Boscastle flood causes


Here's a BBC report 10 years later.

Meanders and ox bow lakes

We need to think back to erosion etc (TED):

3 processes slides from DB3igs

See more in this post.


This is the main Ppt we used in the lesson:

Meanders to ox bow db from DB3igs

This is 1 of the worksheets:

Meanders db worksheet from DB3igs

2nd worksheet:

From meander to ox bow lake db handout from DB3igs

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