Lesson Planning
Extreme weather around the world
Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of
Weather Experts - NEW LOOK Extreme Weather - NEW LOOK
Objectives
Geography
- To identify different extreme weather events around the world.
- To begin to think about how different factors contribute to extreme weather e.g. climate zone, global warming etc.
- To use maps and globes to identify the UK and other countries.
Enquiry question
How are extreme weather events around the world different or similar to the extreme weather we experience in the UK?
Outcomes
Children will:
- Identify and explore some extreme weather events that might happen in the rest of the world in different climate zones.
- Role-play a report from an extreme weather event from around the world, thinking about how it might feel to be caught up in that event.
Provided Resources
You Will Also Need
Any props to make the role-play more fun e.g. mock microphones, appropriate weather clothes etc., camera to record.
Weblinks
Search for clips of weather presenters from different parts of the world reporting from an extreme weather event (news report from hurricane…snowstorm etc. - be sure to watch before in case of inappropriate language!). Some examples might be…
Hurricane Ida from NBC News
Storm Eunice from Sky News
Winter storm report from CBS News