Understanding the Weather

An excellent way to introduce weather and weather forecasting is to watch the below videos from the BBC.The first video explains the key terms involved in a weather forecast. Students can also use the MET Office website which provides a wide range of weather information including key weather terms http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/education/teachers/in... and weather examples http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/education/wow/resources. A fantastic resource to show real time global wind patterns is http://earth.nullschool.net/.The teacher can now get students to act as Weathermen/women and explain different weather maps.This second video gives a nice visual presentation of the changeable weather over the United Kingdom. The final video helps students to understand why there is so much rain in the UK.The topic of weather is always good to introduce during times of extreme weather conditions such as the floods in Britain or the polar vortex in the United States.