Weather hazards
Why this, why now
This unit teaches pupils about weather hazards at the global and national (UK) scales. Pupils learn about global atmospheric circulation before focusing on the formation, impacts and responses to tropical storms. Pupils also learn about extreme weather events in the UK.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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Weather hazards
This unit teaches pupils about weather hazards at the global and national (UK) scales. Pupils learn about global atmospheric circulation before focusing on the formation, impacts and responses to tropical storms. Pupils also learn about extreme weather events in the UK.
9 lessons- Tropical storms – distribution, formation and development
- Tropical storms – hazards and effects
- Example of a tropical storm
- Tropical storms – responses
- Reducing risks from effects of tropical storms
- Weather hazards in the UK
- An example of a recent extreme weather event in the UK
- Global atmospheric circulation model, pressure belts and surface winds
- Using GIS to map the track of a tropical storm